UN climate talks end with funding deal for poor nations to tackle warming

Delegates applaud agreeing on a deal to curb climate change (Joshua A. Bickel/AP)

Countries have agreed on a deal to inject at least 300 billion dollars a year into the fight against climate change, aimed at helping poor nations cope with the ravages of global warming at United Nations climate talks.

The money will go to developing countries who need to wean themselves off the coal, oil and gas that causes the globe to overheat, help them to adapt to future warming and pay for the damage caused by climate change’s extreme weather.