Just 35 hours later than advertised, the UN Climate Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan wrapped up, with an agreement to triple the amount of climate finance paid to developing nations to $300 billion per year, by 2035.

The deal is a definite step forward, but the final sum is far less than the $1.3 trillion that climate experts say these countries need in order to adapt to the crisis.

On this episode, we look back at the second and final week of COP29, what was achieved, and what comes next.

Music by Joachim Harris, all rights reserved

LINKS

• UN News coverage of COP29: https://news.un.org/en/events/cop29
• All the agreements reached at COP29: https://unfccc.int/documents