Fiona Harvey

An area nearly a third larger than India turned permanently arid in past three decades, research shows

Government puts forward £1.98bn in funding over three years, an increase of about 40% on last pledge

While an agreement on climate finance was eventually reached, many poorer countries were outraged

Azerbaijan’s Mukhtar Babayev criticises western countries for failing to provide enough money for developing world

Deep divisions remain after high-stakes talks end with agreement to help developing world shift to low-carbon economy

Rich countries still need convincing that giving money to poorer nations is very much in their interests too

Talk grows of a walkout from poor countries in response to ‘unacceptable’ and ‘insulting’ finance proposal

Rich countries resist increasing their contributions to poor countries that are bearing the brunt of global heating

Petrostate’s rebuke comes as Saudi Arabia and allies try to derail transition promise made at climate talks last year

Draft text under fire as poor nations wanted more of the money to come directly from developed countries