Developing nations slam 'paltry' $300 bil climate deal

No developing country will fall for this."

Mohamed Adow of Power Shift Africa had called the initial proposal "a slap in the face," stating

The developing countries are now saying that it is better to have no agreement than a bad one,

said the diplomat, who was granted anonymity to discuss closed-door talks

This has become the COP of uncertainty because of that change,

Fuller told POLITICO

China is a bit complex, but at the same time, we do see leadership from China,

said Harjeet Singh, global engagement director with the environmental group Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative

The U.S. elections and many other geopolitical events have changed what [the rich countries] could have provided,

said Michai Robertson, lead finance negotiator for a coalition of island states

The worst part is the unpredictability,

Brazilian climate chief Ana Toni told POLITICO

And then, ... you have the U.S. going in and out.”

she added

There’s a lot of waiting and seeing what the other country will do and what the other group of countries will do: ‘But if these people are not doing this, then I can’t do that,

she said

It is the biggest economic opportunity of the 21st century and through our championing of it we can help crowd in private investment

the UK's energy secretary added

We will keep up the pace, working with other countries before the world meets again in Brazil for COP30

he said

What they’ve done essentially is undermine the mandate to try to reach 1.5,

said Tamara Gilbertson, climate justice program coordinator with the Indigenous Environmental Network

The $300 billion goal is not enough, but is an important down payment toward a safer, more equitable future,

said World Resources Institute President Ani Dasgupta

We absolutely object to the unfair means followed for adoption,

Raina said

It’s a paltry sum,

India negotiator Chandni Raina said, repeatedly saying how India objected to rousing cheers

The amount that is proposed to be mobilized is abysmally poor. It's a paltry sum,

said Indian delegate Chandni Raina

This COP has been a disaster for the developing world,

said Mohamed Adow, the Kenyan director of Power Shift Africa, a think tank

No country got everything they wanted, and we leave Baku with a mountain of work still to do. So this is no time for victory laps,

he said in a statement

Everybody is committed to having an agreement,

Fiji delegation chief Biman Prasad said as the deal was being finalized

It has been a difficult journey, but we’ve delivered a deal,

Steill said after the agreement was adopted

What is happening here is highlighting what a very different boat our vulnerable countries are in, compared to the developed countries,

said Cedric Schuster, the Samoan chairman of the group