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World Bank And IMF Climate Snub 'Worrying': COP29 Presidency

The hosts of the most recent UN climate talks are worried international lenders are retreating from their commitments to help boost funding for developing countries' response to global warming.

International Business Times

Cop29 gave us a Putin-friendly deal – and a glimpse of the dark future of climate talks

The Baku Cop29 talks were marked by division and self-interest, with rancorous meddling right until the end, says Fiona Harvey, a Guardian environment editor

The Guardian - UK

COP29 President Blames Rich Countries For 'Imperfect' Deal

The tough-fought finance deal at UN climate negotiations was "imperfect", the Azerbaijan COP29 leadership has admitted, seeking to blame richer countries for an outcome slammed by poorer nations as insulting.

International Business Times

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Here’s what I learned at Cop29. Rows aside, an unstoppable transition to clean energy is happening

Britain wanted much better outcomes on many issues, but seeing the ambition at the conference gives me hope for the future, says energy secretary Ed Miliband

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: Where Cop29 failed – and the limited reasons for hope

In today’s newsletter: The view from Azerbaijan is of disappointingly low direct finance guarantees to the developing world, although it is ‘less bad than nothing’

The Guardian - UK

As Cop29 wraps up and the climate crisis gathers pace, Australia’s dash for gas is confounding

Nearly all observers believe Chris Bowen is strongly committed to action. Most agree that can’t be said for his party

The Guardian - AU

Australia urged to do more on climate crisis as activists rue trillion-dollar Cop29 funding gap

Wealthy nations agree to take the lead in helping developing countries shift to a low-carbon economy

The Guardian - AU

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Cop29 climate finance deal criticised as ‘travesty of justice’ and ‘stage-managed’

Some countries say deal should not have been done and is ‘abysmally poor’ compared with what is needed

The Guardian - UK

Yes, there is a lot of greenwashing, but Cop summits are our best chance of averting climate breakdown

Despite its imperfections the process of tackling the climate crisis will not be derailed, even in the face of US backtracking

The Guardian - UK

At Climate Talks, Painstaking Diplomacy And Then Anger

After three sleepless nights of back and forth among negotiators, all it took to seal a contentious global deal on climate finance was the hammering of a gavel.

International Business Times

Cop29 agrees $1.3tn climate finance deal but campaigners brand it a ‘betrayal’

Deep divisions remain after high-stakes talks end with agreement to help developing world shift to low-carbon economy

The Guardian - UK

Cop29 secures last-minute $300bn climate finance deal as talks saved from collapse

Dramatic day saw prolonged negotiations, walkouts by vulnerable nations and protests echoing through corridors

The Independent UK

COP29 deal on the verge of collapse as negotiators walk out

The UN climate summit had been due to finish on Friday but ran into an extra day as negotiators from nearly 200 countries tried to reach an agreement

Evening Standard

Friday briefing: The pressure is on at Cop29 to fill in the blanks in the climate finance deal

In today’s newsletter: After two weeks of fraught negotiations, the draft text still contains an ‘X’ in place of a number. Is consensus on a trillion-dollar funding target for developing nations possible?

The Guardian - UK

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Evening Standard

Cop29 president faces pressure over LSE climate academic detained in Azerbaijan

Dozens of fellow academics have called for the release of the London School of Economics professor Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu detained in Azerbaijan.

Evening Standard

Lack of focus on nature and farming solutions at climate summit, say campaigners

Activists at Cop29 said healthy ecosystems served as ‘cost-effective climate solutions that urgently need dedicated funding’.

The Guardian - UK

Cop29: ‘We’re here for life and death reasons,’ says ex-climate minister of Pakistan

Sherry Rehman says rich nations should pay ‘internationally determined contributions’ to help poorer and worst-affected countries

Evening Standard

Cop29 president calls on G20 nations to put climate at centre of discussions

Mukhtar Babayev urged governments to ‘work together’ to solve key political issues causing a deadlock at the UN climate talks in Baku.

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Climate crisis takes centre stage as G20 summit opens in Brazil

Diplomatic tensions over global warming will take centre stage at the G20 summit that opens in Brazil on Monday, as leaders of the world's 20 major economies hope to break the deadlock over climate finance at UN talks in Azerbaijan.

The Guardian - UK

Cop29 week one diary: from fossil fuel colouring books to Ronaldinho

Keir Starmer gets a warm welcome, a vegan burger costs the earth, and cop29.com makes a point

Evening Standard

Cop29: UN climate talks 'no longer fit for purpose' say key experts

Letter from senior figures says the COP process has achieved much, but now needs an overhaul

The Guardian - UK

Cop29: solidarity levy on cryptocurrency could raise billions for climate action, says report – as it happened

Charging $0.045 per kWh for energy used in intensive bitcoin mining could produce $5bn for the climate crisis, says Global Solidarity Levies taskforce

The Guardian - UK

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’

The Independent UK

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

Watch: Starmer unveils UK’s ambitious climate change goal at COP29 conference

Watch again as Sir Keir Starmer unveilED the UK’s climate goals at the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) on Tuesday, 12 November.

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