Row over who will pay $1tn climate fund drags Cop29 talks past the deadline Rich countries resist increasing their contributions to poor countries that are bearing the brunt of global heating The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2024
‘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 · Nov 11, 2024
Who’s who at Cop29? The world leaders and others who will attend Crucial question for summit will be how to help developing countries cope with extreme weather caused by high temperatures The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2024
How ‘world’s first oil town’ is wrestling with fossil fuel legacy Cop29 host Baku has cleaned up since its Black City days – but this summit needs to do more than whitewash the facade of a petrostate The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2024
The Guardian view on the Sahel and its crises: the west can still make a difference Editorial: The region is turning towards Russia and other global players when it comes to security. Tackling the climate crisis would contribute to a solution The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2024
UAE, Azerbaijan, Brazil join forces to limit global warming to 1.5C Three former and future UN climate summit hosts will form a ‘troika’ to to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Al Jazeera · Feb 13, 2024
COP Hosts UAE, Azerbaijan, Brazil Announce Climate 'Troika' Past and future UN climate talk hosts the United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan and Brazil said Tuesday they are forming a "troika" to push for an international agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. International Business Times · Feb 13, 2024
Stop looking for loopholes, UN warns, after Saudi hints end of fossil fuels ‘just one option’ UN climate chief says ‘torrents, not trickles’ of public and private finance needed to meet global challenge The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024
COP28 President Al Jaber advances global climate commitments successfully COP28's President Ahmed Al Jaber faced criticism but advanced the global climate agenda by committing to decarbonize energy markets and provide carbon fina... Top News · Feb 1, 2024
Meet the young Scottish activist at the forefront of tackling climate change A YOUNG Scottish climate activist is at the heart of advocating for justice on the global stage. The National (Scotland) · Dec 29, 2023
Small-Island Nations Criticise COP28 Agreement For Not Considering Poorer Economies While the COP28 agreement sets out to see the end of fossil fuels, the UN reported that the world is still not on track to meet net-zero goals by 2050. International Business Times UK · Dec 18, 2023
‘Food is finally on the table’: Cop28 addressed agriculture in a real way Roughly a third of global greenhouse gas emissions are due to food systems, but Cop had avoided agreements until now The Guardian - US · Dec 17, 2023
First Thing: Netanhayu set to resist any US attempt to rein in Israel’s Gaza destruction Joe Biden left in a bind as Israel tells US it needs ‘months’ to defeat Hamas. Plus, Ukraine stung after Hungary’s Viktor Orbán blocks EU war funding The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2023
Cop28 agreement is progress – but there is still plenty of wriggle room for any country, including Australia The government’s new stance is unusual for a large fossil-fuel-producing country, even if it’s not translated into policies The Guardian - AU · Dec 14, 2023
France 24 · Dec 13, 2023 COP28: Some targets met for Africa, but funding still falls short In tonight's edition: the COP28 climate summit delivers a deal which for the first time calls on all nations to move away from using fossil fuels. But what does it mean for oil and gas-producing countries? Also, it's a bittersweet return for dozens of Tunisians from the Gaza Strip. They…
Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2023 COP28 deal ‘significant step’ towards decarbonisation - Tech & Science Daily podcast All the stories from Wednesday's episode of the Tech & Science Daily podcast.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2023 First Thing: Cop28 agrees landmark deal to transition away from fossil fuels Summit president hails ‘historic package to accelerate climate action’, but critics decry ‘litany of loopholes’ in final text. Plus, why the silent treatment is so painful
Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2023 Cop28 agrees 'historic' deal to move world away from fossil fuels but concerns it is too little, too late Scientists are warning that the world has been too slow to respond to the climate crisis
The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2023 Cop28: second draft text of climate deal calls for ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuels Latest draft does not include a commitment to phase out or phase down fossil fuels, as many countries, civil society groups and scientists have urged
France 24 · Dec 13, 2023 COP28 nations adopt first-ever climate deal to 'transition away' from fossil fuels The COP28 climate summit on Wednesday approved a deal that would, for the first time, push nations to "transition" from fossil fuels to avert the worst effects of climate change.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 12, 2023 Morning Mail: Chalmers faces crucial choice, Cyclone Jasper to hit today, Cop28 into extra time Budget update will show boost from commodity prices and immigration; rich countries accused of hypocrisy at climate summit
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2023 Cop28 draft climate deal criticised as ‘grossly insufficient’ and ‘incoherent’ Text now being considered by governments calls for ‘reducing both consumption and production of fossil fuels’
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2023 Fossil fuel phase-out will ‘not avert climate breakdown without protections for nature’ Top climate scientist says carbon sinks such as forests and wetlands vital to keeping temperature rise below 1.5C
The Guardian - AU · Dec 10, 2023 Morning Mail: changes to ‘broken’ migration system; Cop28 goes down to the wire; winter looms in Gaza Labor says visa reforms are needed to address exploitation; leaders at climate summit told to embrace compromise; trapped Palestinians dread rise of disease
The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2023 Climate negotiators urged to reach a consensus on curbing warming as COP28 talks near crunch time Negotiators have been urged to narrow down their options and agree on how to save Earth from disastrous levels of warming as the clock runs down on United Nations climate talks and the summit’s president is determined to finish up talks by Tuesday