Summary

At the Cop29 climate talks, delegates from poorer nations argue that China and India should no longer be classified as developing countries due to their economic growth and ability to contribute to climate finance.

They believe that these countries should take on additional responsibility for providing financial assistance to the poorest and most vulnerable nations.

However, China and India reject these suggestions, citing their lower per capita incomes and historic emissions.

  • Wooki@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    For sure it’s a scale and it should be one that goes down not just up. Would be great for everyone to be honest on this but its anything but honest especially within