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Cop29 climate change summit taking place against a backdrop of fears incoming US president will damage efforts to tackle global warming

The Prime Minister is in Azerbaijan for the Cop29 summit.

Exclusive: Target is 81% emissions cut compared with 1990, but activists say it must be backed by plan of action

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

In today’s newsletter: As delegates gather for the world’s biggest climate conference, many are asking what the re-election of the man who thinks global heating is ‘a hoax’ will mean for the planet

Draft decision on article 6 approved with no objections

Crucial question for summit will be how to help developing countries cope with extreme weather caused by high temperatures

In a government that puts ministers on show until people are sick of seeing their faces, Don Farrell is a man with hardly a public profile.

The annual conference kicks off in Azerbaijan on Monday, 11 November

Elnur Soltanov recorded speaking with fake oil and gas group that asked for deals in exchange for sponsoring talks

Every autumn, the UN holds its international climate summit or “Cop” (Conference of the Parties). Between each Cop, a smaller, lower-profile gathering takes place. Called the SB – short for “subsidary bodies” of the UN’s Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – these smaller meetings matter but don’t draw as…