US, EU start talks on climate finance after developing nations put pressure

Developed nations still refuse scrutiny of the information they might provide on climate finance under Paris Agreement.

Developed countries, including the US and the European Union, on Wednesday permitted substantial discussions on some rules for climate finance under the Paris Agreement, retreating a bit after blocking negotiations for almost a year.

The move came after developing countries, particularly the Africa Group of Nations (AGN, negotiators for African countries) hardened their stance and warned that the Katowice talks in Poland would not see a final agreement without rules on climate finance as part of the package.

The Polish hosts and presidency of the climate negotiations on Tuesday held closed-door negotiations with just the heads of delegations in the