COP29 summit 2024
Climate talks urged to find $1 trillion a year for poorer countries
A previous goal of $100 billion per year, which expires in 2025, was met two years late in 2022, the OECD said earlier this year, although much of it was in the form of loans rather than grants, something recipient countries say needs to change.
UN climate funding draft narrows options, but obstacles remain
Landing a new accord to boost money for climate action in developing countries is the top priority of negotiators at the UN COP29 summit in Azerbaijan.
Oil, gas 'gift of God', Azerbaijan president repeats at COP29
"Oil, gas, wind, sun, gold, silver, copper, all... are natural resources and countries should not be blamed for having them and should not be blamed for bringing these resources to the market, because the market needs them."
Climate action 'will endure' post-Trump: UN climate chief
"Many of you have been reporting on the climate implications of political events in the last weeks. I'll just say this: our process is strong. It's robust, and it will endure," Simon Stiell told reporters at the COP29 talks in Baku.
Climate debt is an unfair burden for Bangladesh
COP29 must secure fair climate finance for vulnerable nations
COP29 leaders speak as summit formally opens
Here's what the summit leaders had to say at the opening ceremony
White truffles, Italy's gold, menaced by climate change
The master's message was a testament: "If we want to prevent the disappearance of the truffle, we must protect the forests, stop polluting the waterways and plant new 'truffle' trees".
A guide to COP29 climate jargon
A guide to some of the terms in play at this year's COP29 discussions
Trump and trade worries cloud COP29 climate summit in Baku
Delegates gathering in Azerbaijan's capital of Baku are hoping to resolve the summit's top agenda item – a deal for up to $1 trillion in annual climate finance for developing countries.
Climate talks urged to find $1 trillion a year for poorer countries
A previous goal of $100 billion per year, which expires in 2025, was met two years late in 2022, the OECD said earlier this year, although much of it was in the form of loans rather than grants, something recipient countries say needs to change.
UN climate funding draft narrows options, but obstacles remain
Landing a new accord to boost money for climate action in developing countries is the top priority of negotiators at the UN COP29 summit in Azerbaijan.
Oil, gas 'gift of God', Azerbaijan president repeats at COP29
"Oil, gas, wind, sun, gold, silver, copper, all... are natural resources and countries should not be blamed for having them and should not be blamed for bringing these resources to the market, because the market needs them."
Climate action 'will endure' post-Trump: UN climate chief
"Many of you have been reporting on the climate implications of political events in the last weeks. I'll just say this: our process is strong. It's robust, and it will endure," Simon Stiell told reporters at the COP29 talks in Baku.
Climate debt is an unfair burden for Bangladesh
COP29 must secure fair climate finance for vulnerable nations
COP29 leaders speak as summit formally opens
Here's what the summit leaders had to say at the opening ceremony
White truffles, Italy's gold, menaced by climate change
The master's message was a testament: "If we want to prevent the disappearance of the truffle, we must protect the forests, stop polluting the waterways and plant new 'truffle' trees".
A guide to COP29 climate jargon
A guide to some of the terms in play at this year's COP29 discussions
Trump and trade worries cloud COP29 climate summit in Baku
Delegates gathering in Azerbaijan's capital of Baku are hoping to resolve the summit's top agenda item – a deal for up to $1 trillion in annual climate finance for developing countries.
COP29 opens with Trump climate withdrawal looming
Countries come to Baku for the main United Nations forum for climate diplomacy after new warnings that 2024 is on track to break temperature records, adding urgency to a fractious debate over climate funding.