Cop29 live: UN secretary general calls on G20 leaders to rescue stalled climate talks

Cop29 live: frustration at slow progress on climate finance agreement

Campaign group WWF says there’s a ‘need for parties to get together and work through this’ as experts call for $1tn to reach developing countries each year. Climate crisis to blame for dozens of ...

World - The Guardian - 13 minutes ago

UN climate chief asks G20 leaders for boost as COP29 finance talks lag

World - Yahoo News - 2 days ago

UN warns of ‘economic carnage’ if G20 leaders cannot agree on climate finance for poor countries

Wealthy nations are yet to offer the hundreds of billions of dollars that economists say are needed to help the developing world cut emissions. Leaders of the world’s biggest economies meeting in ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Cop29 live: oil bosses given red carpet treatment at climate summit

At least 123 oil and gas bosses and staff invited as ‘guests’ by Azerbaijani government and given host country badges, the Guardian has learned. According to an interesting piece in the Africa ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

COP29 Climate Talks Focus on Financing

Negotiators agree that trillions are needed to help lower-income countries adapt and cope, but not on who should pay.

Science - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Cop29 live updates: Carbon credit trade rules approved, breaking lengthy deadlock

Draft decision on article 6 approved with no objections. UN climate chief Simon Stiell gave a moving speech at the Cop29 opening plenary on Monday, writes Dharna Noor, fossil fuels and climate ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Cop29: UK commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions must be ‘starting point, not finish line’, climate advisers say – live updates

Climate scientists and advisers back new UK commitment but warn that there is still work to be done. In the halls of Cop29, activists from Oil Change International gathered around a computer to ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

G20 leaders gather in Rio while COP29 delegates seek deal in Baku

Plus, Ukraine war passes 1,000th day milestone

World - Financial Times - 19 hours ago

Why is the UN Secretary-General playing nice with Putin?

Shame on Antonio Guterres.

Politics - The Hill - November 1

Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform

Environmental advocates released reports Friday decrying fossil fuel industry influence at these climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, called COP29

Health - ABC News - 2 days ago

Biden Officials Try to Reassure COP29 Climate Talks

Negotiators at the summit in Azerbaijan fear that the return of Donald Trump will sap momentum for global climate action.

Science - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Democrats’ Message at COP29 Climate Talks: Don’t Panic

American officials are seeking to assure the world that U.S. climate action won’t end with the return of Donald Trump as president.

World - The New York Times - Yesterday

France shuns COP29 as divisions deepen at UN climate summit

Argentina also withdraws negotiator as Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev lashes out at Emmanuel Macron

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

COP29 Begins With Climate Finance, Absent Leaders, and Trump Looming Large

The annual UN climate summit has kicked off in Baku, Azerbaijan, with lofty goals, but many global leaders missing.

Tech - Wired - 6 days ago

What to Know About COP29 and How the U.S. Election Affects 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.

World - The New York Times - November 9

All you need to know about COP29

Leaders heading to the annual UN climate talks have a lot of other distractions to contend with

Host of the COP29 Climate Talks Is Raining on His Own Parade

Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev has been praising fossil fuel and taking shots at geopolitical rivals, casting a cloud over the climate summit.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago

Trump Victory Leaves China Calling the Shots at COP29 Climate Negotiations

The Trump campaign has vowed to pull the U.S. out of the Paris accord, but China has become a global champion of renewable energy and appears more committed than ever.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 11

Afghanistan to join UN climate talks for first time under Taliban

World - Yahoo News - November 10

UN climate talks 'no longer fit for purpose' say key experts

Call for change comes after host country Azerbaijan's president calls oil and gas a "gift of God".

Protesters gather at UN climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slows

Hundreds of activists formed a human chain outside one of the main plenary halls at the United Nations climate summit on what is traditionally their biggest protest day during the two-week talks

Tech - ABC News - Yesterday

Cop29 live: solidarity levy on cryptocurrency could raise billions for climate action, says report

Charging $0.045 per kWh for energy used in intensive bitcoin mining could produce $5bn for the climate crisis, says Global Solidarity Levies taskforce. Josh Gabbatiss, from Carbon Brief has ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

US climate leader calls Trump's threatened IRA rollbacks 'a fool's errand'

U.S. climate leaders met Friday to discuss their goals for progress under the new Trump administration, calling his threatened rollbacks of the IRA a "fool's errand."

Russia-Ukraine war live: Kremlin accuses US of raising tensions with missile decision; Erdoğan to present peace plan at G20

Dmitry Peskov warns against increased US involvement in war as EU foreign ministers signal support; reports say Turkish president to present peace plan at summit. The foreign minister of the ...