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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 GDP

World - Financial Times - 4 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

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

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 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 - 3 days ago

COP29 climate summit begins today. Will it be the last for the U.S.?

As delegates from nearly 200 countries gather for a major international summit on climate change, they're confronting a new era of uncertainty for the U.S. under a second Trump administration.

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 - 3 days ago

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 - 6 hours ago

The Trump shadow hanging over Baku

The rest of the world must fill a looming US void in climate leadership

World - 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

COP29: In Donald Trump’s shadow

Can the world fight climate change without the US?

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 ...

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

Early voting begins in Wisconsin

Early voting began Tuesday in Wisconsin, one of the key battleground states in the 2024 presidential election. Nancy Cordes reports.

Let Me Ask a Question We Never Had to Ask Before

Election Day is only the beginning.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 31

Trump’s second chapter begins

Republicans will return to pinnacle of global power with Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda

World - Financial Times - November 7

What would a good outcome at Cop29 look like?

Focus will be on climate finance and improving on current goal of providing $100bn a year to poor countries. This year’s UN climate summit, being held in Azerbaijan, is focused on finance , and ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

All you need to know about COP29

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

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

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 ...

Trump's climate policy looms over COP29

A major climate summit kicked off in Azerbaijan on Monday amid uncertainty over U.S. commitments to combatting global warming. President-elect Donald Trump has said he will exit the Paris Climate ...

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 - 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 - 12 hours ago

Oil and gas are a 'gift of god', says COP29 host

Azerbaijan's president said countries should not be blamed for having fossil fuel reserves.

At COP29, Keir Starmer Announces the UK’s Ambitious Climate Targets

The prime minister announced more ambitious climate targets, charting a very different course from the United States, which is expected to roll back its energy transition plans.

World - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Argentina withdraws negotiators from Cop29 summit

Move adds to concerns about the stability of the Paris agreement after the election in the US of Donald Trump. Argentinian negotiators representing the government of the climate science denier ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Delphi murders trial begins in Indiana

Disturbing new details and heart-wrenching testimony were given during the first day of the Delphi murders trial. Prosecutors revealed how Abby Williams, 13, and Libby German, 14, were killed on a ...

Israel begins precise strikes on Iran

Israel began “precise” airstrikes on Iran’s military targets on Friday night. “In response to months of continuous attacks from the regime in Iran against the State of Israel – right now the Israel ...

Politics - The Hill - October 26

Crazy Is Beginning to Sound Like an Understatement

Election Day can’t come soon enough.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 28

IAG to Begin $378 Million Buyback

The British Airways owner will start buying back the shares from next week.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 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

Von der Leyen’s Cop29 absence sends ‘fatal signal’, say watchers

MEPs express concern for EU climate leadership as commission head confirms she will miss Baku summit. Ursula von der Leyen’s decision to miss the Cop29 climate summit is “a fatal signal” and raises ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

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 - 5 days ago

Besides Climate, the COP29 Summit Has a New Worry With Trump Win

The President-elect, who has called climate change a hoax, is hostile to global efforts to slow planetary warming, shifting the leadership burden to Europe and China.

Business - Inc. - November 7

COP29 chief exec caught on film promoting fossil fuel deals

Undercover filming shows COP29 chief exec discussing new oil and gas projects ahead of climate summit.

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