Focus on COP29 Presidency
Fossil fuel supply: the elephant in the room at climate change conferences
Climate agreements fail to address limiting fossil fuel extraction and calls for actions to reduce supply.
COP29: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Baku
COP29 in Baku concluded with agreements on increasing climate finance, advancing adaptation efforts, and setting stricter emissions targets.
Contentious COP29 deal shows climate cooperation fraying at edges
Among the biggest factors clouding the negotiations at COP29 was the return of climate skeptic Donald Trump as president of the U.S.
Breakthrough in Baku delivers $1.3tn “Baku Finance Goal”
24 November 2024 • The Baku Finance Goal sets new global target to channel $1.3tn of climate finance to developing countries by 2035...
COP29 Finance Deal a Downpayment for a Safer, More Equitable Future
November 23 2024 BAKU (November 24, 2024) -- The COP29 climate negotiations in Baku concluded with delegates agreeing to a new climate finance goal...
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
Rich countries raise COP29 climate finance offer to $300B as developing nations fume
Wealthy nations at COP29 agree to raise their climate funding offer to $300 billion annually by 2035 for developing countries.
Statement from the COP29 Presidency
Throughout the year, the COP29 Presidency has been pushing for a fair and ambitious new climate finance goal, taking into account the needs...
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...
