COP29 climate talks grapple with trillion-dollar task
Developing countries need at least $1 trillion per year by the end of the decade to cope with climate change, economists told U.N. talks in Baku, where early efforts to reach a finance deal risk being overshadowed by diplomatic disputes.
What is COP29 and how will Trump’s election affect the climate talks?
The US election victory of Donald Trump - a known climate sceptic - could also prove to be a distraction, and some important leaders are not attending. COP29 is the world's most important meeting on climate change. It is led by the UN, and the 2024 event, the 29th such gathering, runs from 11-22 November.
What Is COP29? Here’s What to Know About Global Climate Talks.
Diplomats and leaders from around the world are gathering for annual climate negotiations. Here’s what they’re all about and what Donald Trump’s victory means for the meeting.
COP29 climate talks urged to find $1 trillion a year for poorer countries
Money is a central focus of the climate talks being held in Azerbaijan and the success of the summit is likely to be judged on that goal.
Yunus slams COP29 climate talks as ‘fish market’
Chief Adviser to the interim government Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus has likened the haggling at the UN COP29 climate
COP29: Developed countries urged to find $1 trillion a year for poorer nations as UN climate talks focus on finance
BAKU: Giving much needed talking points around nature and quality of new post-2025 climate finance here at UN climate conference (COP29), an Independent High-Level Expert Group on the issue on Thursday suggested that the negotiations should be focused on mobilising $1 trillion per year by 2030 in "external (public and private) finance from all
Geopolitics overshadow COP29 talks on climate cash, as Argentina walks away
By Kate Abnett, Olesya Astakhova and Virginia Furness BAKU (Reuters) -Countries at the COP29 summit tried to make progress on how to raise up to $1 trillion in climate finance for the world's most vulnerable,
UN climate talks 'no longer fit for purpose' say key experts
The United Nations' COP climate talks are "no longer fit for purpose" and need an urgent overhaul, key experts including a ...
Developing nations are least responsible for climate change but cop it worst. Will the COP29 climate talks tackle this injustice?
This week, nations are hashing out new goals for climate finance at the COP29 talks. Loss and damage is finally on the agenda ...
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COP29 climate talks: Major emitters must right ‘colossal injustice’ on island nations, says UN chief
COP29 talks in Baku on Wednesday turned to small island nations facing an existential threat from our warming planet, as UN ...
At UN climate talks, nations big and small get chance to bear witness to climate change
The United Nations' annual climate conference continues Wednesday with brief speeches by nations big and small.
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Fossil fuel lobbyists eclipse delegations from most climate-vulnerable nations at COP29 climate talks
As with last year’s COP28 climate talks in Dubai, significantly more fossil lobbyists have been granted access to COP29 than ...
Argentina’s Javier Milei withdraws delegation from UN climate talks in Baku
Right-wing president Javier Milei has withdrawn Argentina ’s delegation from the Cop29 UN climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Earth’s biggest polluters aren’t sending leaders to UN climate talks in a year of weather extremes
The major focus of the negotiations is climate finance, which is rich nations trying to help poor countries pay for ...
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Eamon Ryan says politicians face public anger and alarm if Cop29 climate talks fail
Minister Eamon Ryan has told Cop29 the public would be angry and alarmed if governments did not reach agreement on stepping up climate action. He said while climate change had dropped down the order ...