COP29, the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, took place in Baku from November 11-22, 2024, bringing together leaders, academics, and innovators in a concerted effort to combat climate change.

But as exciting as it was, attending this climate summit also came with its challenges—starting with just getting to the venue – the Olympic Stadium. The first morning of the conference, I left the hotel armed with a map on the phone and what I thought was a good sense of direction.

Negotiations at the UN climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, enter their second week today with a slew of unfinished agenda items. Why it matters: A failure to arrive at a new and far-reaching annual funding target for climate funding directed at the developing world — which climate impacts are hitting the hardest — could have knock-on effects for years.