Hopes of Cop29 deal revived in wake of walkout by small island nations

Talks are continuing in Baku (Sergei Grits/AP)

Hopes of a deal on a giant funding package for poor nations to curb and adapt to climate change have emerged as United Nations climate talks continued in Azerbaijan.

A financial package — a compromise between the 1.3 trillion dollars a year developing nations want and the current 100 billion dollar amount — is still being discussed.