COP29, Climate

They're here to finance climate action. But COP29 is more about bickering
Nearly 50,000 people from 200 countries were in Azerbaijan for this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, with the goal of reaching a critical deal on climate finance.
‘Climate Finance’ COP29 Upended By Cheap Oil And ‘Gift Of God’ Remarks
Political shenanigans, unrealistically lofty ambitions on financing and economies digging their heels on fossil fuels largely upended possibility of consensus at COP29.
COP29 goes into extra time amid tough climate financing talks
The COP29 summit in Azerbaijan is being extended as difficult negotiations over climate finance continue. The talks in Baku had been scheduled to end at 6 pm (1400 GMT) on Friday. Financial pledges to poorer countries to help them cut emissions have been at the centre of intense discussions,
A reporter’s notebook from COP29, the big climate conference
The press conferences at COP29 are where high-ranking ministers, diplomats, and advocacy group leaders make hard-hitting public statements.
COP29 struggles to break climate finance deadlock
COPs have been getting progressively longer; the excellent team at Carbon Brief extrapolated the trend line, which suggests COP29 will end in the small hours of Sunday morning. Even that may be optimistic.
COP29 Draft Proposes Rich Nations Pay $250 Bn A Year In Climate Finance
A new draft of a global climate agreement released on Friday at COP29 in Azerbaijan proposes that developed countries provide $250 billion annually by 2035 to help poorer countries fight global warming.
COP29 | Climate talks down to the wire
The main goal of COP29 is to agree how much money richer developed countries will provide poorer developing ones to help them fight climate change.
Europe, US Seek to Break COP29 Impasse With $300 Billion Offer
Nearly 200 nations were still negotiating a new climate finance deal behind closed doors at United Nations talks in Baku, ...
Wealthy countries back raising COP29 climate deal to $300 billion, sources say
The European Union, United States and other wealthy countries at the COP29 climate summit have agreed to raise their offer of ...
COP29 Climate Summit Being Held in Petrostate Where People Bathe Their Nude Bodies in Crude Oil
While attending the United Nations' latest climate summit in Azerbaijan, a New York Times reporter decided to engage in the ...
Tea is a way of life in Azerbaijan and center stage at COP29. But it’s not immune to climate change
As Azerbaijan introduces its vibrant tea culture to COP29 attendees, scientists are studying how to save it from climate ...
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Five takeaways from COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan and the G20 Rio de Janeiro summit
The annual climate conference COP29 happened the same week as the 2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit. At both events, those who ...
COP29 braces for new deal after poorer nations reject climate offer
Fierce bargaining at UN climate talks in Azerbaijan dragged into Saturday after a $250 billion a year offer from rich nations ...
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Azerbaijan: China's EV manufacturer prioritizes sustainability amid climate challenges
Recent Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer BYD is intensively researching advanced technologies to develop more ...
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Catholic sisters at COP29 uplift unequal ways climate change impacts women
"The climate crisis is not gender-neutral. Women and girls disproportionately bear the brunt of climate change, yet their ...