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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 - 2 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 - 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.

COP29’s carbon trading deal: quick win or damaging precedent?

Early agreement on carbon market guidelines has divided opinion

World - Financial 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 - 16 hours ago

‘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 - November 8

We can prepare for hurricanes, heatwaves and flooding – but only if we are bold at Cop29 | Ban Ki-moon

The right funding now can protect the frontlines of the climate crisis from the worst effects of extreme weather events. As we approach Cop29 in Baku, world leaders are due to set a new climate ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

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

At Cop29, we must treat the climate crisis with the same urgency as Covid – history shows it can be done | Mukhtar Babayev

This emergency will cost trillions of dollars, and is beyond the reach of developing nations. Private investors have to step up. Mukhtar Babayev is president of the Cop29 UN climate change ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Annual U.N. summit COP29 kicks off in global effort to fight climate change

The annual United Nations summit known as COP29 kicks off Monday in Azerbaijan. The summit is when nearly 200 countries gather for about two weeks to work on strategies to slow global warming. CBS ...

The Guardian view on Cop29: 1.5C has been passed – so speed up the green transition | Editorial

Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge on emissions is an encouraging step at a frightening moment. Predictions that this will be the first calendar year in which the 1.5C warming limit enshrined in the Paris ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Trump defends Detroit criticism at Michigan rally, saying he was saying ‘the facts’

Former President Trump defended his earlier criticism of Detroit at another event in Michigan on Friday, saying he was not “disparaging” the city but only stating the facts. Following a three-hour ...

Politics - The Hill - October 26

U.K. ambassador says "it's no say" for European leaders to discuss what Trump will do

Karen Pierce, Britain's ambassador to the U.S., tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," that amid the world reaction to President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House, "it's for ...

Politics - CBS News - 4 days ago

Next Halo On PS5? It's Too Soon To Say, Phil Spencer Says

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has commented on bringing more Xbox games to PlayStation and Nintendo Switch, saying he's not ruling anything out, and that includes the next Halo release.. ...

Tech - GameSpot - Yesterday

Trump says he is 'opposite of a Nazi'

Former President Trump at a Monday rally rejected the label used by Vice President Harris and some of his former aides that he is a fascist, describing himself as "the opposite of a Nazi." “You ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

McCarthy says there are no undecided voters: 'That's a myth'

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said undecided voters are a “myth” during an Election Day appearance on Fox News. “I learned that pollings are never right. When election comes, you learn ...

Politics - The Hill - November 5

Turnout high in Pennsylvania, officials say

Election officials in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania are seeing high voter turnout throughout the day. Weijia Jiang explains the significance.

DirecTV says Dish purchase is off

DirecTV's proposed acquisition of Dish assets is most likely dead after a group of bondholders rejected a revised offer.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

Assisted dying bill is dangerous, says Archbishop of Canterbury

His comments came ahead of an assisted dying bill being introduced to Parliament.

Trump's use of "Hallelujah" is "blasphemy," Rufus Wainwright says

Trump played Rufus Wainwright's cover of Cohen's "Hallelujah" at a Monday town hall, as well as other songs.

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