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Here are the main points of the agreement reached at COP29 in Baku
24 November 2024, 03:36 AM
Mild earthquake jolts Rangpur, surrounding areas
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake shook Rangpur and its surrounding areas this afternoon
21 November 2024, 13:05 PM
New COP29 proposal shows wide gap persists on climate funding deal
Getting a deal on the money has proved slow-going at the talks in Azerbaijan's capital of Baku, and the latest draft of the negotiating text arrived several hours later than scheduled as delegates entered, in theory, the closing 48 hours.
21 November 2024, 04:52 AM
COP29 climate talks enter final stretch: What happens next?
The talks, which began on Nov. 11, are due to end on Friday at 1400 GMT, but COP summits have a history of running long.
20 November 2024, 06:05 AM
G20 leaders fail to break UN climate talks deadlock
In a joint statement, the leaders spoke only of the trillions of dollars needed coming "from all sources," without specifying
19 November 2024, 02:22 AM
Oil execs work COP29 as NGOs slam lobbyist presence
"It's like tobacco lobbyists at a conference on lung cancer"
15 November 2024, 07:23 AM
Climate talks urged to find $1 trillion a year for poorer countries
A previous goal of $100 billion per year, which expires in 2025, was met two years late in 2022, the OECD said earlier this year, although much of it was in the form of loans rather than grants, something recipient countries say needs to change.
14 November 2024, 10:34 AM
No need for yearly climate summit: Prof Yunus
The chief adviser, at COP29, calls for a new economic framework to tackle climate crisis
13 November 2024, 13:42 PM
Stark warning on emissions as leaders split on climate goals at COP29
Planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions from oil, gas and coal rose to a new record high this year, according to preliminary research from an international network of scientists at the Global Carbon Project.
13 November 2024, 10:16 AM
Development bank financing pledge gives COP29 summit early boost
A group of lenders, including the World Bank, announced a joint goal on Tuesday of increasing this finance to $120 billion by 2030, a roughly 60% increase on the amount in 2023.
13 November 2024, 09:05 AM
UN climate funding draft narrows options, but obstacles remain
Landing a new accord to boost money for climate action in developing countries is the top priority of negotiators at the UN COP29 summit in Azerbaijan.
13 November 2024, 08:59 AM
Oil, gas 'gift of God', Azerbaijan president repeats at COP29
"Oil, gas, wind, sun, gold, silver, copper, all... are natural resources and countries should not be blamed for having them and should not be blamed for bringing these resources to the market, because the market needs them."
12 November 2024, 09:07 AM
Climate action 'will endure' post-Trump: UN climate chief
"Many of you have been reporting on the climate implications of political events in the last weeks. I'll just say this: our process is strong. It's robust, and it will endure," Simon Stiell told reporters at the COP29 talks in Baku.
12 November 2024, 07:49 AM
COP29: What is the latest science on climate change?
Here is some of the latest climate research
12 November 2024, 06:25 AM
Climate crisis worsening already 'hellish' refugee situation: UN
In a fresh report, UNHCR pointed to how climate shocks in places like Sudan, Somalia and Myanmar were interacting with conflict to push those already in danger into even more dire situations.
12 November 2024, 06:16 AM
World leaders meet for climate talks, but big names missing
Dozens of world leaders convene in Azerbaijan on Tuesday for COP29 but many big names are skipping the UN climate talks where the impact of Donald Trump's election victory is keenly felt
12 November 2024, 02:19 AM
US climate action won't end with Trump, envoy tells COP29
US envoy John Podesta acknowledged the next US administration would "try and take a U-turn" on climate action, but said that US cities, states and individual citizens would pick up the slack.
12 November 2024, 00:45 AM
Paris agreement climate goals 'in great peril': UN
The period from 2015-2024 will also be the warmest decade ever recorded, the UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a new report based on six international datasets.
11 November 2024, 09:12 AM
COP29 leaders speak as summit formally opens
Here's what the summit leaders had to say at the opening ceremony
11 November 2024, 09:08 AM
White truffles, Italy's gold, menaced by climate change
The master's message was a testament: "If we want to prevent the disappearance of the truffle, we must protect the forests, stop polluting the waterways and plant new 'truffle' trees".
11 November 2024, 07:03 AM