Panelists Take On Climate Finance and Politics at Newsweek's COP29 Event
At Newsweek's "Pillars of the Green Transition" event at COP29, panelists talked climate finance and the coming shift in U.S. policy in a second Trump term.
Challenges with global climate financing overshadow COP29
COP29 is focused on getting the money needed to tackle climate change on the table, but disagreements over who pays loom large.
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.
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 the natural disaster and security crises facing their populations, a letter seen by Reuters showed.
Climate finance: who is being asked to pay what at COP29?
"You owe us!" screamed a protest banner at the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan, where negotiations over how much rich nations most responsible for climate change should pay poorer ones are
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 U.N. talks in Baku, where early efforts to reach a finance deal risk being overshadowed by diplomatic rows.
Geopolitics overshadow COP29 talks on climate cash, as Argentina walks away
By Kate Abnett, Olesya Astakhova and Virginia Furness BAKU (Reuters) -Countries at the COP29 summit tried to make progress on ...
COP29 hosts accused of detaining climate defenders
The Azerbaijani government is using COP29 to crack down on environmental activists and other political opponents, according ...
Cop29 bingo: a beginner’s guide to climate acronyms
So many complicated climate acronyms render meaningless to the general public – here’s a guide to some of the jargon.
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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 ...
COP29: Countries grapple with raising trillions to fight climate change
When it comes to discussions on climate finance, the amount of money being talked about to help poor nations could be as high ...
Developing nations are least responsible for climate change but cop it worst. Will the COP29 climate talks tackle this injustice?
This week, nations are hashing out new goals for climate finance at the COP29 talks. Loss and damage is finally on the agenda ...
COP29: UK’s Biggest Broadcasters Commit To A Shared Measurement System For Climate Change Content
The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the United Nation’s annual climate change gathering. The current edition is in Baku, ...
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What to expect as the UN’s COP29 climate change summit begins in Azerbaijan
The 2024 summit in Azerbaijan comes amid fresh reports showing that global warming levels are accelerating, bringing more ...
As COP29 begins in Baku, local experts say climate change is causing the Caspian sea to shrink
As world leaders gather in Baku, Azerbaijan, for COP29, the impact of climate change can be seen up close. The Caspian sea, ...
The World Is Looking for a Financial Model to Solve Climate Change. It Doesn’t Have to Look Too Far.
Delegates at COP29 see the private sector as key to finding $2.4 trillion worth of green finance, in a framework that has ...