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The Baku to Belem road map has a crucial hurdle: The missing leaders

The reluctance of developed nations like the UK to foot the climate bill and the US withdrawal among key challenges to mobilise $1.3 trillion by 2035

Indian Ambassador to Brazil, Dinesh Bhatia, delivered India’s statement at the leader’s summit of 30th UN Climate Conference (COP30) at Belém, Brazil
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Indian Ambassador to Brazil, Dinesh Bhatia, delivered India’s statement at the leader’s summit of 30th UN Climate Conference (COP30) at Belém, Brazil

S Dinakar Amritsar

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Swarms of leaders last week descended on Brazil for the two-day World leaders’ Summit, ahead of Monday’s formal launch of the world’s biggest climate summit, to kickstart a flurry of negotiations and backroom talks that countries, including India, hope will loosen purse strings of Western nations to help the developing world adapt to global warming.
 
While the heads of government in Germany, France, and the United Kingdom (UK) made their presence felt in Belem, located on the edge of the Amazon, a tropical rainforest with snaking streams, dense foliage and a wide variety of species that acts as a giant