Several cabinet ministers from across the globe told The Associated Press that agreement was reached on a fund for what negotiators call loss and damage. “This is how a 30-year-old journey of ours has finally, we hope, found fruition today,” said Pakistan Climate Minister Sherry Rehman, who often took the lead for the world’s poorest nations. Ireland’s Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan said: “We need to get a deal on 1.5 degrees. But like all climate financials, it is one thing to create a fund, it's another to get money flowing in and out, she said. ___Follow AP’s climate and environment coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/climate-and-environment___Associated Press climate and environmental coverage receives support from several private foundations.

Source: The Herald November 19, 2022 21:47 UTC