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Walkouts, weak deals and COP29 failures

COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev (C) speaks at a first closing plenary of the COP29 Climate Conference in Baku on November 23, 2024. [AFP]

COP29 concluded as a damp squid in Baku, Azerbaijan, early Sunday morning.

The summit, billed as the "Climate Finance COP," ended with developed nations pledging a paltry $300 billion annually by 2035 to support vulnerable nations in addressing the escalating climate crisis.

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