Climate finance talks face 'hardest' stage as COP29 nears end-game
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.
COP29 struggles to break climate finance deadlock
COPs have been getting progressively longer; the excellent team at Carbon Brief extrapolated the trend line, which suggests COP29 will end in the small hours of Sunday morning. Even that may be optimistic.
COP29 goes into extra time amid tough climate financing talks
The COP29 summit in Azerbaijan is being extended as difficult negotiations over climate finance continue. The talks in Baku had been scheduled to end at 6 pm (1400 GMT) on Friday. Financial pledges to poorer countries to help them cut emissions have been at the centre of intense discussions,
Time ‘rapidly running out’ on COP29 climate finance deal: Guilbeault
The latest draft negotiating text released Friday pledged $250 billion by 2035, less than a quarter of what developing countries requested.
COP29 countdown: Failure on climate finance 'not an option', says Guterres
UN Secretary-General António Guterres made a strong call to action as COP29 approaches its crucial conclusion in Baku, imploring world leaders and negotiators on Thursday to overcome their disagreements and reach an historic climate finance deal.
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