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COP31: Climate finance falls short as calls grow for polluters to pay

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COP31: Climate finance falls short as calls grow for polluters to pay

UN News · Official source · Nov 13, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC

From emotional appeals for climate justice to high-stakes negotiations over billions of dollars, finance dominated discussions at COP31 on Friday. UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that even tripling adaptation funding for vulnerable countries would meet less than a third of their needs, as pressure mounted on wealthy nations and major…