Fiji, June 15 -- UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has called for stronger political support to deliver a global climate finance roadmap aimed at mobilising US$1.3 trillion annually by 2035, warning that finance remains the key factor in turning climate commitments into action.

Speaking during a joint COP29-COP30 Presidency event on the implementation of the Baku to Belem Roadmap to 1.3T at the UN June Climate Meetings in Bonn, Stiell said climate finance is central to ensuring the world moves from planning to implementation and achieves the ambitions required under the Paris Agreement.

"This discussion goes to the heart of our work today.

"This is an era of implementation in climate action. And finance will drive it f...