UN talks in disarray as developing nations reject climate cash rough draft

Panama climate envoy Juan Carlos Monterrey Gomez speaks to members of the media at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit on Nov. 23, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. John Podesta, U.S. climate envoy, walks through a crowd during the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit on Nov. 23, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Members of the Least Developed Countries bloc gather in a meeting room during the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit on Nov. 23, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Activists participate in a demonstration for climate finance at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit on Nov. 23, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan.

As nerves frayed and the clock ticked, negotiators from rich and poor nations were huddled in one room Saturday during overtime United Nations climate talks to try to hash out an elusive deal on money for developing countries to curb and adapt to climate change.