COP29 clearly did not deliver on its promises: the so-called Finance COP somehow came to an agreement in the ‘extra time’ of the conference on a new finance goal for after 2035 (300 billion per year, which in itself is wildly inadequate) and a recognition that much more is needed (and especially to groups most in need, such as women, Indigenous Peoples and local communities), but without any concrete path towards this and most importantly no real action plan until that time.
