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talks at the un climate summit in egypt hang in the balance after delegates were given an extra day to negotiate on funds for poorer countries being ravaged by the climate crisis. maldives, which is among those most affected by global warming, said the meeting was very close to a deal. however, a european union plan for a special fund for the most vulnerable nations hasn t got the backing of china and the us, who would be expected to contribute. our climate editorjustin rowlatt is in sharm el sheikh. tropical storms in the caribbean. drought in kenya. floods in pakistan. the science says these weather events are being made more severe by climate change. so, who should pay for the loss and damage they cause? that is the question here in egypt. vulnerability should not become a death sentence
hand anime characters. 0ver hand anime characters. over 55,000 are expected to attend the three day event with screenings, exhibitions and back to meet up so people can show off their prizes. there are awards for craftsmanship, showmanship and the rights. bragging rights. the world s most loved bear, paddington, has been enjoying life at royal residences. the pictures on the royal family s instagram account show toy bears that were left outside buckingham palace and windsor castle by members of the public after queen elizabeth died in september. 1,000 of these bears will be donated to charity, after they attend a teddy bear s picnic with camilla the queen consort. and reminder of our top story: talks of the climate summit in egypt are continuing to try to reach a consensus on how to compensate countries feeling the effects of global warming.
but china and india have always said they are developing countries with huge populations and shouldn t have to contribute, so now there is a whole new set of issues under discussion. there is still a lot to be figured out. you ve got over 200 countries trying to address multiple items at the same time and it s a difficultjob, as you can imagine. it s not easy. these talks were supposed to have ended this afternoon. it now looks like they will continue long into the night. justin rowlatt, bbc news, sharm el sheikh, egypt. we can speak now to dr robert charnock, the director of the rsk metis institute for climate strategy, an environmental business and independent research institute. thank you forjoining us on the programme. thank you for “oining us on the programme. thank you for “oining us on the rouramme. ., ~ i. ., ., programme. thank you for having me. the maldives programme. thank you for having me. the maldives is programme. thank you for having me. the maldives is optimi
and that is what it is slowly becoming for countries that are in the front line of climate impacts that we did very little to create. we did not create global warming. in these talks, developing countries have insisted on a dedicated fund for this loss and damage. developed countries said no then late last night, the eu said it would agree, but there were conditions. we need to reduce the amount of damage by reducing emissions and putting that into the deal. we need a broader base of funding. we need other countries. saving the planet from disastrous consequences. the eu says it shouldn t only be wealthy countries that pay and it s got a point. take a look at how the emissions of the world s biggest polluters has changed over the last four decades. china has overtaken the us to become the world s top polluter and, look at this, india is now in third position.