At UN climate talks, farmers argue for a share of money dedicated to fighting climate change
Small farmers get less than 1% of climate finance, according to a report last year from the Climate Policy Initiative. At the same time, food systems — all the processes involved in making, shipping and disposing of food — account for about a third of planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions.
Money to respond to climate change is key to UN talks in Baku. Nations are finding ways to raise it
Money is the key issue in Baku, where negotiators are working on a new amount for aid to help developing nations transition to clean energy, adapt to climate change and deal with weather disasters. It’ll replace the current goal of $100 billion annually — a goal set in 2009.
COP29 climate talks: What new taxes could help raise money to fight climate change?
The COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan aim to agree an annual finance target of $1 trillion or more a year to help poorer countries respond to global warming. Some see new taxes as one way to get there.
Money to respond to climate change is key. Here’s how nations are raising it
Big money to respond to climate change is key to the United Nations talks underway in Azerbaijan. Vulnerable nations say they need as much as $1.3 trillion to cope with damage they've already suffered from extreme weather events,
Big Money to Respond to Climate Change Is Key to UN Talks in Baku. How Can Nations Raise It?
It involves a complex package of grants, loans and private investment, and it's becoming the major currency at annual United Nations climate talks known as COP29. But poor nations worry they’ll get the short end of the lever: not much money and plenty of debt.
A New Era of Climate Geopolitics is Playing Out at COP29
In the opening hours of the conference, John Podesta, President Joe Biden’s climate envoy, offered a blunt assessment that ...
Climate Talks Head Into the Final Stretch With Negotiators Far Apart
Senior ministers are arriving in an effort to break a deadlock over the summit’s main goal: funding to help lower-income ...
COP29 climate talks urged to find $1 trillion a year for poorer countries
Countries at the COP29 summit tried to make progress on how to raise up to $1 trillion in climate finance for the world's ...
Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform
Seven states or provinces spew more than 1 billion metric tons of greenhouse gases, all of them in China, except Texas, which ...
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 climate talks grapple with trillion-dollar task
Developing countries need at least $1 trillion per year by the end of the decade to cope with climate change, economists told ...
COP29 President calls on G20 leadership to progress climate talks
Azerbaijan, the host country of United Nations climate change conference, has called on G20 leaders to send a positive signal ...
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Lula says COP29 talks 'cannot leave' climate decisions to 2025
"We cannot leave the task of Baku (Azerbaijan's capital) until Belem," Lula told the G20 summit underway in Rio de Janeiro, ...
The COP29 climate talks are about to kick off in Baku, Azerbaijan. Here's what to expect
The next major United Nations meeting on climate change, known as COP29, is about to get underway in Baku, Azerbaijan. These ...
COP29 negotiators strive for deal after G20 'marching orders'
Negotiators toiled Tuesday to break a deadlock at UN climate talks after G20 leaders acknowledged the need for trillions of ...