2 hours ago Ed Miliband says transition to clean energy is 'unstoppable' after £240BILLION Cop climate deal is finally struck

After two weeks of chaotic bargaining at Cop29 climate summit, nearly 200 nations agreed on the contentious finance pact in the early hours in a sports stadium in Azerbaijan.

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4 hours ago Cop29 secures last minute $300bn climate finance deal as talks saved from collapse

Dramatic day saw prolonged negotiations, walkouts by vulnerable nations and protests echoing through corridors

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9 hours ago Cop29 draft finance deal rejected as negotiators walk out of UN climate talks

The Alliance of Small Island States walked out because they did not want to engage with the rough draft in Baku.

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11 hours ago Cop29 draft deal on verge of collapse as small island nations walk out

Talks to reach agreement went into overtime day after UN summit scheduled to finish in Azerbaijan

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13 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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18 hours ago Finance deal remains elusive at Cop29 as UN climate talks stretch into overtime

Negotiations at Cop29 in Baku, Azerbaijan were scheduled to finish on Friday evening but a final deal on climate finance remains elusive.

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18 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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19 hours ago Cop29 live: talks into overtime as Greta Thunberg says people in power ‘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 onesNegotiators have told our reporters on-the-ground that rich countries have agreed to up their offer on the crucial issue of climate finance. Read the full story from Adam Morton, Fiona Harvey and the rest of the team here.Major rich countries at UN climate talks in Azerbaijan have agreed to lift a global financial offer to help developing nations tackle the climate crisis to $300bn a year, as ministers met through the night in a bid to salvage a deal. Continue reading...

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20 hours ago Cop29: talks go into overtime as countries wrangle over finance deal – live coverage

The talks in Azerbaijan have seen nations at odds over how much money developed countries should provide to poorer onesAs we wait for signs of movement in the negotiations, the conference centre is a ghost town this morning. Gone are the crowds of delegates and rammed food halls. The organisers are busy dismantling pavilions and the network of tents built around the Olympics stadium here in Baku. Competition for food, water and toilet roll is a growing issue.This morning, the New York Times ran a story about Singapore beer made from recycled toilet water on offer at Cop29. In a few hours, maybe that will start to seem appealing. Air conditioning units have been turned up to 30C in some areas, literally turning the heat up for negotiators.Mary Robinson, the former president of Ireland an...

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