Meera Gopal
8 hours, 52 minutes ago

Meera Gopal

The Diplomat  

In November, the world gathered in the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku, for the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference. In the following interview, Meera Gopal – a senior program officer for climate at the Asia Society Policy Institute – details Asia’s multifaceted positions and concerns in regard to climate change, how countries from India to China approached the negotiations in Baku, and what lies ahead with the United States, soon to be under a second Trump administration, expected to step back from leadership in this space. Represented through blocs like the G77+China, the Least Developed Country Group, and the Alliance of Small Island States, these nations emphasized three key areas to support their efforts to address climate change induced vulnerability: The new climate finance goal incorporating grants or low-cost concessional financing, including specific allocations for SIDS and LDCs which unfortunately did not make it into the final text; ensuring the operationalization of the Loss and Damage Fund, such that it can start disbursing funds at the earliest; and strengthening the framework on the Global Goal on Adaptation, especially developing key indicators, and specific provisions on how it will be implemented. It is in the world’s interest to support them as they transition from fossil fuels as these countries are yet to peak their emissions In the end, COP29 overran by a day to reach a deal that calls on developed countries to mobilize at least $300 billion per year by 2035 to help the developing nations that are most vulnerable to climate disasters. For the first time, Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang announced data on climate finance, stating that since 2016, China has “provided and mobilized” 177 billion yuan for developing countries.

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The Baku backlash: Why Cop29 needn’t be an irreversible setback for climate change
1 month ago

The Baku backlash: Why Cop29 needn’t be an irreversible setback for climate change

The Independent  

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Climate myopia: This year’s CoP was a big disappointment but small surprise
1 month ago

Climate myopia: This year’s CoP was a big disappointment but small surprise

Live Mint  

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COP29: How $300 billion climate funding is an ‘optical illusion’
1 month, 1 week ago

COP29: How $300 billion climate funding is an ‘optical illusion’

Firstpost  

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Global South's joint climate efforts urged
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Global South's joint climate efforts urged

China Daily  

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India’s stand against inadequate climate finance at COP29
1 month, 2 weeks ago

India’s stand against inadequate climate finance at COP29

Hindustan Times  

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Baku’s climate talks couldn’t escape the impact of Trump’s US victory
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Baku’s climate talks couldn’t escape the impact of Trump’s US victory

Live Mint  

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Why developing nations like India are unhappy about the $300 billion COP29 deal
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why developing nations like India are unhappy about the $300 billion COP29 deal

India Today  

The $300 billion annual climate finance deal agreed upon at COP29 in Baku has sparked significant dissatisfaction among developing nations, who deem the amount insufficient to address the escalating impacts of climate change. Developing countries argue that the $300 billion target, set to be achieved by 2035, falls short of the actual financial needs required to combat climate change effectively. …

Climate talks end with mere $300 bn pledge
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Climate talks end with mere $300 bn pledge

New Indian Express  

The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku concluded on Sunday amid high drama with the adoption of a controversial agreement to triple climate finance for developing countries to $300 billion annually by 2035 as against the $1.3 trillion sought by developing countries per year until 2030. The process and the amount agreed upon faced strong opposition from India and …

Baku breakdown suggests a cop-out
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Baku breakdown suggests a cop-out

Hindustan Times  

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COP29: $300 billion climate deal pushed through despite stiff opposition
1 month, 2 weeks ago

COP29: $300 billion climate deal pushed through despite stiff opposition

New Indian Express  

BAKU: The United Nations climate summit in Baku on Sunday concluded amidst high drama with the adoption of a controversial agreement to triple climate finance for developing countries to $300 billion annually by 2035. Chandni Raina, adviser to the Department of Economic Affairs and part of India’s negotiating team, criticised the agreement for failing to address the urgent needs of …

Here’s what to know about the new funding deal that countries agreed to at UN climate talks
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Here’s what to know about the new funding deal that countries agreed to at UN climate talks

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — 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. World Resources Institute president and CEO Ani Dasgupta called it “an important down payment toward a safer, more equitable …

COP29: EU and US want to give $300 billion in climate finance
1 month, 2 weeks ago

COP29: EU and US want to give $300 billion in climate finance

NL Times  

Rich countries negotiating support for developing countries at the climate summit in Baku are prepared to pay 300 billion dollars a year in climate aid from 2035, sources told Reuters news agency. European Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra says it is "doubtful" whether the climate summit in Azerbaijan will have a successful outcome. COP29 actually ended on Friday, but on Saturday the …

COP29 UN climate talks wrap up in Baku
1 month, 2 weeks ago

COP29 UN climate talks wrap up in Baku

China Daily  

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With talks teetering, climate negotiators struck a controversial $300 billion deal
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

With talks teetering, climate negotiators struck a controversial $300 billion deal

NPR  

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$300-billion-a-year deal for climate cash at U.N. summit sparks outrage for some and hope for others
1 month, 2 weeks ago

$300-billion-a-year deal for climate cash at U.N. summit sparks outrage for some and hope for others

LA Times  

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Cop29: Ask our climate correspondent anything amid summit in Azerbaijan
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Cop29: Ask our climate correspondent anything amid summit in Azerbaijan

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Welcome to an exclusive Ask Me Anything session with me, Stuti Mishra, The Independent’s Asia …

COP29: Baku climate talks run into overtime amid row over climate finance
1 month, 2 weeks ago

COP29: Baku climate talks run into overtime amid row over climate finance

The Hindu  

Climate talks at Azerbaijan’s Baku, scheduled to end on Friday, were extended by another day after the latest version of the draft agreement was deemed unacceptable by several developing countries. The developed countries offered no more than $250 billion by 2035 as the New Collective Quantified Goal for Climate Finance despite acknowledging that at least $700 billion would be needed …

As deadline looms, divide over climate pact widens
1 month, 2 weeks ago

As deadline looms, divide over climate pact widens

Hindustan Times  

Baku: A deep divide over climate finance erupted into the open on Thursday at the UN climate summit COP29, as developed nations and developing nations roundly rejected a new draft proposal that offered two starkly different options for funding climate action, leaving the talks in disarray with barely a day remaining. A controversial proposal to count developing countries’ domestic resources …

A draft deal on climate money for developing world is silent on how much as UN summit nears end
1 month, 2 weeks ago

A draft deal on climate money for developing world is silent on how much as UN summit nears end

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Countries of the world took turns rejecting a new but vague draft text released early Thursday which attempts to form the spine of any deal reached at United Nations climate talks on money for developing countries to transition to clean energy and adapt to climate change. Colombia’s environment minister Susana Mohamed said without a figure offered by …

Climate action must rise above politics before time runs out
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Climate action must rise above politics before time runs out

Live Mint  

This year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku is taking place against a tumultuous geopolitical backdrop. The European Investment Bank Group’s most recent climate survey shows that 94% of Europeans and 88% of Americans support adaptation measures, while around half of respondents say that such measures should be a national priority. Economic growth is decoupling from carbon emissions, owing …

Big money to respond to climate change is key to UN talks in Baku. How can nations raise it?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Big money to respond to climate change is key to UN talks in Baku. How can nations raise it?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Climate cash could be in the form of loans, …

Money to respond to climate change is key. Here’s how nations are raising it
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Money to respond to climate change is key. Here’s how nations are raising it

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Just as a simple lever can move heavy objects, rich nations are hoping another kind of leverage — the financial sort — can help them come up with the money that poorer nations need to cope with climate change. Money could be in the form of loans, grants or private investment Experts put the number needed for …

Big money to respond to climate change is key to UN talks in Baku. How can nations raise it?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Big money to respond to climate change is key to UN talks in Baku. How can nations raise it?

New Indian Express  

Climate cash could be in the form of loans, grants or private investment Experts put the need closer to $1 trillion, while developing nations have said they'll need $1.3 trillion in climate finance. “That's a big lever,” said Melanie Robinson, global climate economics and finance director at World Resources Institute. For developing nations, the talk of loans brings fear of …

India Voices Concern Over Climate Finance at CoP29 Baku Talks
1 month, 3 weeks ago

India Voices Concern Over Climate Finance at CoP29 Baku Talks

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India on Sunday expressed serious concern about the progress by the developed countries to engage in a climate finance and mitigation work programme at CoP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. However, India asserted that those with the highest capacity to take climate action have continuously shifted goalposts, delayed climate action, and consumed a highly disproportionate share of the global carbon …

Negotiations over climate finance remain deadlocked at UN summit
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Negotiations over climate finance remain deadlocked at UN summit

Hindustan Times  

With just days remaining at the COP29 climate talks in Baku, negotiations over climate finance remain deadlocked, with developed and developing nations still far apart on both the scale of funding and its fundamental structure, even as Argentina’s withdrawal from the talks casts a shadow over global climate cooperation. Experts say Harjeet Singh, Climate Activist and Global Engagement Director for …

No headway at COP29 on climate finance, all eyes on G20 summit in Rio
1 month, 3 weeks ago

No headway at COP29 on climate finance, all eyes on G20 summit in Rio

New Indian Express  

BAKU: As COP29 reaches its midpoint, the climate finance negotiations remain deadlocked, casting a shadow over the conference's prospects. The talks in Baku are centred on establishing the New Collective Quantified Goal, a critical framework that aims to provide financial support to developing nations grappling with the mounting impacts of climate change. Brazil’s presidency has driven reforms in multilateral finance, …

At UN climate talks, some see wars complicating negotiators' task
1 month, 3 weeks ago

At UN climate talks, some see wars complicating negotiators' task

Deccan Chronicle  

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At UN climate talks, some see wars complicating negotiators’ task
1 month, 3 weeks ago

At UN climate talks, some see wars complicating negotiators’ task

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Nisreen Elsaim has been a climate activist for a dozen years, much of it focusing on the intersection of war and climate change. It’s a story Elsaim is telling at the United Nations climate talks in Baku, which she says must succeed for countries like hers to have any chance to successfully adapt to climate change. Achim …

Where Will the COP29 Money Come From?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Where Will the COP29 Money Come From?

Live Mint  

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Countries at COP29 urged to invest trillions to cope with climate change
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Countries at COP29 urged to invest trillions to cope with climate change

Al Jazeera  

Countries need to invest more than $6 trillion per year by 2030 to tackle the effects of climate change or risk having to pay more in the future, according to report by an independent panel of experts at a United Nations climate summit. “Investments in all areas of climate action must increase across all economies,” said the report published on …

High-level report calls for $1 trillion boost in climate finance at COP29
1 month, 3 weeks ago

High-level report calls for $1 trillion boost in climate finance at COP29

India Today  

As the COP29 climate summit continues in Baku, a new report highlights an urgent call for climate finance to meet critical global targets. Published by an independent high-level expert group, the report recommends mobilising $1 trillion annually for developing countries by 2030, a move that would help address climate challenges under the Paris Agreement. The group aims to support policy …

UN chief expects nations to meet climate finance goal
1 month, 4 weeks ago

UN chief expects nations to meet climate finance goal

China Daily  

Staff display souvenirs on Monday at the China Pavilion of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan. DOMINIKA ZARZYCKA/GETTY IMAGES Warning of a grim global warming situation, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he expects to see developed countries beefing up their support for …

Why are countries fighting over money at COP29 climate summit?
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Why are countries fighting over money at COP29 climate summit?

India Today  

The United Nations' COP29 climate summit, currently underway in Baku, Azerbaijan, has brought together representatives from nearly 200 countries with a primary goal of brokering a landmark climate finance deal. However, the recent US election results have cast a shadow over the talks, with concerns that a potential Trump administration could halt US climate finance contributions, potentially shrinking the overall …

UN chief expects nations to meet climate finance goal
1 month, 4 weeks ago

UN chief expects nations to meet climate finance goal

China Daily  

Staff display souvenirs on Monday at the China Pavilion of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan. DOMINIKA ZARZYCKA/GETTY IMAGES Warning of a grim global warming situation, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he expects to see developed countries beefing up their support for …

Act on climate at home despite global ennui
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Act on climate at home despite global ennui

New Indian Express  

The longest shadow cast on the COP29 climate conference going on in Baku is the re-election of Donald Trump. The president-elect has already picked Vivek Ramaswamy, who has criticised big companies for basing business strategy around climate change concerns, to co-head a new department of government efficiency. That is the main agenda at COP29—to push for a new global climate …

DC Edit | Baku COP29 might be a cop out
1 month, 4 weeks ago

DC Edit | Baku COP29 might be a cop out

Deccan Chronicle  

It is a sign of the times that the world, as weary of war and beset by political upheavals in the unique year of elections that 2024 it has been, seems quite prepared to pay less attention to the existential crisis for humankind posed by climate change-induced global warming, Given the absence in Baku of world leaders with greater star …

Action against climate change ‘robust and will endure’ Trump years, UN climate chief tells COP29
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Action against climate change ‘robust and will endure’ Trump years, UN climate chief tells COP29

Firstpost  

Trump’s election sweep has cast a long shadow over proceedings in Azerbaijan, with concerns that the imminent US withdrawal from the landmark 2015 Paris deal could undermine ambition around the negotiating table Participating world leaders and delegates arrive for a family photo during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku. AFP Global action on climate change “is robust and …

US climate envoy says work will continue despite Trump’s return
1 month, 4 weeks ago

US climate envoy says work will continue despite Trump’s return

The Hindu  

U.S. climate envoy John Podesta urged governments to keep faith in the country’s promise to combat global warming, saying Donald Trump can slow, not stop, the transition from fossil fuels when he returns to office in January. The annual U.N. climate summit began on Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan, with many country delegations concerned Trump’s victory in U.S. presidential elections on …

COP29 Baku: What is on the agenda?
1 month, 4 weeks ago

COP29 Baku: What is on the agenda?

India Today  

The 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change – the annual U.N. climate summit – has kicked off in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku. The COP will also discuss long-term climate finance, as well as annual reports of the Green Climate Fund and the Global Environmental Facility. Other important elements on the agenda …

COP29: Report reveals significant gaps in climate action among G20 nations
1 month, 4 weeks ago

COP29: Report reveals significant gaps in climate action among G20 nations

India Today  

As world leaders gather for COP29 in Baku, a new study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water reveals significant gaps in climate action among G20 nations. The study also highlights the need for better data on loss and damage, with 65% of reported climate events lacking economic damage data, particularly in Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing …

COP29: Climate talks off to rocky start, but carbon mkts mechanism approved
Top News
1 month, 4 weeks ago

COP29: Climate talks off to rocky start, but carbon mkts mechanism approved

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The COP29 climate negotiations opened in Baku on Monday with proceedings stalled for hours over disagreements on key matters on the agenda, but countries later approved new UN standards for international carbon markets in a key step towards allowing countries to trade credits to meet climate targets. By trying to ram through loose standards for dangerous carbon crediting …

US signals it will push for widening pool of climate finance contributors
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

US signals it will push for widening pool of climate finance contributors

Hindustan Times  

The United States has signalled it will push for widening the pool of climate finance contributors at COP29, all but confirming what is feared to be turning into a major clash with developing nations over funding responsibilities. White House Senior Advisor for Clean Energy and International Climate Policy, John Podesta, holds a press conference during the United Nations climate change …

US top climate negotiator: ‘We won’t revert back’ as Trump prepares to take over
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

US top climate negotiator: ‘We won’t revert back’ as Trump prepares to take over

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — No matter what kind of U-turn President-Elect Donald Trump will make on climate change, America’s clean energy economy won’t reverse into the dirty past, a combative but “bitterly disappointed” top American climate negotiator said Monday. He said Trump will likely pull the United States out of the landmark Paris Agreement and try to roll back many of …

COP29 president says New Collective Quantified Goal ‘top priority’
1 month, 4 weeks ago

COP29 president says New Collective Quantified Goal ‘top priority’

Hindustan Times  

The UN Climate Meeting in Azerbaijan’s Baku opened with the Presidency laying down its expectations before delegates from 196 countries ad stating that its top priority is to agree on a fair and ambitious New Collective Quantified Goal on climate finance. He also referred to a “realistic goal” of mobilising hundreds of billions from the public sector as against trillions …

United Nations climate negotiations through the years to COP29: Timeline
1 month, 4 weeks ago

United Nations climate negotiations through the years to COP29: Timeline

The Hindu  

COP29, termed the “climate finance COP,” has one major objective: establishing a concrete financial commitment from developed countries to support climate action in developing nations. As the United Nations climate talks begin in Baku, the primary debate centers on who will provide funding and, more crucially, how much is needed. However, discussions are likely to be tense following the re-election …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

COP19 in Baku: 6 things about UN’s annual climate summit

Firstpost  

Climate change will affect every country, regardless of whether it contributed to the crisis, necessitating global solutions that can address the variety of requirements across borders The venue of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, ahead of the summit beginning in Baku, Azerbaijan. File image/ Reuters Tens of thousands of people from all around the world will …

UN climate talks to focus on money to help poor nations cut carbon pollution
1 month, 4 weeks ago

UN climate talks to focus on money to help poor nations cut carbon pollution

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Curbing and coping with climate change's worsening heat, floods, …

COP29 opens in Azerbaijan for talks centred on climate funding
1 month, 4 weeks ago

COP29 opens in Azerbaijan for talks centred on climate funding

Al Jazeera  

Delegates from nearly 200 countries join as negotiators seek increase in $100bn-a-year target for developing nations. In his opening speech, UN climate chief Simon Stiell said that world leaders must show that global cooperation “is not down for the count”. Stiell also appealed for an “ambitious” new goal on providing climate funding to the world’s poorer nations, saying: “Let’s dispense …

COP29 Azerbaijan: What’s at stake at the 2024 global climate summit?
1 month, 4 weeks ago

COP29 Azerbaijan: What’s at stake at the 2024 global climate summit?

Al Jazeera  

The UN climate summit kicks off in Baku as activists such as Greta Thunberg label the event a ‘greenwash conference’. An NDC is a country’s national climate action plan that sets out its targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in line with the goals set in the Paris Agreement. An advocacy group also secretly recorded Elnur Soltanov, Azerbaijan’s deputy energy …

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