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Yalchin Rafiyev, Azerbaijan's COP29 lead negotiator, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
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Money to respond to climate change is key to UN talks in Baku. Nations are finding ways to raise it

Rich nations at COP29 face pressure to boost climate finance, balancing loans, grants, and leverage amid fears of debt for poorer nations.

A flare burns off excess gas from a gas plant in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S., November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Angus Mordant/File Photo
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Countries, companies lag in response to tackle methane emissions, UN says

Many countries signed a global pledge three years ago to cut methane emissions by 30% from 2020 levels by 2030. 

Inger Andersen, Executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme speaks at the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, January 18, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
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Developing world faces multi-billion climate adaptation cash gap, U.N. report says

Developing nations need $359B yearly to adapt to climate change, yet funding in 2022 hit only $28B, a UNEP report shows.

FILE - McCain Maximo runs back into the trees filled with bridled tern nests on the northern end of the sand bar on Helen Island, Palau, on July 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Yannick Peterhans, File)
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Slight progress in global biodiversity protection efforts but some species decline, new reports find

Global biodiversity efforts show slight progress, but many species still face decline; accelerated action is crucial by 2030.

A UNEP report has warned of a catastrophic 3.1C rise in temperature (Ben Birchall/PA)
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World on track for ‘catastrophic’ 3.1C of global warming this century, UN warns

The world is on track for a “catastrophic” 3.1C of global warming, the UN warns calling for efforts to cut emissions driving climate...

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