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Why Is COP29 Being Held in Baku, Azerbaijan?
The economy of Azerbaijan, host of COP29, relies almost entirely on the fossil fuels that are the main driver of global warming.Top stories - The New York Times - 3 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 - 2 days ago -
Activists sound alarm at COP29 in Azerbaijan
Delegates from nations across the world are in Azerbaijan for the COP29 climate summit as data shows the highest greenhouse gas emissions ever recorded occurred in 2023. CBS News national ...Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
COP29 Talks Open in Baku in the Shadow of Trump’s Election
The election of Donald J. Trump is sapping momentum from global climate talks as diplomats brace for his pro-fossil-fuel agenda.Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
COP29, the U.N. conference on climate change, underway in Azerbaijan
The United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP29, is underway in Azerbaijan at a time when the U.S. is producing more oil than any country and is expected to produce more when President-elect ...Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Odour of oil and return of Trump hang heavy over Cop29 in Baku
Prospects of strong outcome appear dim but there is hope the talks will address pressing issue of climate finance. More than 100 heads of state and government are expected to land in Baku, the ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Cop29 host Azerbaijan set for major fossil gas expansion, report says
Exclusive: Those with ‘interest in keeping world hooked on fossil fuels’ should not oversee climate talks, say report authors. Azerbaijan, the host of the Cop29 global climate summit, will see a ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
Apparently fake social media accounts boost Azerbaijan before Cop29
Exclusive: Linked accounts on X push petrostate’s posts about climate summit and drown out criticism. Scores of apparently fake social media accounts are boosting Azerbaijan’s hosting of the Cop29 ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
Cop29 jargon buster: key terms for this year’s climate conference in Azerbaijan
Here are some of the phrases that are likely to crop up over the coming days in Baku . Cop29 will be the 29th conference of the parties to the UN framework convention on climate change (UNFCCC), ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
COP29 occurs in Azerbaijan as world falls short of climate goals
Addressing the financial challenges of climate change will be one of the main goals at the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan. Lisa Sachs, the director of the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, ...Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
COP29 host Azerbaijan hits out at West in defense of oil and gas
The president of Azerbaijan, host of this year’s U.N. climate summit, lashed out at Western critics of his country’s oil and gas industry on Tuesday.Top stories - NBC News - Yesterday -
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COP29 begins in Baku, Biden visits Peru and Reeves makes first Mansion House speech
Plus, US reports inflation figures while Japan, the UK and the EU publish first estimates of third-quarter GDPWorld - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
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Feds sweep NYC jail where Sean "Diddy" Combs is being held
The NYC jail where Sean "Diddy" Combs is being held was targeted with an interagency operation, federal prison officials said.Top stories - CBS News - October 28 -
Cop29: what are carbon credits and why are they so controversial?
Once heavily scorned because of fraud and poor outcomes, carbon trading is likely to be high on the agenda in Baku. For the next two weeks, countries will gather on the shores of the Caspian Sea in ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Why are climate battles being waged at the state level?
Greenhouse gases aren’t confined by borders.Politics - The Hill - October 25 -
We're not military - why are we being hit, asks injured man in Lebanon
In the Lebanese city of Nabatieh, Orla Guerin meets hospital patients and medics vowing to stay despite Israeli strikes.Top stories - BBC News - November 4 -
‘A total waste of time’: why Papua New Guinea pulled out of Cop29 and why climate advocates are worried
Country’s foreign minister says UN climate summits have produced ‘no results’ as Pacific nation takes the rare step of withdrawing from upcoming Cop29. Papua New Guinea’s decision to pull out of an ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Why a College Football Stadium Spectacle Is Being Relegated to Streaming
Trying to protect Penn State’s annual White Out game, a made-for-television moment, and place it in a prime-time slot is harder than ever before.Sports - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
Why luxury cheese is being targeted by black market criminals
How cheese has become so valuable that it's being stolen to orderTop stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
The Trump shadow hanging over Baku
The rest of the world must fill a looming US void in climate leadershipWorld - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
Madrid or Baku to host '27 Champions League final
UEFA has confirmed that Madrid or Baku will stage the 2027 Champions League final after the capital cities of Spain and Azerbaijan stepped in to replace Milan as host of the showpiece fixture.Sports - ESPN - October 23 -
Why are chilling testimonies from doctors who have visited Gaza being ignored? | Arwa Mahdawi
People claim the foreign doctors coming back from Gaza are lying. I wish that were the case, because the truth is beyond horrific . First come the bombs. A boom, then 2,000lb worth of destructive ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
‘You can see the money on screen’: why Hollywood is betting on Gladiator II not being another Folie à Deux
From the 1:1 scale Colosseum to the marauding model rhino, Ridley Scott’s forthcoming sequel screams conspicuous spending – but how bullish is Hollywood feeling, and what do we know about the film ...World - The Guardian - October 18 -
Why the Shohei Ohtani $4.4 million baseball could end up seeming like a bargain
The sky appears to be the limit for the rarest of sports collectibles — just wait until the ultimate Michael Jordan uniform hits the auction blockBusiness - MarketWatch - October 24 -
Britons are dying in a blizzard of cheap cocaine. Why is so little being done to save them? | Martha Gill
Deaths rose 30% last year, partly due to a rise in purity, but the stigma over drug abuse still stands in the way of funding the means to stop the toll. Compared with the screaming scare campaigns ...World - The Guardian - October 27 -
Why Giannis Antetokounmpo's Bucks future is being called into question amid ugly start: 'Teams are circling'
Things have not started great for Milwaukee in Doc Rivers' first full season... could it lead to a blockbuster?Sports - CBS Sports - October 31 -
Why Eagles' Jahan Dotson is not frustrated over his lack of targets since being traded from the Commanders
Dotson has just six catches in 2024Sports - CBS Sports - November 1 -
'I can't afford a child on £53,000 salary' - why fertility rate is falling
From 'fruitless' dating to financial pressures, people share their views on falling fertility rates.Top stories - BBC News - November 3 -
COP29: In Donald Trump’s shadow
Can the world fight climate change without the US?Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
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Greta Thunberg protests against Azerbaijan hosting global climate summit
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has attended a rally in Georgia to protest against Azernaijan hosting the annual United Nations climate talksWorld - ABC News - 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 - Yesterday
