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Following productive talks, the two parties released a joint statement on their hopes for this year’s conference and future collaboration

It replaces the pandemic following COP26 in November

He replaces Sir Andrew Mathews who has held the position for the last six years

It is also looking to attract €9.45bn in private investment to clean up its energy mix

Violence driven by warming temperatures is breaking out in Cameroon – leading to more than 30,000 being displaced or attacked

The renamed body will invest billions in clean infrastructure and tech across Asia, Africa and the Caribbean

Africa’s most populous country has made the move following its pledge to achieve net zero by 2060 at COP26

In a speech delivered at the Guildhall he said that although there was disappointment in what was not achieved, the UK will not give up and will ‘work tirelessly’ in the coming year

The first draft agreement has been published setting out what negotiators hope will be the outcomes following the climate summit

The countries will be making pledges to the LDCF, which is responsible for grants of more than $1.7bn in climate finance during the last two decades