Guardian: Rich states that bean-count their climate aid contributions are threatening the prospect of a climate deal being agreed in Paris next year, French leaders say.
By 2020, a $100bn-a-year (62bn-a-year) green climate fund has been pledged to help poor countries cope with the effects of climate disruption. And the UN has set itself a fundraising target of $10bn (6.2bn) for the end of this year.
But so far, just $2.3bn (1.4bn) has been banked, despite pledges of $1bn (620m) each by France and...