Was COP29 in Azerbaijan a Failure?
The UN climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, was poorly organized, fell far short of goals for climate finance, and raised doubts about the ability of the COP process to halt alarming global warming
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 negotiations.
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 bound this story to Azerbaijan’s reality. One of its natural wonders is a “burning mountain,” Yanar Dagh, which blazes continuously from hydrocarbon gases venting from inside the earth.
Five takeaways from COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan and the G20 Rio de Janeiro summit
The annual climate conference COP29 happened the same week as the 2024 G20 Rio de Janeiro summit. At both events, those who visited noted that the recent U.S. presidential election hovered over the discourse,
Factbox-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 negotiations. The summit's main agenda item - setting a new annual target for global climate finance - had nations wrangling for two weeks.
The COP29 climate conference ended in dramatic fashion on Sunday in Baku, Azerbaijan
The climate conference ended with a controversial deal that calls for wealthy countries to provide their poorer neighbors with $300 billion annually to help them adapt to more extreme weather.
COP29 fizz-out sets up ‘toxic chalice’ at next year’s climate summit | Analysis
COP29 President navigates tense climate summit, secures $300 billion finance plan amid geopolitical turmoil and skepticism.
COP29: Five critical issues still left hanging after an underwhelming UN climate summit in Azerbaijan
Billed as the "finance COP," the 29th UN climate change summit (otherwise known as COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, was expected ...
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COP29 President: None of us want to leave Baku without a good outcome on our key deliverable
"We have all been working very hard over the past two weeks. I know that none of us want to leave Baku without achieving a ...
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 ...
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 ...
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COP 29: A platform for hypocrisy?
COP 29 is more than just a catchy abbreviation for an event that people seemingly forget, until it makes headlines. The ...
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At Azerbaijan's Climate Conference, Not All 'Protests' Are Equal
Baku's COP29 has billed itself as an event where "all voices are heard." But some protesters are being treated very ...
COP host Azerbaijan jailed activists over 'critical opinions': rights body
UN climate conference host Azerbaijan has imprisoned activists and journalists merely due to their work and opposition to the ...
Putting A Stamp On The Past In Azerbaijan
As the UN climate conference takes place in Baku, Azerbaijan traces the history of the hydrocarbon industry through the lens ...
Cop 29 live: new draft text criticised as ‘totally unacceptable and inadequate’
Developing nations pushing for climate crisis fund say this year’s climate summit has been ‘poorly led and chaotic’ ...