COP29: Why are countries fighting over climate finance?
The main task for nearly 200 countries at the U.N.'s COP29 climate summit is to broker a deal that ensures up to trillions of dollars in financing for climate projects worldwide.
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.
Climate finance: who is being asked to pay what at COP29?
"You owe us!" screamed a protest banner at the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan, where negotiations over how much rich nations most responsible for climate change should pay poorer ones are
COP29: What is it? What will it focus on? What does Trump mean for climate action?
World leaders are expected to discuss a range of issues including how to limit long-term global temperature rises to 1.5C - a target set by the Paris Agreement.
COP29: US climate envoy says work will continue despite Trump's return
U.S. climate envoy John Podesta urged governments to keep faith in the country's promise to combat global warming.
COP29 begins today. On the table this year: global uncertainty and a looming Trump presidency
Uncertainty and corruption are already looming over this year's climate negotiations, as delegates descend on oil-rich Baku to start talks Monday.Azerbaijan, known as the land of fire for its oil-producing prowess,
US climate action won't end with Trump, envoy tells COP29
Washington's top climate envoy sought to reassure countries at the CO29 talks Monday that Donald Trump's re-election would not end US efforts to tackle global warming.
Trump’s shadow looms at climate summit: what COP29 could deliver
Nations gather to discuss who should pay to prevent the worst effects of climate change. But Donald Trump’s US election win might dampen commitments.
Climate summit COP29 clouded by Trump worries and leader absences
STORY: The annual U.N. climate summit kicked off on Monday (November 11) - but the planned absences of some key world leaders threatened to overshadow the event, along with looming worries over the impact of Donald Trump,
Corruption revelations, Trump presidency loom over this year's COP climate conference
The crowning achievement at last year's COP climate conference in Dubai was a global consensus on the need to "transition away from fossil fuels." This year, the conference had not even started yet before BBC News exposed senior organizers of using the event to arrange potential deals for fossil fuel expansion.
'Finance Day' at COP29 galvanises debate about numbers, sees first activists' protests
Small Island Developing States call for a new climate financing regime that does not aggravate their debt burden.View on ...
Factbox-Finance and business deals announced at COP29 climate talks
The latest round of global climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, has drawn in 60,000 delegates, including many from the worlds ...
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Transition plans and $300bn climate recommendations: What happened during Finance Day at COP29?
Thursday (14 November) marked Finance Day in Baku. Nations continued to discuss the language and inclusions around a New ...
COP29: BASIC countries ask rich nations to honour commitments for climate finance rather than ‘diluting obligations’
BASIC countries demand developed nations fulfill climate finance commitments, reject shifting responsibilities, and stress ...
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Bond Trades, Business Travel Targeted in COP29 Finance Push
These are just some of the ideas being pitched by influential leaders at the COP29 summit as a way to raise much needed ...
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COP29 is the ‘finance COP.’ Here's what that means
COP29 could be the most important conference for climate finance since 2009. There are big trillion dollar demands on the ...
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COP29 Day Three: Progress Is Made Toward Tripling Nuclear Capacity by 2050 as Cracks Appear Within Funding Models
Day three of the 29th Annual United Nations Climate Change Conference COP29 saw the end of the first part of the high-level segment for heads of ...
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Pakistan unveils National Climate Finance Strategy on sidelines of COP29
Pakistan’s delegation to the COP29 global climate change conference in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku unveiled the National ...
We Must Unlock Greater Access to Climate Finance at COP29 to Deliver on the UAE Consensus
Determination conquered doubt in Dubai, now we need a new goal on climate finance to be agreed at this year's climate summit ...