COP29, climate change and United Nations

U.N. climate deal, $300 billion for poor nations, sparks backlash
The COP29 United Nations climate conference is coming to a close in Baku, Azerbaijan, after more than a week of discussions. Follow news and live updates.
COP29 reaches $1.3 trillion accord for poorer nations' climate needs
The COP29 summit in Azerbaijan has reached an agreement to provide at least $1.3 trillion annually through 2035 to poorer countries to help them fight climate change, with at least $300 billion to come from mainly industrialized nations.
COP29 negotiators agree on funding deal for poor nations facing climate crises
United Nations climate negotiators agreed on a funding formula to help developing countries cope with the effects of climate change early Sunday in Azerbaijan after two weeks of intense negotiations.
Developing nations blast $300 billion COP29 climate deal as insufficient
Countries at the COP29 summit in Baku adopted a $300 billion a year global finance target on Sunday to help poorer nations cope with impacts of climate change, a deal its intended recipients criticised as woefully insufficient.
World reaches $300 bn climate finance deal at COP29
The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday committing wealthy historic polluters to $300 billion annually for poor and vulnerable nations that had demanded far more to confront the
COP29 paves the way for trillion-dollar climate financing agreement
During the COP29 climate conference held in Baku, an agreement was reached on Saturday regarding the possibility for wealthier countries to utilize an emission balancing mechanism by making payments to nations that exceed planned reduction goals.
COP29 draft deal would have rich nations pay $300 billion in climate finance
By Kate Abnett, Valerie Volcovici and Nailia Bagirova BAKU (Reuters) -Developed nations should pay $300 billion a year by 2035 to help poorer countries deal with climate change, according to a new draft deal from U.
Concepts, practices inspired by Xi’s thought on ecological civilization shine at COP29, offer solutions to global fight against climate change
Over the last decade, under the guidance of Chinese President Xi Jinping's Thought on Ecological Civilization, China has been ...
Climate change goosed hurricane wind strength by 18 mph since 2019, study says
A new study says human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 mph stronger in the last six years ...
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Climate organizations disappointed by “small” sum agreed at climate summit in Baku
Nature and environmental organizations are deeply disappointed with the new amount of 300 billion dollars for climate support ...
Takeaways from the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan
This year's U.N. climate summit delivered a deal on climate finance two days past deadline, after two weeks of tense ...
Athletes see climate change as threatening their sports and their health. Some are speaking up
Pragnya Mohan has been a professional triathlete for nearly a decade, but summers in her native India are now so hot that she ...
The Perfect Novel for the Baku Climate Summit
The U.N. climate conference, held in a petrostate, is a surreal moment. This darkly funny novel about Baku, oil companies and ...
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German Foreign Minister Says Europe Bears 'Historical Responsibility' For Climate Change
At the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says that "we Europeans bear a special responsibility" for climate change. She adds that it's "a ...
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 ...
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‘Optical illusion’: Key takeaways from COP29 at Baku
Climate finance deal criticised at COP29 as inadequate, lacking real money and clear grants for developing countries.