COP29 Scorecard: Nigerian CSOs criticise outcome, demand more inclusive summit

Several Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria have expressed their disapproval of the outcomes from the recently concluded 29th Edition of the United Nations Climate Change Summit (COP29).

Their criticism centers on the contentious decision regarding climate finance made by the participating parties as the proceedings came to a close in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

The leaders of the CSO groups, who spoke during a media parley in Abuja on Wednesday, lamented that COP29 failed spectacularly on the finance note and that the so-called finance COP was shy of mentioning how much the rich polluting nations would contribute to help vulnerable nations adapt and build resilience to the climate scourge.