UN climate summit sees key leaders absent
World leaders converged Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference with plenty of big names and powerful countries noticeably absent.
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.
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 intense climate-related disasters and an increased demand for funding to mitigate and protect communities from the effects of climate change.
World leaders begin plenary speeches at COP29 climate summit
Dozens of leaders are set to give speeches at the UN's Climate Change Conference in Azerbaijan on Tuesday, setting the tone for the two-week negotiations. Among others, UN Secretary General António Guterres is expected to speak.
COP29 Azerbaijan: Are climate finance promises enough?
The cost of climate change and how to pay for it have been some of the main talking points at every COP29 summit.
Video: Live: World Leaders arrive to Climate Action Summit at Cop29
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Climate summit COP29 clouded by Trump worries and leader absences
STORY: The annual U.N. climate summit kicked off on Monday (November 11) - but the planned absences of some key world leaders threatened to overshadow the event, along with looming worries over the impact of Donald Trump,
COP29 opens for talks on climate funding
The United Nations climate summit has kicked off in Azerbaijan. This year’s talks are centered on climate funding.
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Azerbaijan accused of ramping up repression of critics ahead of hosting UN climate summit
Azerbaijan has had a poor human rights record for many years ... of spearheading an intensifying crackdown on freedom of ...
Oil and gas are gift of god, Azerbaijan president tells climate summit
Oil and gas are a “gift of god”, Azerbaijan ’s president Ilham Aliyev told the Cop29 climate conference on Tuesday. Speaking ...
Greta Thunberg protests against Azerbaijan hosting global climate summit
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has attended a rally in Georgia to protest against Azernaijan hosting the annual United ...
Cop29 live updates: climate summit gets under way in Baku, Azerbaijan
Rich nations need to fund poorer nations to avoid burning fossil fuels and cope with severe weather events fuelled by global ...
Trump and trade worries cloud COP29 climate summit in Baku
The annual U.N. climate summit kicks off Monday with countries readying for tough talks on finance and trade, following a ...
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Islands fill vacuum at climate summit
The list of “no shows” at the two-week COP29 climate conference in Azerbaijan is long. Smaller countries, including island ...
Summit-level meeting begins at COP29 UN climate change conference in Azerbaijan
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COP29 host Azerbaijan promoted fossil fuel deals ahead of climate summit, NGO says
An official with Azerbaijan's Presidency of next week's United Nations COP29 climate summit appeared to offer to facilitate ...
‘World must pay up, or humanity will pay the price,’ Guterres warns COP29 climate summit
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for 'climate justice' in his address to the United Nations annual ...
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World leaders descend on Azerbaijan’s capital Baku for United Nations climate talks
World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan although the big names and powerful countries are noticeably ...