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Cars drive at the territory of the COP29 United Nations climate change conference venue, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 22, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
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COP29 climate summit overruns as $250 billion draft deal stalls

COP29 climate talks extend past deadline as nations clash over a $250B annual funding plan, with developing countries demanding more.

People walk at the entrance of the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 18, 2024. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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Climate funding divisions laid bare as COP29 deadline looms

The goal of COP29 is to agree how much money richer countries should provide poorer developing ones to help fight climate change.

A parched field is pictured in Balkh province, Afghanistan.
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UN moves to unlock stuck climate financing for Afghanistan, agencies say

UN agencies push for climate funds for Afghanistan, stalled since the Taliban's 2021 takeover, officials say.

A flare burns off excess gas from a gas plant in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S., November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Angus Mordant/File Photo
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Countries, companies lag in response to tackle methane emissions, UN says

Many countries signed a global pledge three years ago to cut methane emissions by 30% from 2020 levels by 2030. 

Global environmental activists protest against the gas industry during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), in Baku, Azerbaijan November 15, 2024. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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Fragile countries make $20 billion climate finance push at COP29, letter says

"A flood situation in South Sudan or Somalia creates more catastrophe than it would in any other developing country."

FILE PHOTO: A flare burns off excess gas from a gas plant in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S., November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Angus Mordant/File Photo
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Explainer: How methane emissions threaten climate goals

Rising methane emissions threaten climate goals; scientists call for urgent cuts to reduce this potent greenhouse gas's impact.

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the venue of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, during a media tour ahead of the summit beginning in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Taliban administration officials to attend UN climate conference in Azerbaijan

Taliban officials to attend COP29 in Azerbaijan as observers, marking a rare high-profile U.N. event since 2021.

FILE PHOTO: A countdown display for the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference is set in Baku, Azerbaijan October 31, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Karimov//File Photo
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Explainer: Who are the key voices at the COP29 climate summit in Baku?

Nearly 200 countries meet at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, to negotiate climate action with major blocs and leaders.

FILE PHOTO: A car is parked at the venue of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, during a media tour ahead of the summit beginning in Baku, Azerbaijan November 8, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Karimov/File Photo
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COP29 host Azerbaijan promoted fossil fuel deals ahead of climate summit, NGO says

A secret video reveals Azerbaijan, COP29 host, offering to discuss potential fossil fuel deals ahead of the climate summit.

FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a sign of the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan October 31, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Karimov/File Photo
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Trump win worries international partners ahead of COP29 climate summit

President Donald Trump won a decisive victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in the November 6. U.S. election.

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