
COUNTRIES at the Cop29 climate summit in Azerbaijan took it in turns today to reject a new draft deal on the money that developing countries should receive to help them transition to clean energy and adapt to climate change.
The proposals omit the crucial sticking point of how much wealthy nations will pay poor countries.
A key option for the lowest amount donors are willing to pay was just a placeholder “X.” Part of that is because rich nations have yet to make an offer in negotiations.

ROGER McKENZIE argues that the BRI represents a choice between treating humans as commodities or as equals — an essential project when, aside from China’s efforts, hundreds of millions worldwide are trapped in poverty

The colonial mindset behind the governance of the UN is the reason for its inertia when it comes to conflict resolution, argues ROGER McKENZIE – but can China’s Global Governance Initiative point in a new direction of global equality?