4 Nov 2021

COP26: More pledges overnight

From Morning Report, 6:10 am on 4 November 2021

Overnight, there have been more pledges at COP26 - this time financial.

A coalition of financial institutions, made up of hundreds of the world's biggest banks and finance companies, is pledging 130 trillion dollars towards a transition to net zero carbon emissions.

However, a youth activist at the summit says any money that will be pledged to developing nations needs to be distrubted transparently - and not just into the coffers of central governments.

Ghanaian climate activist Joshua Amponsem spoke to Susie Ferguson.

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