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.
Rich nations raise cash offer to poor nations in climate talks
Wealthy nations raised their offer for climate finance for poorer nations to $300 billion Saturday at COP29 negotiations, with growing doubts that all countries will leave happy with the outcome.
EU Offers To Raise Rich Countries' Climate Pledge To $300 Bn: COP29 Negotiators
The European Union is ready to raise to $300 billion an offer by wealthy nations for annual climate funding to poorer countries in a bid to break a deadlock in COP29 talks in Azerbaijan, two negotiators said.
As talks in Baku cross the halfway point, nations are no closer to a goal on cash for climate action
Distractions were bigger than deals in the first week of United Nations climate talks, leaving a lot to be done, especially on the main issue of money.
Rich nations raise COP29 climate finance offer to $300 billion as developing nations fume
The European Union, the U.S. and other wealthy countries raised their offer of climate funding for developing nations to $300 billion a year at COP29 on Saturday, in a bid to unlock increasingly tense negotiations already a day into overtime.
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Azerbaijan: China's sustainable, green solutions grab attention at COP29
Chinese delegations gathered at a United Nations (UN) climate conference to showcase China's recent efforts and achievements ...
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COP29 Baku: UN rules facilitating carbon trading between nations agreed upon
This decision, taken during extra time at the COP29 conference, is a major step forward in a thorny debate that has dragged ...
Anger, frustration in Baku as draft COP29 deal leaves key issues open
Disputes in Baku are growing increasingly heated 24 hours before the UN Climate Change Conference is due to end, as ...
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From the 'Black City' to the White City: Baku takes advantage of COP29 to cleanse its past as the world's first oil capital
Meanwhile, renewables account for barely 7% of Azerbaijan's energy mix, the land of fire. And although the goal is to reach ...
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The “Dark Joke” of Having a Climate Summit in Azerbaijan
Baku, Azerbaijan —Azerbaijan is the land of fire, or so the Zoroastrian legend goes. Its supply of combustible fuel has long ...
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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.
Tea is a way of life in Azerbaijan and center stage at COP29. But it’s not immune to climate change
As Azerbaijan introduces its vibrant tea culture to COP29 attendees, scientists are studying how to save it from climate ...
A dead whale showed up outside COP29 in Azerbaijan. It's just an art installation
A Belgian-based art collective known as Captain Boomer is behind the dead whale art installation outside the COP29 summit in ...
Azerbaijan Should Never Have Been COP Host
The country’s authoritarian President Ilham Aliyev personally oversees the largest cash cow: the State Oil Fund. That may be ...
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Azerbaijan completes first renewable energy auction for 100MW solar plant
Azerbaijan concluded its first renewable energy auction, awarding the contract for a 100MW solar power project to Universal ...
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Disinformation threatens climate action, UN Warns
Top officials in Baku for COP29 say the spread of false climate narratives undercuts the annual climate talks.