They're here to finance climate action. But COP29 is more about bickering

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

76% : Despite his physical absence, one person whose presence has been felt here is Trump.U.S. officials have sought to reassure conference attendees after Trump's victory.
52% : The host of the conference, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, struck a tone of defiance in his keynote address, saying countries like his should not be castigated for exporting fossil fuels, especially by the U.S. and other wealthy nations that continue to rely on them.
47% : She said Trump could slow, but not stop, U.S. climate efforts.
44% : While Trump "may put climate action on the back burner," U.S. climate envoy John Podesta said, "the work to contain climate change is going to continue.

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