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Observers said COP29 in Baku made virtually no progress on tackling the source of global warming (AFP)
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Concern as climate talks stalls on fossil fuels pledge

Countries clashed at COP29 over how to build on a landmark pledge at last year's climate talks to "transition away" from fossil fuels.   

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks on day two of the Cop29 climate summit (Carl Court/PA)
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Cop29 finance deal ‘a death sentence’ and ‘woefully inadequate’, activists say

COP29's $300bn climate deal is slammed as 'woefully inadequate' and a 'death sentence for millions.'

Canada Climate Change Ambassador Catherine Stewart speaks during a plenary session at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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How public funds are being used to lure private dollars in race for climate financing

Blended finance could help bridge the climate funding gap by attracting private sector investment.

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Irish climate minister says COP29 deal ‘far from perfect but can be built on’

Ireland's Eamon Ryan, the former Green Party leader, called the deal a hopeful step toward financial fairness for nations most in need.

Plastic waste litters the shoreline in Indonesia (Owen Humphreys/PA)
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Countries urged to be ambitious in final push for UN plastic pollution treaty

UN talks in Busan, South Korea, aim for a bold global treaty on plastic pollution, but some nations push for weaker production curbs.

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Breakthrough in Baku delivers $1.3tn “Baku Finance Goal”

24 November 2024 • The Baku Finance Goal sets new global target to channel $1.3tn of climate finance to developing countries by 2035...

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COP29 Finance Deal a Downpayment for a Safer, More Equitable Future

November 23 2024 BAKU (November 24, 2024) -- The COP29 climate negotiations in Baku concluded with delegates agreeing to a new climate finance goal...

Activists participate in a demonstration for climate finance at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
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Here’s what to know about the new funding deal that countries agreed to at UN climate talks

At COP29, rich countries agreed on a climate deal of $300 billion annually by 2035 — here's how they got there.

Activists shout slogans during a protest action at the COP29 United Nations climate change conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 23, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
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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...

A view of an image announcing Brazil as elected host country for COP 30, at the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 23, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo
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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

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