Cop29 talks buoyed by G20 support but fears stoked over fossil fuels backsliding
Cop29 talks buoyed by G20 support but fears stoked over fossil fuels backsliding - Leaders of the world’s biggest economies confirmed their support to shift more cash to developing countries to help them cope with climate change.
G20 failure to explicitly back fossil fuel transition upsets COP29 talks
The G20 failure to make a direct mention of the need to transition away from fossil fuels in its leaders’ statement in Rio has escalated fears among key negotiators at the UN COP29 summit in Baku that Donald Trump’s US election victory has put the brakes on climate action.
Cop29 live: boost to summit as G20 reaffirms transition away from fossil fuels
G20 communique in Rio contains key lines on climate confirming world set to transition away from fossil fuels. In keeping with previous Cop summits in authoritarian countries, authorities in Azerbaijan appear to have made some limited allowances for civil society interventions during the conference.
COP29: Draft G20 communique fails to mention transition away from fossil fuels
The draft communique of G20 does not mention “transitioning away from fossil fuels”, which was discussed at CO28 in UAE
COP29: Draft G20 communique skips referring to transition away from fossil fuels
The draft G20 leaders’ communique focuses on the 2 degree C goal (upper limit of Paris Agreement) and doesn’t mention ‘transitioning away from fossil fuels’ language agreed upon at CO28 in UAE
Climate Talks Head Into the Final Stretch With Negotiators Far Apart
Senior ministers are arriving in an effort to break a deadlock over the summit’s main goal: funding to help lower-income ...
G20 backs climate finance deal but faces fossil fuel backlash
Activists and a key negotiating group at the stalled COP29 climate talks on Tuesday cautiously welcomed a G20 leaders ...
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COP29 gets boost from Rio as G20 leaders back scaling up climate finance from ‘billions to trillions’
The high-level diplomatic push for climate action shifted southward on Tuesday as G20 leaders meeting in Rio sent a clear ...
Big money to respond to climate change is key to UN talks in Baku. How can nations raise it?
Money is the key issue in Baku, where negotiators are working on a new amount for aid to help developing nations transition ...
COP29: Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber Climate-vulnerable nations’ delegates
At COP29, fossil fuel interests dominate the scene, eclipsing voices from climate-vulnerable nations in urgent calls for ...
COP29 climate talks urged to find $1 trillion a year for poorer countries
Countries at the COP29 summit tried to make progress on how to raise up to $1 trillion in climate finance for the world's ...
COP29: Developed nations may pitch $200 to 300 billion in NCQG talks
This number hardly matches the expectations of the developing countries, and they are unlikely to accept it. They expect at ...
In Counter to Trump, China Opens Up to EU During Climate Talks
Negotiators at COP29 are struggling to forge a consensus to boost funding to help poor countries. The fading US role has ...
Climate leaders were worried Trump would derail talks. They didn’t know their host would be the wrecking ball
From the moment the US election results rolled in, climate leaders knew Donald Trump would be a blow to the COP29 talks in ...
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‘Cut the theatrics’: UN climate chief tells COP29 negotiators to focus on solutions as talks enter final week
AS COP29 climate talks in Baku enter their final week, the UN climate chief told negotiators on Monday to “cut the theatrics, ...
G20 talks in Rio reach breakthrough on climate finance, sources say
Heads of state arriving in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday for the G20 summit will spend Monday and Tuesday addressing issues from ...
Cop29 climate summit live: raising funds to finance climate fight is feasible, economists say
As day eight begins in Baku, leading economists say finding the required $1tn a year ‘is feasible’. Boost to Cop as G20 ...