Factbox-Takeaways From the COP29 Climate Summit in Azerbaijan
BAKU, Azerbaijan (Reuters) - This year's U.N. climate summit delivered a deal on climate finance two days past deadline, after two weeks of tense negotiations. Here are some of the takeaways from the COP29 summit held in Azerbaijan's capital of Baku ...
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
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 why he considers Azerbaijan’s vast reserve of fossil fuels “ a gift from God ” even as it fails to uplift his people.
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.
Five key takeaways from COP29 climate talks
Fraught debate revealed the divide between rich and poor as the UN conference sealed a climate finance deal.
The Immense Disappointment and Promise of The COP29 Climate Summit
No one left this year’s United Nations climate conference happy, but the talks were still an important marker.
$300 billion pledge at COP29 climate summit a “paltry sum”
The world’s most important climate talks were pulled back from the brink of collapse after poorer countries reluctantly accepted a finance package of “at least” $300 billion a year from wealthy nations after bitter negotiations.
COP29's climate finance deal reveals risks ahead for future climate summits
The COP29 climate deal, agreed to Saturday evening in Baku, Azerbaijan, provides vital insights into the future of global climate cooperation. Why it matters: The finance agreement pleased virtually no one but proved multilateralism is ailing but not dead.
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.
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