Agreement will need to strike consensus over sources and mechanisms to fund conservation
Emmanuel Macron
“I feel quite exhausted because this meeting has been going on and on like a marathon, but we are going to see the finishing line soon,” Runqiu said, adding that every minister had been able to discuss policies, and all had made an effort, and supported China. “I hope everyone will come to a consensus which everyone will be able to accept,” he said.
In echoes of the division over forming a loss and damage fund at Cop27 in Egypt last month, a group of developing nations are calling for the creation of a new financing mechanism for the conservation of key ecosystems.
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