World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan although the big names and powerful countries are noticeably absent, unlike past climate talks which had the star power of a soccer World Cup.

The major focus of the negotiations is climate finance, which is rich nations trying to help poor countries pay for transitioning their economies away from fossil fuels.

The United Nations’ annual climate conference continued Wednesday with brief speeches by nations big and small

World leaders have converged on the United Nations annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, though some major figures are missing.

World leaders converged Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference with plenty of big names and powerful countries noticeably absent.