U.N. climate talks has glimmer of hope for deal, but opposition remains

Countries agree to carbon market but funding package remains up in the air

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Activists hold a demonstration during the COP29 United Nations climate change conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Nov. 23. © Reuters

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) -- Tenuous hope for a deal for a giant funding package for poor nations to curb and adapt to climate change emerged late Saturday amid fractured United Nations climate talks, but opposition still remains among some developing nations.

A financial package -- a compromise between the $1.3 trillion a year developing nations seek to adapt to climate change and wean off fossil fuels and the current $100 billion amount -- is in the works.

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