Poor countries to be offered extra funding to break Cop26 impasse

Climate finance plan needed to gain backing of developing nations for any deal at Glasgow talksPoorer countries are to be offered billions of dollars more in funding in an effort to break the impasse between developed and developing countries at the UN Cop26 climate summit.The UK government, as Cop26 host, will unveil the proposals on Monday along with ministers from Germany and Canada, who have been charged with drawing up a plan for climate finance, needed to gain the backing of scores of developing countries for any deal at the talks, which open in Glasgow next Sunday. Continue reading...