Egypt's foreign minister called on rich and developing countries to show readiness to compromise at the UN climate talks he is set to chair in November, saying Tuesday that the negotiations shouldn't be a 'zero-sum game' between wealthier and poorer nations.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, centre right, and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, center left, pose with the Foreign Ministers of Egypt Sameh Shoukry, third left, and Germany Annalena Baerbock, third from right, and other participants for a group photo during the Petersberg Climate Dialogue conference at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin, Germany, on July 18, 2022.
Developing countries are still waiting for rich nations to provide US$100 billion in climate aid each year, a target meant to be reached by 2020. They also want to make progress on the issue of restitution for "loss and damage" caused by climate change. European nations vowed to fulfill their climate targets despite the war in Ukraine prompting some to seek new fossil fuel sources and to turn at least temporarily to coal to make up for shortfalls in Russian energy deliveries. Developing countries have viewed the actions with suspicion.
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