US climate envoy says work will continue despite Trump’s return
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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 Nov. 5 would hinder progress to limit planetary warming. Trump has promised to again remove the United States, the world’s biggest historic greenhouse gas emitter, from international climate cooperation and maximise the country’s already record-high fossil fuel production. “For those of us dedicated to climate action, last week’s outcome in the United States is obviously bitterly disappointing,” Podesta said at the summit. “But what I want to tell you today is that while the United States federal government, under Donald Trump, may put climate action on the back burner, the work to contain climate change is going to continue in the United States.” He said the Inflation Reduction Act, President Joe Biden’s landmark climate legislation providing billions of dollars in subsidies for clean energy, would continue to drive investments in solar, wind and other technologies, and that U.S. state governments would also push emissions cuts through regulation.

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Biden, on his way out, sets ‘ambitious’ climate goal: Cut US greenhouse gas emissions by over 60%
4 days, 7 hours ago

Biden, on his way out, sets ‘ambitious’ climate goal: Cut US greenhouse gas emissions by over 60%

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is pledging to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60% by 2035 as he fights to ensure his legacy on slowing global warming, even as President-elect Donald Trump vows to undo much of Biden’s climate work when he takes office next month. “And I believe that with this new 2035 target as their …

Biden ramps up US climate target ahead of Trump takeover
4 days, 18 hours ago

Biden ramps up US climate target ahead of Trump takeover

Politico  

Instead, the target will likely be jettisoned after Trump takes office, reflecting his promises to expand fossil fuel production and dismantle Biden’s climate agenda. “President Biden’s new 2035 climate goal is both a reflection of what we’ve already accomplished … and what we believe the United States can and should achieve in the future,” said John Podesta, senior White House …

Biden set an ambitious new climate goal. Will it still matter under Trump?
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4 days, 18 hours ago

Biden set an ambitious new climate goal. Will it still matter under Trump?

NPR  

Biden set an ambitious new climate goal. Sponsor Message "I'm proud that my Administration is carrying out the boldest climate agenda in American history," Biden said in a White House video accompanying the announcement. The President continued to frame his administration's climate objectives as economic opportunity for the nation, highlighting jobs created by building offshore wind energy projects and by …

Trump vows fast environmental approvals for $1 billion investments in US
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1 week, 5 days ago

Trump vows fast environmental approvals for $1 billion investments in US

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed to speed up environmental approvals for those investing $1 billion or more in the United States. On Tuesday, Trump said any person or company investing $1 billion or more in the country "will receive fully expedited approvals and permits, including, but in no way limited to, all Environmental approvals." Trump has previously …

Opinion | Climate Activists Need to Radically Change Their Approach Under Trump
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Opinion | Climate Activists Need to Radically Change Their Approach Under Trump

New York Times  

Donald Trump’s return to Washington might seem like a terrifying moment for the fight against climate change. The incoming administration is not just hostile to the energy transition; it’s also expected to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement, roll back a wide range of pollution regulations and promote domestic fossil fuel production — decisions likely to …

The Baku backlash: Why Cop29 needn’t be an irreversible setback for climate change
2 weeks, 3 days ago

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

The Independent  

I remember being captivated as a young man by this bold, Latin American leader called Rafael Correa. When the deadline passed after four years of campaigning, and deposits of only $13.3m had been received, president Correa declared that “the world has failed us” – not so different to the words echoed by the least developed country negotiators last week, who …

Climate myopia: This year’s CoP was a big disappointment but small surprise
2 weeks, 4 days ago

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

Live Mint  

The 29th Conference of the Parties to Climate Change came to an end on 24 November 2024 with deep disappointment on the outcomes—not just on finance, but on most other aspects of the agenda. With grossly inadequate mitigation of the crisis, the climate finance that developing countries can legitimately asl for will increase exponentially, leading to continued disappointment from a …

COP29: How $300 billion climate funding is an ‘optical illusion’
3 weeks, 1 day ago

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

Firstpost  

Much of the funding relies on mobilising private finance, which often translates to loans rather than grants. Nations already grappling with crippling debt burdens face the prospect of trading financial solvency for climate action A demonstrator displays hands that reads "pay up" during a protest for climate finance at the COP29 UN Climate Summit, November 23, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. …

COP29 in Baku: Oil and money stain climate talks
3 weeks, 1 day ago

COP29 in Baku: Oil and money stain climate talks

New Indian Express  

It is indeed ironical the UN Climate Conference, also known as the Conference of Parties, chooses to hold their jamborees in capitals that are the hub of fossil fuel interests. The World, desperately fighting Climate Change and global warming, held its 200-nation gathering in December 2023 in Dubai; and now COP29 has just concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan – the oldest …

Half a loaf, at best, from the climate talks
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4 weeks ago

Half a loaf, at best, from the climate talks

Live Mint  

THE SENSE that the COP29 climate talks were outstaying their welcome in Baku was tangible through growing absences. In 2021 in Glasgow the attendees committed themselves to a “New Collective Quantified Goal" for climate finance that would go beyond Paris’s $100bn a year from north to south. The most frequently cited estimate of what it would cost for developing countries …

Half a loaf, at best, from the climate talks
4 weeks ago

Half a loaf, at best, from the climate talks

Live Mint  

THE SENSE that the COP29 climate talks were outstaying their welcome in Baku was tangible through growing absences. In 2021 in Glasgow the attendees committed themselves to a “New Collective Quantified Goal” for climate finance that would go beyond Paris’s $100bn a year from north to south. The most frequently cited estimate of what it would cost for developing countries …

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

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

Live Mint  

The CoP-29 climate summit at Baku closed with a measly deal that has deeply disappointed the developing world and civil society in developed countries. Sadly for most of the world, the rich nations that are almost wholly responsible for causing climate change—China and India, among the top five carbon emitters today, industrialized much later—agreed to pledge just $300 billion annually …

Climate talks end with mere $300 bn pledge
4 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 …

Inside the Frantic Maneuvers That Saved COP29 Talks at a Cost
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4 weeks ago

Inside the Frantic Maneuvers That Saved COP29 Talks at a Cost

Live Mint  

-- Negotiations over hundreds of billions of dollars in new climate funding for developing countries had staggered into overtime at COP29 in Azerbaijan. Saudi Arabia’s representative, Albara Tawfiq, said the kingdom opposed bids to “shift” the responsibility for providing climate finance beyond developed countries, shutting down a bid by the EU and US to expand the pool of contributors. Rich …

Cop29 climate deal criticised as a ‘death sentence for millions’
4 weeks ago

Cop29 climate deal criticised as a ‘death sentence for millions’

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Campaigners have hit out at a “woefully inadequate” financial package for …

Cop29 secures last minute $300bn climate finance deal as talks saved from collapse
4 weeks, 1 day ago

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

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. open image in gallery Activists participated in demonstrations for climate finance at the Cop29 summit “This deal will keep …

Baku breakdown suggests a cop-out
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Baku breakdown suggests a cop-out

Hindustan Times  

“Is this a joke?” An offhanded response by representatives of G77 at a media briefing on the quantum of the finance required for climate mitigation initially being set at $200 billion summed up COP29 that concluded over the weekend in Baku, Azerbaijan. The deal, gavelled early Sunday despite objections from the developing nations, including India, regarding the New Collective Quantified …

Climate organizations disappointed by “small” sum agreed at climate summit in Baku
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Climate organizations disappointed by “small” sum agreed at climate summit in Baku

NL Times  

Nature and environmental organizations are deeply disappointed with the new amount of 300 billion dollars for climate support, agreed at the climate summit in Baku. Developing countries and climate experts wanted that amount to be considerably higher and Greenpeace therefore calls it "an absolute minimum agreement". Jasper Inventor, Head of COP29 Greenpeace Delegation said that the agreed climate finance goal …

COP29: $300 billion climate deal pushed through despite stiff opposition
4 weeks, 1 day 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 …

United States, European Union among others to back new $300 billion global finance target: COP29
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1 month ago

United States, European Union among others to back new $300 billion global finance target: COP29

Live Mint  

BAKU -The European Union, United States and other wealthy countries at the COP29 climate summit have agreed to raise their offer of a global finance target to $300 billion per year by 2035, sources told Reuters on Saturday. The new goal is intended to replace developed countries' previous commitment to provide $100 billion in climate finance for poorer nations per …

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

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

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

NPR  

With talks teetering, climate negotiators struck a controversial $300 billion deal toggle caption Sean Gallup/Getty Images/Getty Images Europe Negotiators at a global climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, struck a last-minute deal for wealthy countries to help their poorer neighbors deal with global warming, saving the annual meeting as it verged on collapse. Cedric Schuster, Samoa's minister of natural resources and …

COP29 UN climate talks wrap up in Baku
1 month ago

COP29 UN climate talks wrap up in Baku

China Daily  

A night view shows the venue of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov 11, 2024. The COP29 United Nations climate change negotiations stumbled toward Friday's deadline, with a draft target of climate finance to developing nations falling far short of expectations. A key task of the UN gathering, which kicked off on Nov …

What the ‘show me the money’ climate summit tells us about the new Trump era
1 month ago

What the ‘show me the money’ climate summit tells us about the new Trump era

Politico  

Trump’s upcoming presidency is the most important source of the instability on display at the COP29 summit, despite all the Biden administration’s efforts to send signals that America is still on board with the climate cause, said Carlos Fuller, Belize’s permanent representative at the United Nations. “And then,” she added, “you have the U.S. going in and out.” Here are …

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

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

LA Times  

Activists call for more spending to fight climate change on Saturday at the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. “It’s a paltry sum,” said Indian negotiator Chandni Raina, drawing rousing cheers as she repeatedly added that India objected to the deal. Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell called the deal an “insurance policy for humanity,” adding that, like insurance, “it …

‘No deal is better than a bad deal’: Cop29 deadlocked over climate fund
1 month ago

‘No deal is better than a bad deal’: Cop29 deadlocked over climate fund

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 Hopes of a trillion-dollar climate finance fund appear to be slipping out of reach after …

COP29 talks extended as draft $250 billion finance offer flops
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1 month ago

COP29 talks extended as draft $250 billion finance offer flops

Hindustan Times  

Baku: The COP29 climate summit was extended by a day after developing nations reacted with fury to developed countries’ proposal of $250 billion annual climate finance by 2035, calling it “a slap in the face” and far below their demand of $1.3 trillion, raising fears of a Copenhagen-like deadlock. “The quantum is an eyewash,” said a developing country negotiator, noting …

Editorial: Let’s not let political chaos distract us from the unfolding climate catastrophe
1 month ago

Editorial: Let’s not let political chaos distract us from the unfolding climate catastrophe

LA Times  

With so much chaos in the world, from the United States’ slide toward authoritarianism to the wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Ukraine, you could be forgiven for not being focused on what’s going on this week in Baku, Azerbaijan. The agreement that emerged from last year’s conference called for “ transitioning away ” from fossil fuels for the first time, …

As deadline looms, divide over climate pact widens
1 month 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 …

Hopes of trillion dollar climate fund dim at Cop29 after developed countries fail to offer commitment
1 month ago

Hopes of trillion dollar climate fund dim at Cop29 after developed countries fail to offer commitment

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. “It’s like developed countries are saying the dog ate their homework.” open image in gallery Activists demonstrate for climate …

Question stopping COP29 from a climate deal: How much wealthy nations are willing to pay
1 month ago

Question stopping COP29 from a climate deal: How much wealthy nations are willing to pay

Firstpost  

The latest draft text from COP29 climate talks in Baku lacks concrete commitments on financing for developing countries. AP A new draft text released early Thursday which will form the basis of any deal reached at United Nations climate talks on money for developing countries to transition to clean energy and adapt to climate change left out a crucial sticking …

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

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

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. The letter co-ordinated by Nature4Climate said an agreement that does not adequately recognise nature’s role in climate action “risks …

Cop29: The trillion-dollar question that has left climate summit at an impasse
1 month ago

Cop29: The trillion-dollar question that has left climate summit at an impasse

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. The New Collective Quantified Goal on Finance, which will fund the climate disaster and prevention-related costs in developing countries, …

Climate action must rise above politics before time runs out
1 month 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 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, …

Collective action on climate finance urged
1 month ago

Collective action on climate finance urged

China Daily  

By YANG HAN in Hong Kong | China Daily | Updated: 2024-11-19 09:51 COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev, Executive Secretary of UNFCCC Simon Stiell and Nabeel Munir, Chair of the UNFCCC's Subsidiary Body for Implementation, attend a press conference during the United Nations climate change conference COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, November 18, 2024. Asia needs collective and sustainable action to meet …

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

Collective action on climate finance urged
1 month ago

Collective action on climate finance urged

China Daily  

COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev, Executive Secretary of UNFCCC Simon Stiell and Nabeel Munir, Chair of the UNFCCC's Subsidiary Body for Implementation, attend a press conference during the United Nations climate change conference COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, November 18, 2024. Asia needs collective and sustainable action to meet its green finance needs, experts have said, as negotiations at the COP29 UN …

Collective action on climate finance urged
1 month ago

Collective action on climate finance urged

China Daily  

COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev, Executive Secretary of UNFCCC Simon Stiell and Nabeel Munir, Chair of the UNFCCC's Subsidiary Body for Implementation, attend a press conference during the United Nations climate change conference COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, November 18, 2024. Asia needs collective and sustainable action to meet its green finance needs, experts have said, as negotiations at the COP29 UN …

G20 nations reach climate finance breakthrough that eluded COP29 talks: Report
1 month ago

G20 nations reach climate finance breakthrough that eluded COP29 talks: Report

India Today  

Diplomatic tensions over global warming spilled over into the G20 summit negotiations in Brazil this week, with sources saying the 20 major economies reached a fragile consensus on climate finance that had eluded UN talks in Azerbaijan. G20 countries account for 85% of the world's economy and are the largest contributors to multilateral development banks helping to steer climate finance. …

Biden promotes his legacy of fighting against climate change in historic Amazon visit
1 month ago

Biden promotes his legacy of fighting against climate change in historic Amazon visit

Firstpost  

Biden flew over the jungle by helicopter and met with Indigenous leaders in the Brazilian city of Manaus on the penultimate leg of a valedictory South American tour which has been overshadowed by Trump’s election win US President Joe Biden speaks after signing a proclamation designating November 17 as International Conservation Day during a tour of the Museu da Amazonia …

Negotiations over climate finance remain deadlocked at UN summit
1 month 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 …

U.N. climate chief expects bolder climate action from G20 leaders
1 month, 1 week ago

U.N. climate chief expects bolder climate action from G20 leaders

The Hindu  

Terming bolder climate action as “self-preservation for every G20 economy,” U.N. climate chief Simon Stiell on Saturday urged the grouping’s leaders headed to Rio de Janeiro to carry out rapid cuts in emissions to prevent climate-driven economic carnage. He said boosting global climate finance is about ensuring all countries can share in the vast benefits of bolder climate action: stronger …

COP29 talks struggle in a year of climate stress and global bickering
1 month, 1 week ago

COP29 talks struggle in a year of climate stress and global bickering

The Hindu  

This year’s U.N. climate summit is struggling to focus minds on the health of the planet, with turbulent geopolitics, a confrontational host and the reelection of U.S. climate skeptic Donald Trump stealing the limelight. On Friday, midway through the two-week summit, a group of former leaders, climate experts and scientists published an open letter calling for the COP process to …

Protesters gather at U.N. climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slows
1 month, 1 week ago

Protesters gather at U.N. climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slows

LA Times  

Activists demonstrate against fossil fuels at the COP29 U.N. climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Saturday. “We are dragging our feet as a planet.” A letter signed by former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, former U.N. climate secretary Christiana Figueres and former Irish President Mary Robinson called for “a fundamental overhaul of the COP.” “We need a shift from negotiation …

At UN climate talks, some see wars complicating negotiators’ task
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Global solidarity badly needed in fight against climate change
1 month, 1 week ago

Global solidarity badly needed in fight against climate change

China Daily  

A view shows a sign of the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference with a backdrop of the cityscape in Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct 31, 2024. Speaking at the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said: "We are in the final countdown to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees …

As planet heads toward 2.7°C rise, tracker warns global climate action has 'flatlined'
1 month, 1 week ago

As planet heads toward 2.7°C rise, tracker warns global climate action has 'flatlined'

Raw Story  

Existing policies and actions taken by world governments put the world on track for a median estimate of 2.7°C of warming by the end of the century, Climate Action Tracker revealed on Thursday at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. "The combined global effect of government action on climate change has flatlined over the last three years, …

COP29 and the climate crisis: Navigating a world with Trump back in charge
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1 month, 1 week ago

COP29 and the climate crisis: Navigating a world with Trump back in charge

Live Mint  

To subscribe to this fortnightly newsletter and get it in your inbox, Dear reader, Welcome to the first issue of Mint’s newsletter on the climate crisis: Climate Change And You. He writes that unless countries act now, global GDP may decline by 10% due to climate impacts, and India may lose 5.8% of working hours and 34 million jobs due …

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

Where Will the COP29 Money Come From?

Live Mint  

-- COP29 Daily Reports: Sign up for the Green Daily newsletter for comprehensive coverage of the climate summit right in your inbox. But that moniker could have been given to almost any of the other recent United Nations gatherings of world leaders: the COP26 confab in Glasgow in 2021 focused on enlisting institutional investors in the fight against global warming; …

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