Climate finance - the make-or-break issue at upcoming COP26

Rich nations have long promised to provide financing to poorer countries to help them with the impacts of increasingly severe weather disasters. PHOTO: AFP
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SINGAPORE - When it comes to global climate talks, cash is king - and a potential deal-breaker.

Rich nations have long promised to provide financing to poorer, vulnerable countries to help them cut greenhouse gas emissions and deal with the impacts of increasingly severe weather disasters.

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