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Cop29 finance deal ‘a death sentence’ and ‘woefully inadequate’, activists say
COP29's $300bn climate deal is slammed as 'woefully inadequate' and a 'death sentence for millions.'
How public funds are being used to lure private dollars in race for climate financing
Blended finance could help bridge the climate funding gap by attracting private sector investment.
Here’s what to know about the new funding deal that countries agreed to at UN climate talks
At COP29, rich countries agreed on a climate deal of $300 billion annually by 2035 — here's how they got there.
COP29 agrees on deal to kick-start global carbon credit trading
Countries agreed on a deal at the COP29 climate conference on Saturday on rules for a global market to buy and sell carbon...
COP29 climate summit in overtime, what are countries saying?
"The eyes of the world are rather focused on us." — Azerbaijan's COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev
Finance deal remains elusive at COP29 as UN climate talks stretch into overtime
COP29 'torturous' talks stretch into overtime as countries struggle to break a climate finance deadlock.
How big fossil-fuel-producing countries export emissions abroad
Fossil fuel exports were a hot topic at COP29 in Baku, with calls for accountability for pollution sent to poorer nations.
UK wants Cop29 deal that ‘accelerates clean energy transition’, says Miliband
The UK has been pushing hard for a deal that includes reference to last year’s pledge to “transition away from fossil fuels in...
UK pledges £239m to forest-rich nations to fight climate change at Cop29
It comes as part of the UK’s commitment to deliver £11.6 billion in carbon finance by 2026.
UN climate summit set to go into overtime as talks stall over finance deal
Negotiators have been adrift in the last 24 hours, unable to soften their red lines or hammer out a landing ground.
