Cop29 president calls on G20 nations to put climate at centre of discussions

Mukhtar Babayev, Cop29 president, speaking at a news conference on Monday (Sergei Grits/AP) - (AP)

Tackling the climate crisis should be at the centre of G20 discussions this week, the president of Cop29 urged.

The UN climate summit entered its second week in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Monday at the same time as leaders of the world’s biggest economies, including Sir Keir Starmer, gathered on the other side of the world in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.