Focus on UNFCCC
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
COP29: Failure haunts UN environment conferences
Negotiators at COP29 in Baku struggle for a deal, continuing a history of failed or contentious climate summits.
Finance deal remains elusive at COP29 as UN climate talks stretch into overtime
COP29 'torturous' talks stretch into overtime as countries struggle to break a climate finance deadlock.
How big fossil-fuel-producing countries export emissions abroad
Fossil fuel exports were a hot topic at COP29 in Baku, with calls for accountability for pollution sent to poorer nations.
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...
Gap between national targets and market realities threatens climate goals: Ember
Ember: Governments should close critical gap between the rapid growth of renewable energy markets and stagnant national climate targets.
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...
UK pledges £239m to forest-rich nations to fight climate change at Cop29
It comes as part of the UK’s commitment to deliver £11.6 billion in carbon finance by 2026.
