Climate Politics
Talks at COP15 Resume After Impasse Over Funds for Poor Nations
- Developing countries had left negotiations in protest
- Brazil says more biologically-diverse nations bear higher cost
Delegates walk in front of the Palais des Congres during COP15 in Montreal, Quebec, on Dec. 13.
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Canada’s environment minister said significant progress has been made at COP15 in Montreal after talks hit an impasse earlier over funds for poorer nations.
The most important UN biodiversity summit in a decade reached a major roadblock on Wednesday morning as delegates from developing countries, locked in a stalemate with developed nations, walked away from negotiations that focused on how to pay for protection of the world’s ecosystems.