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COP29 Negotiators Celebrate Early Climate Funding Boost: $120 Billion for Developing Nations by 2030

The COP29 climate summit began on a hopeful note this week as leading global development banks pledged to significantly increase climate financing for poorer and middle-income nations, boosting the financial resources for countries struggling with the devastating impacts of global...
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COP29 Opens Amid Record-Breaking Global Temperatures, Worsening Climate Effects, and Rising Pressure on World Leaders

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) opens this week in Bonn during a year that has seen unprecedented global warming and intensified environmental disasters. With the world nearing a critical threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures, the...
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China Expresses Concern Over Potential U.S. Climate Policy Reversal Under Donald Trump

As the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) climate talks unfold in Baku, Azerbaijan, Beijing has voiced concerns about the impact of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s possible return to office on global climate change efforts. China's top climate envoy,...
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U.S. Remains Committed to Climate Action Despite Election Results, Podesta Tells COP29 Officials

As the 29th annual United Nations climate conference (COP29) kicks off this week, the world’s attention is squarely on the shifting landscape of global climate action, particularly in light of last week’s U.S. presidential election. In a speech to foreign...
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As COP29 Begins in Baku, Azerbaijan Stands at the Crossroads of Energy and Climate Challenges

As the world gathers for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties, or COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan finds itself in a unique and challenging position. Like last year's host, the United Arab Emirates (UAE),...
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Azerbaijan in the Spotlight as Baku Hosts COP29 Amidst Green Energy Pledges and Skepticism

The small, oil-rich nation of Azerbaijan is under international scrutiny as it hosts COP29, the annual climate summit organized by the United Nations. Representatives and diplomats from around the world have arrived in Baku to deliberate on strategies for mitigating...