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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

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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

Evening Standard

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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.

The Conversation

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

Evening Standard

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…

The Conversation

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.

AAP

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.

Radio France Internationale

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.

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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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The Independent UK

Negotiators work through the night at UN climate talks to try to reach a cash deal for poor nations

The United Nations’ annual climate talks pushed into overtime Saturday as negotiators pressed on to get a deal on money for developing nations to curb and adapt to climate change

Al Jazeera

‘It’s a joke’: $250bn climate finance offer met with scorn at COP29

Vulnerable nations are seeking $1.3 trillion annually to deal with the damage caused by climate change and to adapt.

AAP

'Smash 'em up derby' for final hours of climate talks

Climate talks are whittling away a pledge to wean the world off fossil fuels and are at risk of a deadlock on climate finance that will satisfy no-one.

The Conversation

Cop29: Indigenous communities still being sold short as the world decides how to regulate carbon markets

As the annual UN climate conference, Cop29, draws to a close, negotiators, civil society observers and activists are staying up late, poring over draft texts that will determine how the international community addresses climate change for years to come. Central among their concerns this year: the turbulent world of carbon…

The Guardian - UK

‘I find hope in sticking together and keeping each other warm’ – This is climate breakdown

When the rain kept coming down, people began to worry. We were afraid the dam up the hill might not hold up. This is Jie’s story

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Athletes Advocate For Climate Action In Sports

Professional athletes unite at UN climate summit to address climate change impact on sports, urging urgent action for a sustainable future.

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