Cop29 climate deal in doubt as draft texts blasted as 'heartless'

Activists participate in a demonstration for climate finance on the final day of the Cop29 UN climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. Picture: Sergei Grits/AP

The hopes of countries agreeing a deal to help nations most at risk of climate disasters are in doubt after draft texts were published and heavily criticised as "heartless".

Cop29, the UN's annual climate change summit, was mainly focused around the agreement of a new collective quantified goal (NCQG) — but months of negotiations and talks prior to the Cop had resulted in a lack of progress.