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Paris agreement is working, Australian minister tells Cop29, but much deeper cuts needed by 2035

Chris Bowen also pledges A$50m to a fund to help the world’s most vulnerable people repair the damage from climate breakdown

The Guardian - AU

G20 backs climate finance deal but faces fossil fuel backlash

Activists and a key negotiating group at the stalled COP29 climate talks on Tuesday cautiously welcomed a G20 leaders statement backing a finance deal for poorer countries, but some slammed a missing reference to fossil fuels.

Radio France Internationale

Negotiators Seek To Break COP29 Impasse After G20 'Marching Orders'

Negotiators sought Tuesday to break a deadlock at UN climate talks after G20 leaders backed the need for "trillions" of dollars for poorer countries but left key sticking points unresolved.

International Business Times

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Cop29 live: Slashing methane emissions is ‘our emergency brake’, UN says – as it happened

Cop29 presidency announces new drive to cut methane emissions from waste dumps as G20 reaffirms transition from fossil fuels

The Guardian - UK

Cop29 delegates told to ‘cut the theatrics’ and tackle climate crisis

UN climate chief addresses climate summit with no agreement in sight on how to help developing countries

The Guardian - UK

Cop29: US Democrats put on brave face as Republicans talk up cheap energy

US climate envoy says Trump won’t derail progress as GOP argues for increasing oil and gas production at UN talks

The Guardian - US

The climate and biodiversity crises are entwined, but we risk pitting one against the other

Climate change and biodiversity policies have largely evolved in isolation, even though the two crises are deeply intertwined. They have their own UN summits, with the same name and numbering system: the UN biodiversity summit Cop16 just concluded in Colombia, while the climate summit Cop29 is happening right now in…

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World’s 1.5C climate target ‘deader than a doornail’, experts say

Scientists say goal to keep world’s temperature rise below 1.5C is not going to happen despite talks at Cop29 in Baku

The Guardian - US

Schools closed, construction work banned as smog descends on Delhi

India is urging its neighbours, including Bangladesh and Pakistan, to take joint action against their shared problem of air pollution. The appeal, made at the Cop29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, comes as smog in the Indian capital Delhi largely exceeded the levels prescribed by the World Health Organization.

Radio France Internationale

Pressure on ministers to break Cop29 deadlock as UN climate talks enter week two

UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan on Sunday to join other government ministers for the second week of the UN climate summit.

Evening Standard

Cop29: ministers told to ‘cut theatrics’, ‘move faster’ and ‘get down to business’ amid growing frustration at slow progress – as it happened

Cop29 president calls for faster action as progress to agree a climate finance deal slows

The Guardian - UK

Malinauskas to jet to COP29 for Adelaide host city bid

SA Premier Peter Malinauskas will travel to COP29 in Azerbaijan to promote Adelaide's bid to host the massive international climate change event.

AAP

Hopes Set On G20 Spurring Deadlocked UN Climate Talks

Nations return to deadlocked UN climate talks Monday, with hopes that G20 leaders meeting on the other side of the world can rally support behind a deal for poorer countries.

International Business Times

Australia accused of ‘exporting climate destruction’ on tiny Pacific neighbours with massive gas expansion plans

Labor government ‘not acting in good faith’ when it stands on global stage and promotes its climate credentials, special envoy at Cop29 says

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Countries must set aside differences and agree climate finance deal, says Cop29 negotiator

Jochen Flasbarth called on Cop29 delegates to press on as world faces increasing crises and drop in solidarity

The Independent UK

Tea is a way of life in Azerbaijan and center stage at COP29. But it's not immune to climate change

As Azerbaijan introduces its vibrant tea culture to COP29 attendees, scientists are studying how to save it from climate change

International Business Times

Trump's Republican Allies Tread Lightly On Paris Pact At COP29

Donald Trump's Republican allies in Congress showed up at UN climate talks to tout natural gas and nuclear energy, but they tiptoed around the elephant in the room: a looming US withdrawal from the Paris agreement.

The Guardian - UK

UN warns of ‘economic carnage’ if G20 leaders cannot agree on climate finance for poor countries

Wealthy nations are yet to offer the hundreds of billions of dollars that economists say are needed to help the developing world cut emissions

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Macron To Press Milei On Climate Action, Multilateralism In Argentina Talks

French President Emmanuel Macron will stress the importance of international action on climate change at talks Saturday with his right-wing Argentine counterpart Javier Milei who pulled his country out of the COP29 climate talks.

The National (Scotland)

'COP29 sits on a knife edge': Scottish observer gives behind-the-scenes verdict

THE “crucial” climate change global conference is on a “knife edge” according to Scottish observer Dr Ben Wilson.

International Business Times

UN Climate Chief Urges G20 To Spur Tense COP29 Negotiations

The UN's climate chief urged G20 leaders on Saturday to push COP29 talks towards a deal to raise money for developing nations as diplomats struggled to find common ground in marathon negotiations.

The Guardian - UK

Almost 500 carbon capture lobbyists granted access to Cop29 climate summit

More lobbyists for the controversial technology were present this year, despite debate about its viability

International Business Times

Is Argentina's Milei On Brink Of Leaving Paris Climate Accord?

Argentina's abrupt snub of COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan has raised alarm that President Javier Milei -- an ally to US President-elect Donald Trump -- could be looking at pulling out of the Paris accord.

The Guardian - UK

Fossil fuel bosses get ‘red carpet’ at Cop29 despite concerns over influence

Revealed: more than 100 executives given special guest badges as activists challenge role of oil and gas firms at talks

The Conversation

Cop29 bingo: a beginner’s guide to climate acronyms

This is the one time of year where the eyes of the world are all on climate change. When it makes the news every single night, and everyone hopes that, miraculously, almost 200 countries will somehow put aside insurmountable differences to come together and solve this crisis in a tidy…

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