The COP29 climate talks are heading into its final stretch, with negotiators from nearly 200 countries still remaining far apart, as nations try to agree on a plan to provide potentially trillions of dollars to developing countries suffering the effects of climate change.

As evidence becomes increasingly challenging to ignore, climate scientists are warning that the planet is almost certain to blow past the target of keeping global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius - a rallying cry  for climate action for nearly a decade.

However, divisions remain over how much money should be made available, what kind of financing efforts should count toward the overall goal and how recipient countries should gain access to the funds.

Is the focus of these talks headed in the right direction? And why are the talks seeming to yield little progress? 

On this episode of Morning Shot, Professor Ben Horton, Director from the Earth Observatory of Singapore at NTU shares his insights.

Presented by: Audrey Siek
Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Photo credits: Igor Kovalenko / EPA, via Shutterstock