In order to try to start the 12 days of talks, called COP29, with a win, Monday's session seemed to find a resolution to a nagging financial issue about trading carbon pollution rights - one that has eluded negotiators for years.
When it comes to discussions on finance, the amount of money being talked about to help poor nations could be as high as $1.3 trillion a year. That's the need in the developing world, according to African nations, which have produced 7% of the heat-trapping gases in the air but have faced multiple climate crises, from floods to drought.
'These numbers may sound big but they are nothing compared to the cost of inaction,' Babayev, said as he took over.
Erika Lennon, Center for International Environmental Law's Senior Attorney, warned that pushing through resolutions this early in the conference 'without discussion or debate, sets a dangerous precedent for the entire negotiation process.'
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