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Some south Pacific islands are under threat of disappearing as a result of climate change (Photo: Nikolaj Bock/norden.org)

EU leaders kick third-world climate finance into long grass

European Union leaders, meeting in Brussels on Thursday (19 March) and Friday, have kicked a decision on committing funds for third world carbon reduction measures and adaptation to unavoidable climate change into the long grass.

"Significant domestic and external sources of finance, both private and public, will be required for financing mitigation and adaptation actions, particularly in the most vulnerable developing countries," read the conclusions of the summit.

But no firm fi...

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Some south Pacific islands are under threat of disappearing as a result of climate change (Photo: Nikolaj Bock/norden.org)

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