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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.
UN climate summit set to go into overtime as talks stall over finance deal
Negotiators have been adrift in the last 24 hours, unable to soften their red lines or hammer out a landing ground.
COP29 climate summit overruns as $250 billion draft deal stalls
COP29 climate talks extend past deadline as nations clash over a $250B annual funding plan, with developing countries demanding more.
