Rich countries must update financial vows to tackle climate crisis, says UN
by Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#5DQYT)
Patricia Espinosa says fulfilling $100bn-a-year promise must be top priority to support developing world
Rich countries must step up with fresh financial commitments to help the developing world tackle the climate crisis, the UN's climate chief has said.
Patricia Espinosa, executive secretary of the UN framework convention on climate change, said fulfilling pledges of financial assistance made a decade ago must be the top priority before vital climate talks - Cop26 - later this year.
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