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SB62: FEATURE – UN climate unit grapples with an identity crisis, amid calls for reforms and budget shortfalls

Published 14:48 on July 1, 2025 / Last updated at 14:48 on July 1, 2025 / , and / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean), Asia Pacific, EMEA, International (UN Climate Talks), Features

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The UN’s climate change unit is grappling with an identity crisis, as three decades of global talks have failed to make a true dent in emissions, long-running tensions between blocs of countries are exacerbated by wider geopolitics, and US withdrawal leaves a looming shortfall in budget as well as a change in leadership dynamics.  
The UN’s climate change unit is grappling with an identity crisis, as three decades of global talks have failed to make a true dent in emissions, long-running tensions between blocs of countries are exacerbated by wider geopolitics, and US withdrawal leaves a looming shortfall in budget as well as a change in leadership dynamics.  


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