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COP29 special edition: Big promises, small Band-Aids, and Big Oil drama
A recap of everything that happened at the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. Plus, early ...
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At COP29, new rules for carbon markets made them even more controversial
Environmental groups say weak guidelines risk facilitating “cowboy carbon markets at a time when the world needs a sheriff.” ...
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Disappointment at COP29 all too predictable — we have one last chance to fix it
Brazil has given an indication that it understands what the stakes are ahead of next year. In a speech at the last G20 Summit, held in Brazil, President Lula da Silva warned that ‘COP30 will be our ...
COP29: Climate change could kill millions — and world leaders must work to limit fatalities
The 1,000-ton rule states that a person is killed every time humanity burns 1,000 tons of fossil carbon. Minimizing the ...
COP29 negotiators agree on funding deal for poor nations facing climate crises
United Nations climate negotiators agreed on a funding formula to help developing countries cope with the effects of climate ...
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Experts React: COP29 Highlights, Challenges, and Emerging Trends in Global Climate Policy
COP29 has brought heads of state, climate experts, nongovernmental organizations, and activists to Azerbaijan to assess ...
'Too little, too late': Activists and poorer nations criticise $300bn COP29 deal
Western leaders welcomed the deal, as US President Joe Biden says the world is "one significant step closer" to achieving ...
Nations at COP29 Agree $300B a Year for Poor Countries in Compromise Climate Deal
It’s not near the $1.3 trillion developing countries were asking for, but it’s three times the 2009 deal that is expiring.
From a US$300 billion climate finance deal to global carbon trading, here’s what was – and wasn’t – achieved at the COP29 climate talks
The petroleum-laden dust has settled on this years United Nations climate summit, COP29, held over the past fortnight in Baku ...
Climate talks reach finance deal blasted as inadequate by developing nations
Negotiators from nearly 200 nations made a nonbinding commitment that wealthy nations would aim to provide $300 billion ...
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US$300 billion COP29 deal pales in comparison to other expenditures, say experts
The final agreement requires developed countries to help poorer nations mitigate the impact of climate disasters through ...