6 hours ago Cop29 live: groups representing vulnerable nations walk out of meeting as fears grow over talks

Alliance of Small Island States and Least Developed Countries said they want a guaranteed 30% of climate finance, and then walked out of meetingMarching in silence with their arms crossed high, activists from around the world protested the draft deal at the Cop29 venue last night.“Pay up or shut up!” the campaign group Demand Climate Justice said in a post on social media. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago UN climate summit near collapse as vulnerable nations make dramatic exit

Germany accuses Saudi Arabia and Russia attempt to block progress on the shift from burning fossil fuels

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11 hours ago Cop29 live: rich nations to raise climate finance offer to $300bn as Thunberg warns summit ‘about to agree to death sentence’

The talks in Azerbaijan have seen nations at odds over how much money developed countries should provide to poorer onesMarching in silence with their arms crossed high, activists from around the world protested the draft deal at the Cop29 venue last night.“Pay up or shut up!” the campaign group Demand Climate Justice said in a post on social media. Continue reading...

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26 hours ago Cop29: Ask our climate correspondent anything amid summit in Azerbaijan

Our climate correspondent Stuti Mishra is on hand to answer your questions as the UN’s 29th annual climate summit in Baku brings together world leaders, activists, and experts to address urgent climate challenges

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30 hours ago Think the Cop29 climate summit doesn’t matter? Here’s five things you should know

The battle who pays how much to fund the switch from fossil fuels, what to do about nuclear power, and who hosts Cop31 are key questionsThe UN climate talks in Azerbaijan, scheduled to finish Friday local time, are dragging into the weekend as delegates from nearly 200 countries struggle to reach a consensus on the key issues being debated: a new global climate finance goal and what needs to be done about fossil fuels.But what is happening in Baku matters, no matter how frustrating a process and inadequate an outcome it may seem. Here’s why. Continue reading...

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30 hours ago Think the Cop29 climate summit doesn’t matter? Here are five things you should know

The battle who pays how much to fund the switch from fossil fuels, what to do about nuclear power, and who hosts Cop31 are key questionsThe UN climate talks in Azerbaijan, scheduled to finish Friday local time, are dragging into the weekend as delegates from nearly 200 countries struggle to reach a consensus on the key issues being debated: a new global climate finance goal and what needs to be done about fossil fuels.But what is happening in Baku matters, no matter how frustrating a process and inadequate an outcome it may seem. Here are five things you need to know about it. Continue reading...

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32 hours ago Cop29: $250bn climate finance offer from rich world an insult, critics say

Draft text under fire as poor nations wanted more of the money to come directly from developed countriesCop29 climate summit – live updatesDeveloping countries have reacted angrily to an offer of $250bn in finance from the rich world – considerably less than they are demanding – to help them tackle the climate crisis.The offer was contained in the draft text of an agreement published on Friday afternoon at the Cop29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, where talks are likely to carry on past a 6pm deadline. Continue reading...

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35 hours ago UN climate summit set to go into overtime as talks stall over finance deal

Frustrations intensified at Cop29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, where countries are polarised over a deal on paying poorer nations climate finance.

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