After a disappointing COP29, here's how to design global climate talks that might actually work
Many people long involved in global climate negotiations see the annual United Nations COP climate talks as fundamentally flawed. That includes me.
From a US$300 billion climate finance deal to global carbon trading, here’s what was – and wasn’t – achieved at the COP29 climate talks
Expectations were low for the latest UN climate summit. But climate law expert Jacqueline Peel – who was at the talks – explains what progress was made.
Analysis-Contentious COP29 Deal Shows Climate Cooperation Fraying at Edges
When COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev stepped to the podium at the closing meeting of the Baku climate summit on Sunday morning, hoping to clinch a hard-fought agreement on global climate finance, he carried with him two speeches.
COP29: Why a $300bn climate deal to help poorer countries has been criticised
A $300bn (£240bn) deal at the UN's COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan, to help developing countries tackle climate change, has been heavily criticised. After two weeks of negotiations in the city of Baku - that were extended by more than a day - richer countries agreed to more than double the yearly payments paid to poorer nations by 2035.
Developing nations blast $300 billion COP29 climate deal as insufficient
Countries at the COP29 summit in Baku adopted a $300 billion a year global finance target on Sunday to help poorer nations cope with impacts of climate change, a deal its intended recipients criticised as woefully insufficient.
Developing Nations And Nonprofits Reject ‘Disaster’ COP29 Climate Deal
The COP29 climate conference ends in "disaster," as wealthy nations delivered a deal on finance that was rejected by key developing countries.
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COP29 special edition: Big promises, small Band-Aids, and Big Oil drama
A recap of everything that happened at the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. Plus, early ...
COP29 is over, but climate action needs private funding too – here are 4 key ways to make that happen
The climate fight needs huge sums, and private investment, carbon markets and development banks can provide them.
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At COP29, new rules for carbon markets made them even more controversial
Environmental groups say weak guidelines risk facilitating “cowboy carbon markets at a time when the world needs a sheriff.” ...
COP29: Climate change could kill millions — and world leaders must work to limit fatalities
The 1,000-ton rule states that a person is killed every time humanity burns 1,000 tons of fossil carbon. Minimizing the ...
COP29 negotiators agree on funding deal for poor nations facing climate crises
United Nations climate negotiators agreed on a funding formula to help developing countries cope with the effects of climate ...
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Disappointment at COP29 all too predictable — we have one last chance to fix it
Brazil has given an indication that it understands what the stakes are ahead of next year. In a speech at the last G20 Summit, held in Brazil, President Lula da Silva warned that ‘COP30 will be our ...
'Too little, too late': Activists and poorer nations criticise $300bn COP29 deal
Western leaders welcomed the deal, as US President Joe Biden says the world is "one significant step closer" to achieving ...
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Experts React: COP29 Highlights, Challenges, and Emerging Trends in Global Climate Policy
COP29 has brought heads of state, climate experts, nongovernmental organizations, and activists to Azerbaijan to assess ...
Nations at COP29 Agree $300B a Year for Poor Countries in Compromise Climate Deal
It’s not near the $1.3 trillion developing countries were asking for, but it’s three times the 2009 deal that is expiring.
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National TV news provides limited coverage of COP29
National TV news networks dedicated only 57 minutes to this year’s COP29 — the United Nations' annual climate summit, where ...
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US$300 billion COP29 deal pales in comparison to other expenditures, say experts
The final agreement requires developed countries to help poorer nations mitigate the impact of climate disasters through ...