Takeaways from the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan
This year's U.N. climate summit delivered a deal on climate finance two days past deadline, after two weeks of tense negotiations.
$300 billion climate aid deal struck at COP29
Early on Nov. 24, the final day of the U.N. Climate Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev gaveled in a final deal to provide about $300 billion a year over the next decade to developing nations.
Landmark $300bn for poorer nations in COP29 climate deal
Richer countries have pledged to give a record $300bn (£238bn) to the developing world to help them prepare for and prevent climate change. The talks at the UN climate summit COP29 in Azerbaijan ran 33 hours late,
Developing nations blast $300 billion COP29 climate deal as insufficient
Countries at the COP29 summit in Baku adopted a $300 billion a year global finance target on Sunday to help poorer nations cope with impacts of climate change, a deal its intended recipients criticised as woefully insufficient.
U.N. climate deal, $300 billion for poor nations, sparks backlash
The COP29 United Nations climate conference is coming to a close in Baku, Azerbaijan, after more than a week of discussions. Follow news and live updates.
COP29: Why a $300bn climate deal to help poorer countries has been criticised
A $300bn (£240bn) deal at the UN's COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan, to help developing countries tackle climate change, has been heavily criticised. After days of negotiations in the city of Baku - that extended the talks by more than a day - richer countries agreed to more than double the yearly payments paid to poorer nations by 2035.
Nations at COP29 Agree $300B a Year for Poor Countries in Compromise Climate Deal
It’s not near the $1.3 trillion developing countries were asking for, but it’s three times the 2009 deal that is expiring.
COP29 clinches $300 billion climate finance deal
By Kate Abnett, Valerie Volcovici and Karin Strohecker BAKU (Reuters) -Countries agreed on Sunday to an annual finance target of $300 billion to help poorer countries deal with the impacts of climate change,
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COP29 President: None of us want to leave Baku without a good outcome on our key deliverable
"We have all been working very hard over the past two weeks. I know that none of us want to leave Baku without achieving a ...
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The “Dark Joke” of Having a Climate Summit in Azerbaijan
Baku, Azerbaijan —Azerbaijan is the land of fire, or so the Zoroastrian legend goes. Its supply of combustible fuel has long ...
Azerbaijan Should Never Have Been COP Host
The country’s authoritarian President Ilham Aliyev personally oversees the largest cash cow: the State Oil Fund. That may be ...
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COP 29 in Baku begins amid ‘Trump dilemma’: India should tread carefully
in Baku, Azerbaijan. AP The 29th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP 29) began in Baku, Azerbaijan, ...
COP host Azerbaijan jailed activists over 'critical opinions': rights body
UN climate conference host Azerbaijan has imprisoned activists and journalists merely due to their work and opposition to the ...
Putting A Stamp On The Past In Azerbaijan
As the UN climate conference takes place in Baku, Azerbaijan traces the history of the hydrocarbon industry through the lens ...
Cop 29 live: new draft text criticised as ‘totally unacceptable and inadequate’
Negotiations continue amid disputes over climate finance goals and previous commitments on transitioning from fossil fuels. UAE steps in amid Saudi blocking of transition commitment 09:56 ...
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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COP 29: Youth delegates from India, Bangladesh, Nepal urge climate action to protect their future
As the climate crisis intensifies, 20 determined youth delegates from South Asia urged world leaders to take immediate steps ...
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COP 29: A platform for hypocrisy?
COP 29 is more than just a catchy abbreviation for an event that people seemingly forget, until it makes headlines. The ...
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 ...
Cop 29 live: Poor countries may have to compromise on climate funding, says former UN envoy
Saudi Arabia trying to avoid reaffirmation of resolution as UAE tries to defend commitments made at last year’s Cop. New draft text published 11:02 The new draft text has just been ...