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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.
Countries at UN climate summit under pressure with no finance deal entering final day
Countries at the United Nations climate summit entered the last scheduled day of talks with no visible progress on their chief goals.
Fears rise of gender setbacks in global climate battle
COP29 faces backlash on gender, with key language stripped from drafts, sparking concern over setbacks in women’s role in climate action.
Crunch time: What still needs to be hammered out at COP29?
COP29 debates how developed nations will fund $1 trillion yearly for developing countries by 2030, including grants vs. loans and fairness.
Trump’s against climate action. But some right-wing governments are all for it
European right-wing leaders embrace climate action as economic opportunity, contrasting U.S. fossil fuel-driven skepticism under Trump.
UN chief tells countries to ‘soften hard lines’ amid deadlock in climate talks
“Amidst geopolitical divisions and uncertainties, the world needs countries to come together here in Baku."
At UN climate talks, “sewage” beer from Singapore highlights water scarcity and innovations
At COP29, Singapore’s NEWBrew beer, made with treated wastewater, showcases innovation in water conservation amid global scarcity.
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.
Brazil will not ‘shy away’ from fossil fuels as COP30 host: envoy
Brazil, host of COP30, won’t shy away from leading global talks on fossil fuel phaseout, despite being a major oil producer.
At COP29, more than 50 countries sign UN sustainable tourism declaration
Over 50 nations pledge at COP29 to align tourism with climate goals, addressing its 8.8 per cent emissions impact through reforms.
