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November 13, 2024 11:09 AM

Nepal addresses COP29; meets Maldivian counterpart to join hands in climate negotiations

President of Nepal Ramchandra Paudel addressed the 'World Leaders Climate Action Summit' on Tuesday. The conference, which began on November 11, will continue until November 22. In his statement, he highlighted issues such as climate justice and clim...

November 13, 2024 10:47 AM

Global CO2 emissions to hit record high in 2024, report says

Global carbon dioxide emissions, including those from burning fossil fuels, are set to hit a record high this year, pulling the world further off course from averting more destructive climate extremes, scientists said on Wednesday. The Glo...

November 12, 2024 12:12 PM

COP29: What is the latest science on climate change?

This year's U.N. climate summit - COP29 - is being held during yet another record-breaking year of higher global temperatures, adding pressure to negotiations aimed at curbing climate change. The last global scientific consensus on climate change wa...

November 11, 2024 3:12 PM

Trump and trade worries cloud COP29 climate summit in Baku

The annual U.N. climate summit began on Monday with countries preparing for tough talks on finance and trade, after a year of weather disasters that have emboldened developing countries in their demands for climate cash. Delegates gathering in Azerb...

November 7, 2024 10:44 PM

Trump win worries international partners ahead of COP29 climate summit

Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election has darkened the outlook for a strong deal at the COP29 climate summit next week and will increase pressure on Europe and China to lead international progress in curbing planetary warming, ac...

November 6, 2024 10:33 PM

Nepal gears up to raise climate justice concerns on international forums

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Urban Development Prakash Man Singh has voiced Nepal's concerns over the impacts of climate change, calling for climate justice. Singh attended the 12th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF12) in Cairo, Egypt, ...

September 25, 2024 5:56 PM

Azerbaijan offers to fund climate-vulnerable islands’ delegates at COP29, source says

The government of Azerbaijan, host of this year's COP29 U.N. climate summit, has offered to cover the costs for negotiators from climate-vulnerable small islands to attend the event. At the United Nations climate summit in November, countries are du...

September 17, 2024 11:20 AM

COP29 leaders unveil climate funding and energy storage goals

Less than two months ahead of the COP29 United Nations Climate Summit, the Azerbaijani leadership laid out its plans on Tuesday for what it hoped to achieve, as countries continue to wrestle with how to raise ambitions for a new financing target. Th...

December 8, 2023 3:48 PM

Azerbaijan tipped to host COP29 climate talks, says Russia backs it

Azerbaijan is tipped to host next year's UN climate summit, after striking a late deal with longtime adversary Armenia over its bid. According to Reuters, the Azeri bid looked set to win support from other nations at the COP28 climate summit in Duba...