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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 - November 11 -
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: which climate finance ideas are most likely to work?
With $1tn a year needed, we analyse how best to fill the gap, from wealth taxes to levies on flying and oil extraction. Countries meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the Cop29 climate summit are under ...World - The Guardian - 6 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 - 6 days ago -
How Trump's election is impacting COP29, the U.N. Climate Change Conference
This week's United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP29, comes as President-elect Donald Trump, who's said climate change is a hoax, prepares to take office again. CBS News national ...Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
Critics say approval of ‘climate credits’ rules on day one of Cop29 was rushed
Agreement on rules paving way for rich countries to pay for cheap climate action abroad breaks years-long deadlock. Diplomats have greenlit key rules that govern the trade of “carbon credits”, ...World - The Guardian - 6 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 -
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 - 6 days ago -
Keir Starmer to unveil ambitious new UK climate goal at Cop29
Exclusive: Target is 81% emissions cut compared with 1990, but activists say it must be backed by plan of action. Keir Starmer will announce a stringent new climate goal for the UK on Tuesday, the ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Trump and Germany loom over uncertain COP29 finance talks
Also in this newsletter: Much ado about party politics at European commissioner hearingsWorld - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
Countries Weigh How to Raise Trillions for Climate Crisis at COP29
Low-income countries need at least $1 trillion a year to manage climate change. Donald Trump’s victory just made that more difficult, but options exist.World - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
This year has been masterclass in human destruction, UN chief tells Cop29
António Guterres says global heating is super-charging disasters, and Cop hears warning of ‘inflation on steroids’. This year has been “a masterclass in human destruction”, the UN secretary general ...World - The Guardian - 5 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 - 4 days ago -
COP29’s carbon trading deal: quick win or damaging precedent?
Early agreement on carbon market guidelines has divided opinionWorld - Financial Times - 4 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 - 3 days ago -
France shuns COP29 as divisions deepen at UN climate summit
Argentina also withdraws negotiator as Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev lashes out at Emmanuel MacronWorld - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
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 -
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Russia urges Trump to remain in Paris agreement at upside-down COP29
Countries historically viewed as blockers of progress at global climate talks defend UN processWorld - Financial Times - Yesterday -
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 -
Cop29 week one diary: from fossil fuel colouring books to Ronaldinho
Keir Starmer gets a warm welcome, a vegan burger costs the earth, and cop29.com makes a point. Many countries are offering treats at their Cop29 pavilions: the UK’s has a coffee bar; Georgia’s has ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Almost 500 carbon capture lobbyists granted access to Cop29 climate summit
More lobbyists for the controversial technology were present this year, despite debate about its viability. At least 480 lobbyists working on carbon capture and storage (CCS) have been granted ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Rio Takeda wins Toto Japan Classic after 6 sudden-death playoff holes for her first LPGA Tour win
Rio Takeda of Japan won the LPGA’s Toto Japan Classic in a playoff that lasted six sudden-death playoff holes, defeating Marina Alex of the United StatesSports - ABC News - November 3 -
How to watch Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. UT-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros: TV channel, NCAA Basketball live stream info, start time
How to watch Nebraska vs. UTRGV basketball gameSports - CBS Sports - November 4
