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COP29: Climate change could kill millions — and world leaders must work to limit fatalities

The COP29 climate change conference has come to a close — as per normal it looks like very little will be done.

The Conversation

UN climate talks face a credibility crisis as countries disengage

In Baku, Azerbaijan, the so-called “finance-Cop” was a disappointment. Now, the UN’s framework convention on climate change (UNFCCC) is facing a credibility crisis.

The Conversation

New guide to encourage ‘farming with trees’ details 33 best species to plant

Guide aims to help farmers considering agroforestry, which officials say can deliver benefits to environment and farm businesses.

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Miliband warns of ‘extreme’ climate change impacts in UK while defending Cop29

The Energy Secretary said reducing UK carbon emissions is ‘absolutely in our national interest’.

The Independent UK

China’s influence grows at COP29 climate talks as US leadership fades

The 2024 U.N. climate talks ended in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Nov. 24 after two weeks of arguments, agreements and side deals involving 106 heads of states and over 50,000 business leaders, activists and government representatives of almost every country.

The Conversation

Australia on track to meet 2030 43% emission’s reduction target, on latest figures

Australia is on track to reach the Albanese government’s 43% emissions reduction target by 2030, according to the most recent analysis by the Climate Change department.

The Conversation

COP29 is over, but climate action needs private funding too – here are 4 key ways to make that happen

The United Nations COP29 climate conference has come to a contentious end, with rich countries pledging to mobilise $300 billion annually by 2035 to help poorer countries fight climate change – triple the current funding levels, but far short of what the developing world had hoped for. Delegates from 190…

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After a disappointing COP29, here’s how to design global climate talks that might actually work

Many people long involved in global climate negotiations see the annual United Nations COP climate talks as fundamentally flawed. That includes me.

The Conversation

Extreme Weather Threatens Canada's Hydropower Future

Hydropower production in Canada is plummeting as extreme weather linked to climate change, particularly sudden swings between drought and flood, hampers output while threatening the structure of dams themselves.

International Business Times

Call for fair, ambitious climate plan as UK emissions-cutting targets at risk

A Friends of the Earth report warns the UK is off track to meet climate targets on the 16th anniversary of world-leading legislation.

The Independent UK

Poor Nations Fail to Extract $1.3 Trillion Annually from Rich Countries at U.N. Climate Change Conference

They are instead promised $300 billion, but the Trump administration will not likely pony any international climate finance.

Reason

Residents exposed to wildfire smoke have higher dementia risk, study finds

Climate change has made wildfires in California more frequent and severe, raising associated health risks

The Independent UK

$300 Billion 'Joke': COP29 Reps Scoff At 'Paltry Sum' For Climate Change

The sum falls short of the $1.3 trillion initially identified as necessary to address the climate change crisis.

Benzinga

Why has Earth's axis tilted by 31.5 inches and what does it mean?

Due to climate change, humans have taken actions which have caused the Earth to tilt east on its axis

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The Conversation

Cop29 climate finance deal: why poor countries are so angry

After a fortnight of bitter struggle, nearly 200 countries agreed a new goal to raise money to tackle the climate crisis at Cop29, the 29th annual UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The Conversation

Cop29: five critical issues still left hanging after an underwhelming UN climate summit in Azerbaijan

Billed as the “finance Cop”, the 29th UN climate change summit (otherwise known as Cop29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, was expected to provide the money to enable the transition away from fossil fuels announced at last year’s Cop28.

Evening Standard

Cop29 key moments: from $300 billion deal to controversial 'oil and gas are a gift from God' statement

One common goal among negotiators in Baku was preventing a second Donald Trump presidency from undermining years of careful climate discussions

The Conversation

Global heating is a social issue. The EU has a duty to mitigate it, and our data shows it is failing

Last week, Azerbaijan hosted the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, also known as COP29. Its main objectives were to agree on a financial framework for climate change mitigation and adaptation, and to present national plans for meeting the terms of the Paris Agreement. This includes limiting global heating to…

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Anti-coal protests 'playing into Dutton's hands'

Protesters travelling to Canberra after blockading a key coal port have been warned they risk helping the coalition win office.

Radio France Internationale

Climate change helps France's Beaujolais wine find its sweet spot

The celebration of this year's Beaujolais Nouveau kicked off this week in Lyon. A new generation of winemakers has made remarkable improvements to this "young wine" in recent years – but, in a surprise twist, so has climate change.

Al Jazeera

Lost homes and rising seas: A Nigerian coastal community fears extinction

In Akodo-Ise in Lagos, homes, livelihoods and even graves have been lost to ocean encroachment due to climate change.

Radio France Internationale

Developing nations blast $300 billion Cop29 climate deal as insufficient

Countries at the Cop29 summit in Baku adopted a $300 billion a year global finance target on Sunday to help poorer nations cope with impacts of climate change, a deal its intended recipients criticised as woefully insufficient.

The Independent UK

Here's what to know about the new funding deal that countries agreed to at UN climate talks

In the wee hours Sunday at the United Nations climate talks, countries from around the world reached an agreement on how rich countries can cough up the funds to support poor countries in the face of climate change

The National (Scotland)

COP29 climate talks on 'verge of collapse' as delegates storm out of negotiations

Representatives of small and impoverished nations threatened by climate change have walked out of talks at COP29 over disagreements on funding…

Radio France Internationale

EU raises cash offer to poor nations in deadlocked climate talks

The European Union on Saturday raised an offer by rich nations to help poor countries worst hit by climate change to US$300 billion a year in a bid to salvage talks that the developing world warned were on the brink of collapse.

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