S2E6: Climate finance at COP29: Loans can't help developing nations avert climate crisis

The amount, quality and access of climate finance among key
issues to be discussed at COP29.


Synopsis: Every first and third Tuesday of the month, The Straits
Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from
biodiversity conservation to climate change.


Expectations are mounting on negotiators at COP29, the UN climate
conference, to produce an outcome on climate finance. The annual
summit, from Nov 11 to Nov 22 in Baku, Azerbaijan, is shaping up
to be a “finance COP”, where discussions on the new collective
quantified goal for climate finance – or how much money should be
channelled to developing countries to help them take climate
action – are expected to conclude.


In this episode, hosts Audrey Tan and David Fogarty chat with Ms
Illari Aragon, the climate policy justice lead at nonprofit
Christian Aid. 


Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):


2:39 What do we mean by climate finance? 


4:18 Why are discussions on the new climate finance target so
contentious? 


11:29 The situation on climate finance in South-east Asia


12:38 The difference between providing and mobilising climate
finance 


14:40 Challenges for developing countries to access climate
finance


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Hosts: Audrey Tan (audreyt@sph.com.sg) & David Fogarty
(dfogarty@sph.com.sg)


Produced and edited by: Hadyu Rahim


Executive producer: Ernest Luis


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