Overview

• Azerbaijan's ecology minister, Mukhtar Babayev, underscores financial aid as the top priority for upcoming UN climate talks.
• UN climate official Simon Stiell highlights the severe economic and human toll of climate change from his devastated hometown in Grenada.
• Record-breaking storm Beryl exemplifies the increasing frequency and intensity of climate disasters affecting vulnerable regions.
• Previous pledges of $100 billion annually from rich to poor nations have been met, but new, more ambitious goals are required.
• The 'loss and damage' fund, created for reparations from wealthy nations, aims to provide much-needed financial relief to affected countries.