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Who should pay for the new climate finance goal? The world’s super-rich, says a new study

Ahead of COP29 talks, campaigners say that a 1.7 to 3.5 per cent tax on the world’s top 0.5 per cent could raise US$2.1 trillion a year – double the external climate funds needed by poorer nations – even with potential wealth relocation.

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Ahead of COP29 talks, campaigners say that a 1.7 to 3.5 per cent tax on the world’s top 0.5 per cent could raise US$2.1 trillion a year – double the external climate funds needed by poorer nations – even with potential wealth relocation.