The funding will help poorer countries deal with the impacts of climate change,with rich countries leading the payments.
The need for consensus is delaying urgent action on climate – and consensus is needed to fix it.
Rattled by Donald Trump’s victory and pushback against earlier commitments,the world’s climate diplomats have struggled to find common ground during COP29 talks.
Australian business leaders have warned of a severe cost to households after President-elect Donald Trump vowed to impose massive tariffs on China and other countries when he takes power.
Climate leaders suggest new taxes on dirty old industries could help pay for the multitrillion-dollar cost of stabilising the climate.
Australia broke with the US and Israel in two UN votes on Thursday – the latest in a series of votes that have angered local pro-Israel groups in Australia.
Global climate talks begin in Azerbaijan this week,with Australia taking a central role even as the United States looks set to abandon the process.
The agency,UNRWA,says its operations in Gaza and the West Bank are now at risk of collapse.
A pro-government Syrian radio station reported Israeli forces carried out a “kidnapping operation” in the country’s south.
The strike comes as Israel’s Knesset passed a bill to sharply curb the main United Nations agency supporting Palestinians.
But this lemon had plenty of juice.