Takeaways Cop29 Climate

At COP29 Politicians Are Talking About Climate Change. Here’s What’s Happening.

Every month so far has seen floods, fires, smashed heat records or some combination of extreme weather. Little time remains for leaders to agree on what to do about it.

World - The New York Times - 2 days ago

COP29 overruns as poor countries seethe over climate cash

Developing nations said a new cash offer from rich nations showed "contempt for our vulnerable people".

Developing countries urged to reject ‘bad deal’ as Cop29 climate talks falter

Talk grows of a walkout from poor countries in response to ‘unacceptable’ and ‘insulting’ finance proposal. Developing countries were being urged by civil society groups to reject “a bad deal” at ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

They're here to finance climate action. But COP29 is more about bickering.

Nearly 50,000 people from 200 countries were in Azerbaijan for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, with the goal of reaching a climate finance deal.

COP29 Climate Talks Get a Deal on Money, but Only After a Fight

The financing plan, which calls for $300 billion per year in support for developing nations, was immediately assailed as inadequate by a string of delegates.

World - The New York Times - 1 hour ago

Cop29: Climate finance deal agreed but talks remain deeply divided

The deal was met with long applause, cheering, whistling and embraces but few are happy with it.. Marching in silence with their arms crossed high, activists from around the world protested the ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Rich nations raise COP29 climate finance offer in bid to break deadlock

Developed nations should pay $300 billion a year by 2035 to help poorer countries deal with climate change, according to a new draft deal from U.N. climate talks published early on Sunday, after an ...

Nations at COP29 climate talks agree on $300 billion a year for poor countries

The $300 billion will go to developing countries who need the cash to wean themselves off coal, oil and gas.

Cop29 agrees $1.3tn climate finance deal but campaigners brand it a ‘betrayal’

Deep divisions remain after high-stakes talks end with agreement to help developing world shift to low-carbon economy. Rich and poor countries concluded a trillion-dollar deal on the climate crisis ...

World - The Guardian - 23 hours ago

Cop29 climate finance deal criticised as ‘travesty of justice’ and ‘stage-managed’

Some countries say deal should not have been done and is ‘abysmally poor’ compared with what is needed. The climate finance deal agreed at Cop29 is a “travesty of justice” that should not have been ...

World - The Guardian - 8 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

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 - November 11

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 ...

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 - November 12

Latest in Takeaways Cop29 Climate

At COP29 Politicians Are Talking About Climate Change. Here’s What’s Happening.

COP29 overruns as poor countries seethe over climate cash

Developing countries urged to reject ‘bad deal’ as Cop29 climate talks falter

They're here to finance climate action. But COP29 is more about bickering.

COP29 Climate Talks Get a Deal on Money, but Only After a Fight

Cop29: Climate finance deal agreed but talks remain deeply divided

Rich nations raise COP29 climate finance offer in bid to break deadlock

Nations at COP29 climate talks agree on $300 billion a year for poor countries

Cop29 agrees $1.3tn climate finance deal but campaigners brand it a ‘betrayal’

Cop29 climate finance deal criticised as ‘travesty of justice’ and ‘stage-managed’

‘A total waste of time’: why Papua New Guinea pulled out of Cop29 and why climate advocates are worried

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

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

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

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

Countries must set aside differences and agree climate finance deal, says Cop29 negotiator

Cop29: ‘We’re here for life and death reasons,’ says ex-climate minister of Pakistan

Cop29 live: Slashing methane emissions is ‘our emergency brake’, UN says

Cop29 live: UN chair ‘so sick’ of Saudi Arabia’s defence of fossil fuels

Cop29: $250bn climate finance offer from rich world an insult, critics say

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