Cop29 gave us a Putin-friendly deal – and a glimpse of the dark future of climate talks | Fiona Harvey

Baku was the second worst climate Cop (it stands for conference of the parties, under the UN framework convention on climate change) of the 18 that I have covered.

Poor countries received a promise of $ 1.3tn a year in climate finance by 2035 , but only $300bn to come directly from rich world.

As I prepared to leave Baku , more than a day after the last delegates had straggled home, I scanned the shore of the Caspian Sea in the darkness. There it was, burning again. The flame of self-interest. - Fiona Harvey is an environment editor at the Guardian .