Cop29 live: boost to summit as G20 reaffirms transition away from fossil fuels
G20 communique in Rio contains key lines on climate confirming world set to transition away from fossil fuels.   09:02 The UN climate change body the UNFCCC has published a video on Instagram about the interrelationships between climate breakdown and education.
Summit host Azerbaijan warns COP29 cannot succeed without G20 boost
Leaders of the world's biggest economies must send a clear signal on the need to tackle global warming, COP29 climate summit host Azerbaijan said on Monday. The plea came as Group of 20 (G20) leaders met in Brazil with climate just one item on an agenda spanning war in Ukraine and the implications of Donald Trump's election victory.
G20 failure to explicitly back fossil fuel transition upsets COP29 talks
The G20 failure to make a direct mention of the need to transition away from fossil fuels in its leaders’ statement in Rio has escalated fears among key negotiators at the UN COP29 summit in Baku that Donald Trump’s US election victory has put the brakes on climate action.
COP29: Draft G20 communique skips referring to transition away from fossil fuels
The draft G20 leaders’ communique focuses on the 2 degree C goal (upper limit of Paris Agreement) and doesn’t mention ‘transitioning away from fossil fuels’ language agreed upon at CO28 in UAE
Negotiators seek to break COP29 impasse after G20 'marching orders'
Negotiators sought Tuesday to break a deadlock at UN climate talks after G20 leaders backed the need for "trillions" of ...
Can a COP29 deal clean up scandal-ridden carbon offsets? | Analysis
Countries aim to finalize U.N.-backed carbon market deal at COP29, potentially worth $250 billion annually by 2030.
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The Fossil Fuel Industry Continues to Exert Undue Influence Over COP29, Activists Say
High-emitting developed countries prevented the UNFCCC from adopting conflict-of-interest guidelines for the annual climate ...
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Food worth $1.5 trillion goes to waste annually, experts raise concern at COP29
The G20 Rio de Janeiro declaration highlights that 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, with women and children ...
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COP29: 78 NGOs call for climate finance to support regenerative farming
The NGOs, including Save Soil, 4per1000 and SEKEM, endorsed a policy aiming to empower farmers and foster soil restoration ...
COP29’s First Week Exposes Urgent Need For Climate Financing
This year’s climate change conference is a stark reminder that meeting our climate goals requires unprecedented financial ...
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COP29 Highlights Private Sector's Responsibility to Safeguard Biodiversity
A recent session at the COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan highlighted the importance for the private sector to safeguard ...
At COP29, Climate ‘Optimism Has Been Dampened’
Brad Plumer is reporting from Azerbaijan, where the annual U.N. climate summit got underway this week. This week, diplomats ...
COP29: 5 Critical Developments To Watch At This Year’s Climate Summit
COP29, this year's biggest environmental conference, is now underway. Here is how leaders from around the world are coming ...
COP29 : "more countries need to take responsibility" says Wopke Hoekstra
In the first press conference of the second week, the EU Commissioner for Climate Action Wopke Hoekstra reaffirmed that the ...