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'Time lost is lives, livelihoods and the planet lost,' said Babayev (AFP)
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Climate talks host urges rich nations to break stalemate

The host of this year's UN climate summit has urged governments to start compromising to help poorer countries tackle global warming

FILE PHOTO: An offshore oil rig is seen in the Caspian Sea near Baku, Azerbaijan, October 5, 2017. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor/File Photo
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Azerbaijan plans climate fund after pushback on fossil-fuel levy: source

Azerbaijan has abandoned its proposal for a fossil-fuel levy at COP29, opting instead to launch a new fund for green investments in poorer...

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows an embankment of the Caspian Sea in Baku, Azerbaijan June 14, 2021.  Picture taken through the window. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo
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Azerbaijan, this year’s host of COP29, to upgrade climate target before summit

All countries face a U.N. deadline next year to toughen their national climate targets.

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COP29 climate hosts say they’ll keep expanding fossil fuels

The incoming president of the COP29 UN climate summit in Azerbaijan says his country will keep increasing fossil fuel production "in parallel" with...

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Azerbaijan hoping to cut emissions with $2 billion green energy investment

Azerbaijan, which is hosting COP29 this year, is hoping to raise the share of renewables across its energy sector to almost a third...

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