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.
Brazilian beef and leather companies fall short in tackling deforestation, a study finds
Brazil's beef industry fuels Amazon deforestation, with 80 per cent of top companies failing to stop rainforest destruction.
Indonesia phasing out coal by 2040 requires ramping up renewables
Ember: By increasing renewables share to 65% in the power mix by 2040, and retiring 3 GW of coal annually, Indonesia may reach...
Climate-vulnerable countries push for credit rating overhaul
Ratings given by the "Big Three" agencies consider the risks and potential for economic harm from climate change.
Analysis: Why the $300B climate-finance goal is even less ambitious than it seems
COP29 faces criticism for relying on minimal new efforts, counting inflation-eroded funds, and including developing-country contributions.
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.
Afghanistan must participate in future climate talks: Taliban
An Afghan official urges inclusion in future climate talks after Taliban's first COP29 attendance.
IRENA: Limiting global warming still possible, but G20 must step up
To achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, IRENA emphasizes the importance of aligning NDCs with national climate and energy transition goals.
Top UN court to open unprecedented climate hearings
Climate activists hope a legal blueprint will pave the way toward further legal action on climate change.
Contentious COP29 deal casts doubt over climate plans
Baku's COP29 was crucial to boosting climate action across huge swathes of the world. It failed to deliver.
After a disappointing COP29, here’s how to design global climate talks that might actually work
Opinion: Reform COP talks to accelerate global climate action and overcome the slow, flawed process for meaningful change.
