COP29: Absence of 'no vote' on climate finance deal doesn't mean it's a win for all

Evans Njewa, chair of the 'Least Developed Countries' (LDCs) group, called it a disappointing outcome

• The chair of the African Group of Negotiators (AGN) said the deal was done ‘acrimoniously’

Although countries agreed on a new USD 300 billion climate finance package for the Global South at the UN climate conference here, reactions pouring in show that not everyone is happy.

Evans Njewa, chair of the "Least Developed Countries" (LDCs) group, called it a disappointing outcome.

"We missed a chance to shield our most vulnerable from the climate crisis and heal our planet. Strong concerns remain over the adopted climate finance goal. Thanks to all who stood with us. We fight on," he said in a post on X.

The chair of the African Group of Negotiators (AGN) said the deal was done 'acrimoniously'.

"Developed countries taking a lead with USD 300 billion by 2035 is a joke," Nkiruka Maduekwe, a negotiator from Nigeria, said during the closing plenary on Saturday.