'Too little, too late': Activists and poorer nations criticise $300bn COP29 deal

A finance deal reached at the COP29 summit to help poorer countries tackle climate change has been bitterly criticised, climate activists are calling for more action

Days of negotiations in Azerbaijan - that extended the talks by more than 30 hours - saw richer countries agree to raise their contribution to $300bn a year by 2035

Western leaders welcomed the deal, with US President Joe Biden saying it puts the world "one significant step closer" to achieving our climate goals

But the African Group of Negotiators described it as "too little, too late"

A similar feeling was echoed by the representative from India, who dismissed the money as "a paltry sum"

Poorer countries had asked for $1.3 trillion to help them fight the climate battle

Cover photo: By BBC News