Srishti Choudhary

The 34-page-long draft of the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG), which sparked intense debate and concern among developing countries, is set to go for further revision

India voiced its frustration over the unwillingness of developed countries to engage on issues of climate finance and mitigation work at the UN Climate Summit, which reached its midpoint with no consensus on key issues.

Forecasters predicted no respite at least till November 21. Delhi's AQI has remained ‘severe' in the last six days, and touched an alarming 492 on Monday

With COP20 underway, the G20 backed the need for a new finance deal at Baku, but fell short of offering any specific figures

India also firmly highlighted how the developed countries have resorted to unilateral measures hindering climate actions in the Global South.

Disappointed by the talks so far, developing country blocs, united in their demand, declared that they will continue engaging until the very last minute

The two-week conference concludes on Friday, yet developed nations are yet to divulge the amount they are willing to contribute to replace the $100 billion target

This is far short of the $600 billion per year in public grants that the G77, the biggest bloc of 130 developing nations, demanded from developed countries to meet the $1.3 trillion goal

In a historic intervention, India expressed deep disappointment over the new climate finance target, calling it "abysmally poor" and emphasised that it cannot accept it

The tense negotiations were marked by a prolonged stalemate, walkout by least developing countries and small island states, protests by civil society, and strong objections to the final text's adoption