Spotlight: COP29
The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan November 11 to 22. This is the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), commonly known as COP29. Mukhtar Babayev will preside over COP29; Samir Nuriyev heads the Organising Committee.
COP29 primer: Canada’s priorities at the global climate talks, and the Trump impact
Canada could play a key role in climate talks this year, says Minister Steven Guilbeault, despite Trump's win.
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.
Azerbaijan is the host of the UN’s climate conference, shining a spotlight on the petrostate
Countries will gather in Azerbaijan for COP29 — a place that was one of the birthplaces of the oil industry.
Explainer: What is the point of a UN climate COP?
Next week, COP29 gathers thousands in Baku for the U.N. climate summit to address global climate challenges. Here’s why it matters.
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.
Trump prepares withdrawing from Paris climate agreement, NYT reports
Trump's team prepares executive orders to exit Paris accord, shrink national monuments, and lift gas export terminal pause.
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.
Multilateral development banks are stepping into climate breach: EBRD President
Multilateral development banks are boosting green investments, with the EBRD focusing on climate action amid global trade tensions and U.S. policy uncertainty.
COP29 climate agenda clouded by trade tensions ahead of summit
China has put trade talks onto the proposed agenda for the COP29 summit, a U.N. document showed, raising the prospect that the issue...
UN aims to set standards for scandal-hit carbon markets at COP29
Governments could finally approve new UN standards for countries and companies wanting to trade carbon credits.
