The UN's climate chief urged G20 leaders on Saturday to push COP29 talks towards a deal to raise money for developing nations as diplomats struggled to find common ground in marathon negotiations.

The plea, made in a letter to G20 leaders from top U.N. climate official Simon Stiell, comes as negotiators at the COP29 conference in Baku struggle for a deal intended to scale up money to address the worsening impacts of global warming.

The United Nations’ (UN) climate chief urged Group of 20 (G20) nations on Saturday to push COP29 negotiations toward a deal to raise money for developing nations, warning there was a "long way to go"

The UN's climate chief urged G20 nations on Saturday to push COP29 negotiations towards a deal to raise money for developing nations, warning there

Half way through the UN climate conference in Baku, the UN climate chief looked ahead to the gathering of the Group of 20 (G20) powers next week and issued a dire warning about the outlook for the globe unless changes are made.

The study, Are G20 Countries Delivering on Climate Goals?, evaluates G20 members on their progress in areas beyond mitigation, including adaptation and means of implementation, marking it as a first-of-its-kind assessment from the Global South.

The U.N.'s climate chief called on leaders of the world's biggest economies on Saturday to send a signal of support for global climate finance efforts when they meet in Rio de Janeiro next week. The plea,