COP29
By Kate Abnett, Nailia Bagirova and Karin Strohecker BAKU (Reuters) -Countries at the COP29 climate summit were warned on Wednesday that the “hardest part” was about to start in talks over how much money should be provided to developing countries to help them cope with climate change. Figuring out what…
By Karin Strohecker, Nailia Bagirova and Kate Abnett BAKU (Reuters) – Leaders of the world’s biggest economies must send a clear signal on the need to tackle global warming, COP29 climate summit host Azerbaijan said on Monday. The plea came as Group of 20 (G20) leaders met in Brazil with…
BAKU (Reuters) -World leaders are speaking at the U.N. climate summit in Baku on Wednesday. Here are the latest comments: IRAN VICE PRESIDENT SHINA ANSARI (via translator) “We hope that (the) international community, free from political issues, will stand together, exchange knowledge, transfer technology and facilitate accessing financial resources without…
By Virginia Furness and Kate Abnett BAKU (Reuters) – Countries at the two-week COP29 climate summit gave the go-ahead on Monday to carbon credit quality standards which are critical to launching a U.N.-backed global carbon market that would fund projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The green light was an…
By Valerie Volcovici and Nailia Bagirova BAKU (Reuters) – The annual U.N. climate summit kicks off Monday (NASDAQ:) with countries readying for tough talks on finance and trade, following a year of weather disasters that have emboldened developing countries in their demands for climate cash. Delegates gathering in Azerbaijan’s capital…
By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) – An official with Azerbaijan’s Presidency of next week’s United Nations COP29 climate summit appeared to offer to facilitate talks about new fossil fuel deals ahead of the conference, according to a video secretly recorded by an advocacy group. In an investigation first reported by…
By Gloria Dickie and Kate Abnett (Reuters) – Nearly 200 countries will gather next week for the U.N. climate summit, COP29. Reaching a consensus for a deal among so many can be difficult. Here are some of the major players and negotiating blocs involved in the COP29 summit starting Nov.…
(Reuters) – This year’s U.N. climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, marks the world’s 29th leadership gathering to confront global warming since the first “Conference of the Parties” in 1995. Here are some of the most significant moments in the history of climate talks: 1800s – For about 6,000 years…
By Valerie Volcovici, Kate Abnett and Gloria Dickie WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election has darkened the outlook for a strong deal at the COP29 global climate summit next week and will heap pressure on Europe and China to lead international progress in curbing planetary…
By Nailia Bagirova BAKU (Reuters) – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Friday rejected what he called a “disgusting” letter from U.S. lawmakers who criticised his country’s human rights record and urged it to free political prisoners before it hosts next month’s COP29 climate conference. The letter, signed by nearly 60…
