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U.N. climate summit confronts 'double burden' of action and debt

The meeting served as a global platform for nations to present their updated national climate plans for the next decade.

The U.N.'s high-level gathering features a climate summit.
The U.N.'s high-level gathering features a climate summit. (AN/U.N. Photo)

The global financial burden of tackling climate change took center stage as U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres opened a high-level summit with leaders pressing for debt relief to fund new decarbonization plans.

The meeting in New York on Wednesday, a prelude to COP30 in Brazil, served as a platform for nations to present their updated national climate plans that are meant to reflect bold action for the next decade.

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