The Download: understanding AI, and what to expect from the UN’s climate conference
A team at Google DeepMind that studies something called mechanistic interpretability has been working on new ways to let us peer under the hood. It recently released a tool to help researchers understand what is happening when AI is generating an output.
World leaders gather for COP29 Climate Conference without U.S. and China
World leaders are gathering in Azerbaijan for the COP29 Climate Conference to reign in carbon emissions and the burning of fossil fuels. NBC News’ Maura Barrett reports on who is attending the meeting and why there could be tension between certain leaders.
What can we expect at the COP29 Climate Conference?
With a climate-denialist re-elected as US president and another petrostate host (following Dubai in 2023)—hopes for ambitious outcomes at the 29th UN Climate Change "Conference of the Parties" (COP29) in Baku,
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At COP29, It's About More Than the Climate | Opinion
As global leaders convene in Baku this month for the COP29 climate conference, they may be tempted to focus on saving the planet and ignore the odious nature of the conference's host.
What Are They Saying at the COP29 Climate Summit?
"However, we cannot forget the fact that the current climate situation of the world is the result of the industrial policies of (a) few developed countries and developing states shall not be deprived of their right to development because of what others have done.
COP29: Little progress made since last climate summit, UN special rapporteur says
COP29 is underway in Baku, Azerbaijan. Global News Morning spoke with one of the experts in attendance, Elisa Morgera, the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and Human Rights, about what's at stake at this year's climate summit.
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Trump Reelection Looms Over COP29 as Climate Conference Continues to Disappoint
During his first administration, Trump withdrew from the landmark Paris Agreement. He’s pledged to do so again.
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What’s on the table at this year’s UN climate conference
The UN COP meetings are an annual chance for nearly 200 nations to get together to discuss (and hopefully act on) climate ...
UN climate conference — just an excuse to shake West down for cash
With low expectations set before it even began, the UN climate summit in Azerbaijan will nonetheless see grandiose speeches ...
Argentina withdraws delegates from climate summit as Milei heads for Mar-a-Lago
Argentine delegates at the COP29 United Nations climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, have been ordered to withdraw from ...
Largest Pacific climate-adaptation study launched at COP29
UC Distinguished Professor Steven Ratuva presented findings from the largest study of climate adaptation in the Pacific ...
The Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the 1st time
An Afghan official says the Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the first time since their takeover of ...
Report: 44% of Warm-Water Coral Faces Extinction Due to Climate Change
In 2008, the IUCN assessed 892 warm-water coral species and determined approximately one-third were at risk of extinction.
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COP29 | UN climate conference underway in Azerbaijan
AZERBAIJAN - The COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan is hoping to come up with a new agreement for climate-related ...
Who’s at the U.N. Climate Summit? Here Are 29 Years of Guests, Visualized.
The U.N.’s annual climate conference has swelled over three decades, with governments, fossil fuel interests and others vying ...