Anger, frustration in Baku as draft COP29 deal leaves key issues open
Disputes in Baku are growing increasingly heated 24 hours before the UN Climate Change Conference is due to end, as developing countries demand industrialized nations drastically increase aid, while the EU,
COP29 climate summit overruns as $250 billion draft deal stalls
The COP29 climate summit ran into overtime on Friday, after a draft deal that proposed developed nations take the lead in providing $250 billion in annual climate finance by 2035 drew criticism from all sides.
New proposal awaited in Baku on climate finance deal
Host Azerbaijan was set Friday to put forward a new proposal for a potentially major deal on climate financing, hoping to bridge gaps between rich and developing countries on the
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,
COP29 climate finance draft proposes $250 billion target from wealthy countries
The COP29 presidency on Friday released a new draft climate finance deal proposal that would have developed nations take the lead in providing $250 billion per year by 2035. The draft also sets a broader goal to raise $1.
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From the 'Black City' to the White City: Baku takes advantage of COP29 to cleanse its past as the world's first oil capital
A century and a half after Baku became the world's first oil city, President Ilham Aliyev is transforming the swamp of the ...
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What COP29 in Baku Taught Me About Climate Action (and Inaction)
But as exciting as it was, attending this climate summit also came with its challenges—starting with just getting to the ...
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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 ...
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'Rocky road' ahead at COP29, says German foreign minister in Baku
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said there are still major obstacles ahead before the UN Climate Conference, known ...
Money to respond to climate change is key to UN talks in Baku. Nations are finding ways to raise it
Money is the key issue in Baku, where negotiators are working on a new amount for aid to help developing nations transition ...
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COP29: Why week 2 in Baku could define the future of climate action
Negotiations at the UN climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, enter their second week today with a slew of unfinished agenda ...
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Why I’m not in Baku—and how to prevent further co-optation of UN climate summits
In a moment of despair after the US election, I even bought a ticket to Baku, Azerbaijan, where the conference is taking ...
Negotiators are urged to get down to business as climate talks in Baku enter second week
United Nations climate talks resumed Monday with negotiators urged to make progress on a deal that could see developing ...
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Commentary: The push for climate taxes is getting real at COP29 in Baku
The days when new carbon levies were deemed too politically impossible to be on the table are well and truly over, says the ...
The Perfect Novel for the Baku Climate Summit
The U.N. climate conference, held in a petrostate, is a surreal moment. This darkly funny novel about Baku, oil companies and ...
As talks in Baku cross the halfway point, nations are no closer to a goal on cash for climate action
Distractions were bigger than deals in the first week of United Nations climate talks, leaving a lot to be done, especially ...
Brussels, my love? After Baku - Has the COP process run its course?
In the latest edition of our talk show from Brussels, participants discussed the climate summit in Baku, the possible ...