COP climate talks not fit for purpose and need reform, say climate leaders
A group of former leaders and climate experts said the annual U.N. COP climate talks were no longer fit for purpose and needed to be reformed, publishing a critical open letter mid-way through what has so far been a fractious summit.
Climate leaders say COP29 talks not fit for purpose and need reform
As we approach the halfway mark of the UN Climate Change Conference or COP29 in Azerbaijan, a group of former leaders and climate experts has published a critical open letter highlighting what has so far been a fractious summit that has made little progress.
Live Briefing: More than 100 world leaders to convene at COP29 climate summit in Baku
World leaders, including British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, are scheduled to speak as this year’s U.N. Climate Change Conference heads into its second day.
COP29 talks struggle in a year of climate stress and global bickering
This year's U.N. climate summit is struggling to focus minds on the health of the planet, with turbulent geopolitics, a confrontational host and the reelection of U.S. climate skeptic Donald Trump stealing the limelight.
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 annual meetings are the key international summits as the world attempts to address the unfolding climate crisis.
Live Briefing: Nations gather for U.N. climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan
The U.N. Climate Change Conference begins a year after a deal to phase out fossil fuels. COP29 president Mukhtar Babayev opened the summit with a call for action.
Factbox-Finance and business deals announced at COP29 climate talks
The latest round of global climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, has drawn in 60,000 delegates, including many from the worlds of business and finance. Below is a selection of the deals struck during the event.
World leaders gather for photo at COP29 climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan
World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan although the big names and powerful countries are noticeably absent, unlike past climate talks which had the star power of a soccer World Cup.
COP29 climate summit kicks off in Baku. Will it be the last for the U.S.?
As delegates from nearly 200 countries gather for a major international summit on climate change, they're confronting a new era of uncertainty for the U.S. under a second Trump administration.
Leading German climate activist asks Scholz to attend COP29 in Baku
Germany's leading climate activist on Monday called on Chancellor Olaf Scholz to attend the UN Climate Change Conference in Azerbaijan. As COP29 talks began in Baku, Luisa Neubauer from the German chapter of the Fridays for Future organization asked Scholz to reconsider his decision to skip the meeting due to the ongoing political crisis in Berlin.
Italy's Meloni argues for 'pragmatic' climate policy at Baku COP29
Italy's far-right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, stated at the UN climate conference in Baku that she does not intend to withdraw from the international fight against the climate crisis. "We must protect nature,
Azerbaijan’s leader takes a wrecking ball to his own climate talks as calls rise for total ‘overhaul’
From the moment the US election results rolled in, climate leaders knew Donald Trump would be a blow to the COP29 talks in ...
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Gore says 'absurd' to hold UN climate talks in petrostates
US vice president Al Gore told AFP Friday it was "absurd" for petrostates such as Azerbaijan to host UN climate talks, saying ...
Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform
The conference’s chief negotiator said current talks — aimed at striking a multi-hundred billion dollar deal on financing a ...
Climate talks urged to find $1 trillion a year for poorer countries
Pay now to help poorer countries cope with climate change or pay more later, negotiators were warned on Thursday as experts ...
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COP29 Bulletin Day 4: Azerbaijan’s climate fund on ice and Europe hits back at Aliyev criticism
Azerbaijan postpones the launch of a controversial climate fund and gets embroiled in a diplomatic spat with the EU ...
Climate talks open in Azerbaijan with calls for a path away from the ‘road to ruin’
In Azerbaijan, where the world’s first oil well was drilled and the smell of fuel was noticeable outdoors, the talks were ...
Earth's projected warming hasn't improved for 3 years. UN climate talks are still pushing
For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven’t lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to ...
Exclusive-Fragile countries make $20 billion climate finance push at COP29, letter says
A group of conflict-affected countries is pushing at COP29 to double financial aid to more than $20 billion a year to combat ...
At UN climate talks, some see wars complicating negotiators’ task
At the United Nations climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, wars are top of mind for some leaders and activists who have ...