Nations Agree to $300 Billion Deal at Climate Talks — VOA Learning English
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Countries from around the world recently agreed to provide $300 billion to support poor nations in the face of climate change.
The agreement reached on November 24 at the United Nations climate talks in Azerbaijan left many unsatisfied. But some were hopeful that it would be a step in the right direction.
The final deal says that rich countries have agreed to collectively provide at least $300 billion a year by 2035. The amount is much smaller than the $1.3 trillion that developing nations were asking for and that experts said was needed.
Chandni Raina is India’s negotiator at the climate talks. She told The Associated Press that the amount of money in the deal was very small. She said, “I’m…
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