The United States has been “poisoning” UN-sponsored climate talks in Bangkok, Thailand, while environmental activists stage protests across the globe.
The 6-day talks between world nations aims to determine how to finance the fight against global warming.
The issue of how funds are made available to developing nations has emerged as a key sticking point at the talks, which have made little headway since they opened on Tuesday.
The Paris Climate deal — hailed as a game-changer when struck in 2015 — promised $100 billion annually from 2020 to poor nations already coping with floods, heatwaves and rising sea levels exacerbated by climate change.
US President Donald Trump pulled the US out of the landmark Paris agreement; however, Washington continues to take part in climate negotiations and this has created an obstacles for any further agreement.
Washington has tabled a proposal with support from Japan and Australia that seeks to…