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Global carbon emissions inch upwards in 2024 despite progress on EVs, renewables and deforestation

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels continue to increase, year on year. This sobering reality will be presented to world leaders today at the international climate conference COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The Conversation

ICJ rules Armenia, Azerbaijan discrimination cases can proceed

Top UN court confirms jurisdiction to hear the two countries’ mutual discrimination claims over Nagorno-Karabakh.

Al Jazeera

This year has been masterclass in human destruction, UN chief tells Cop29

António Guterres says global heating is super-charging disasters while climate official warns of ‘inflation on steroids’

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Why are the Taliban at Cop29? Afghanistan sends delegation to UN climate talks

Leaders from around the world have gathered in Azerbaijan for Cop29, where they’ll discuss climate change action

Evening Standard

Oil and gas are 'gift from God', Azerbaijan president tells Cop29 climate summit

‘Countries should not be blamed for bringing these resources to the market, because the market needs them’ - Ilham Aliyev

Evening Standard

COP29 host Azerbaijan brands oil and gas ‘gift from God’

President Aliyev accuses West of hypocrisy for criticising country’s fossil-fuel dependence while buying its oil & gas.

Al Jazeera

Starmer pledges 81% emissions cut but won’t ‘tell people how to run their lives’

The Prime Minister has announced the UK’s target for cutting greenhouse gases at the Cop29 talks in Azerbaijan.

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Oil and gas are gift of god, Azerbaijan president tells climate summit

Ilham Aliyev blames ‘Western fake news media’ for criticism of his nation hosting Cop29

The Independent UK

Starmer confirms UK pledge to cut emissions by 81% by 2035

The goal was unveiled by the Prime Minister at Cop29 in Azerbaijan

Evening Standard

African nations demand huge climate aid boost amid global distrust

African nations are pushing for a dramatic increase in climate financing at the UN's Cop29 summit that opened in Azerbaijan on Monday – calling for $1.3 trillion (€1.22 trillion) annually to help the continent transition to renewable energy, adapt to climate impacts and address damage from climate-related disasters.

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World Leaders Gather In Baku For Climate Conference

World leaders convene at the 2024 climate conference in Baku, with notable absences but a focus on collaboration and solutions for the climate crisis.

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Starmer not ‘telling people how to live’ to reach new emissions goal

The PM was asked if he is prepared to get more people to change their heating systems and tell them to take fewer flights to reach the target.

The Independent UK

World leaders descend on Azerbaijan's capital Baku for United Nations climate talks

World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan although the big names and powerful countries are noticeably absent, unlike past climate talks which had the star power of a soccer World Cup

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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.

Evening Standard

Starmer ‘very clear’ on climate change but avoids responding to Trump doubts

The Prime Minister is in Azerbaijan for the Cop29 summit.

The Conversation

Authoritarian fossil fuel states keep hosting climate conferences – how do these regimes operate and what do they want?

For the third year in a row, the United Nations Climate Change Conference will be hosted by an authoritarian state that sells fossil fuels. This week the 29th “conference of the parties”, COP29, is being held in Baku, Azerbaijan. It follows COP28 in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates last year…

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COP29: who pays for climate action in developing nations – and how much – becomes more urgent

This year’s United Nations climate summit, the Conference of the Parties (COP29) which starts in Azerbaijan this week, has been dubbed the “finance COP”.

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The Independent UK

‘Test for rich countries’: Cop29 summit opens with stark warnings and fear of Trump

Thousands of diplomats, scientists and leaders arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan to negotiate the thorniest topic of climate negotiations: money

The Independent UK

Environmental groups call for Biden to take ‘bold action’ on climate ahead of Trump’s second term

As Cop29 kicks off in Azerbaijan this week, President-elect Donald Trump’s anti-climate stance looms large

The Independent UK

Afghanistan attends United Nations climate talks for first time since Taliban's return to power

Afghanistan’s first delegation at United Nations climate talks since the Taliban’s return to power in 2021 has arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Monday in a bid to garner support for climate action in the climate-vulnerable nation

The Independent UK

UN climate talks start as experts warn 2024 is heading for record heat

Sir Keir Starmer is among the leaders heading to Baku, Azerbaijan, for the conference.

International Business Times

Top Climate Change Official Caught on Camera Making Secret Fossil Fuel Investment Deals

A senior official at the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan was caught on camera discussing potential fossil fuel investment deals.

Al Jazeera

COP29 Azerbaijan: What’s at stake at the 2024 global climate summit?

The UN climate summit kicks off in Baku as activists such as Greta Thunberg label the event a ‘greenwash conference’.

The Independent UK

Cop29: Ask our climate correspondent anything amid summit in Azerbaijan

ASK ME ANYTHING: 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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