A guide to COP29 climate jargon
4 months, 3 weeks ago

A guide to COP29 climate jargon

The Hindu  

With the U.N. climate talks tackling complex topics from energy policy to global financial aid, the annual summit has developed its own ever-growing lexicon. UNFCCC: This acronym stands for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which is the name of both the 1992 treaty committing nearly 200 countries to fighting global warming and the secretariat set up to implement that treaty. NDC: Most often, these NDCs or Nationally Determined Contributions are referred to simply as "country pledges" and describe national action plans for reducing its emissions and adapting to climate impacts. CLIMATE CHANGE: While this term is often used interchangeably with "global warming," it means something different. PARIS AGREEMENT: Under this 2015 treaty from the COP21 talks in Paris, countries agreed to try to limit global warming to "well below" 2 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average, with a goal of holding it to 1.5C.

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Peak emissions and carbon neutrality remain key targets
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Peak emissions and carbon neutrality remain key targets

China Daily  

China will take steps to respond to green trade barriers as it advances toward carbon neutrality, says the Government Work Report that was delivered at the opening of the third session of the 14th National People's Congress on Wednesday. The country will diligently work toward peaking carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality before 2060, the report said. …

Takeaways from COP29
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Takeaways from COP29

The Hindu  

Two major global events took place last month: the G20 Summit in Brazil and the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Baku, Azerbaijan. Assessments had shown that developing countries need $1.3 trillion per year through 2035 to build infrastructure for adapting to climate change; investing in clean energy, land use, and urban …

After nearly 10 years of debate, COP29’s carbon trading deal is seriously flawed
4 months ago

After nearly 10 years of debate, COP29’s carbon trading deal is seriously flawed

New Indian Express  

Negotiators at the COP29 climate conference in Baku have struck a landmark agreement on rules governing the global trade of carbon credits, bringing to a close almost a decade of debate over the controversial scheme. The deal paves the way for a system in which countries or companies buy credits for removing or avoiding greenhouse gas emissions elsewhere in the …

COP29 Climate Finance Deal Collapses as Developed Nations Resist $1.3 Trillion Target
4 months, 1 week ago

COP29 Climate Finance Deal Collapses as Developed Nations Resist $1.3 Trillion Target

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 24, 2024 17:46 IST - 6 MINS READ In the global climate negotiations that continued at the 29th edition of the Conference of Parties in Baku, Azerbaijan, between November 11 and 22, there was agreement on one issue. So, common sense suggests that developed countries, which are responsible for much of the cumulative carbon emissions that have …

Know All About the Historic Climate Funding Deal at COP29
4 months, 1 week ago

Know All About the Historic Climate Funding Deal at COP29

Deccan Chronicle  

At the COP29 climate talks, negotiators from around the world reached a landmark agreement on a new funding deal to support developing nations in addressing the challenges posed by climate change. This deal is seen as a crucial step in the fight against climate change, particularly as developing countries struggle with extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and other climate-related …

COP29 unlocks intl carbon markets under Article 6 of Paris Agreement
4 months, 1 week ago

COP29 unlocks intl carbon markets under Article 6 of Paris Agreement

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-24 07:47 BAKU -- The presidency of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change announced on Saturday that it has concluded negotiations on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, enabling cross-border carbon trading to support global climate goals. Article 6 provides trusted and transparent carbon markets …

COP29: NCQG talks spillover as no breakthrough in agreement yet
4 months, 1 week ago

COP29: NCQG talks spillover as no breakthrough in agreement yet

Hindustan Times  

The new COP29 Presidency’s text will be released on Saturday after developing countries rejected the text on Friday evening. A joint statement by Amar Bhattacharya, Vera Songwe and Nicholas Stern, Co-Chairs of the Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance had said on Friday, “The text also calls on developed countries to increase their financial support for developing countries to …

Earth is heating up faster than expected and humans are not ready for it
4 months, 1 week ago

Earth is heating up faster than expected and humans are not ready for it

India Today  

The world is heating up at an alarming rate, with the last two years, 2023 and 2024, setting new temperature records. As negotiators reach finals rounds of negotiations in Azerbaijan for COP29, the latest round of UN climate change talks, the urgency of addressing global warming has never been more apparent. Land areas are typically warming faster than the global …

COP29: Nations commit to 1.5°C pathway with enhanced climate goals
4 months, 1 week ago

COP29: Nations commit to 1.5°C pathway with enhanced climate goals

India Today  

In a landmark announcement at the COP29 summit in Baku, a coalition of nations representing 30% of global GDP and 15% of greenhouse gas emissions committed to strengthening their Nationally Determined Contributions to align with the 1.5°C global warming threshold. The United Kingdom, Brazil, and the United Arab Emirates led the charge with ambitious NDC targets for 2035, signaling their …

Climate finance talks hit roadblocks as COP29 enter final hours
4 months, 1 week ago

Climate finance talks hit roadblocks as COP29 enter final hours

India Today  

The United Nations climate body released fresh proposals on Thursday for the COP29 summit's primary objective: determining the amount of financial support wealthy nations should provide to developing countries for climate change mitigation and adaptation. The latest draft of the negotiating text, which arrived several hours behind schedule, reveals that significant decisions remain on key aspects of the climate finance …

UN chief urges aligning climate action with limiting global warming to 1.5°C
4 months, 1 week ago

UN chief urges aligning climate action with limiting global warming to 1.5°C

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Every country’s next round of nationally determined contributions must contain unambiguous, absolute emissions reduction targets for 2030 and 2035, and align fossil fuel production and consumption plan to limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, UN secretary-general António Guterres said on Tuesday at the G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This assumes significance, as negotiations for …

Collective action on climate finance urged
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Collective action on climate finance urged
4 months, 1 week 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
4 months, 1 week 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 …

COP29 talks struggle in a year of climate stress and global bickering
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

UN climate talks no longer fit for purpose, say experts
4 months, 2 weeks ago

UN climate talks no longer fit for purpose, say experts

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 Former high-ranking UN officials have written an open letter calling for a complete overhaul of …

Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Good or bad, the United Nations climate negotiations process itself became the focus of the international talks that aim to curb warming from coal, oil and natural gas. “We consider COP29 as a litmus test for the global climate architecture,” conference lead negotiator Yalchin Rafiyev said at a Friday news conference. Share Share Copy Link copied Email …

A lot riding on COP29 in spite of practical gap
4 months, 2 weeks ago

A lot riding on COP29 in spite of practical gap

China Daily  

A night view shows the venue of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov 11, 2024. Editor's Note: The following are excerpts of speeches and interviews by Liu Zhenmin, China's special envoy for climate change, before and during the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on …

Can COP29 deliver the big bucks needed to fight climate change?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Can COP29 deliver the big bucks needed to fight climate change?

India Today  

On the shores of the Caspian Sea, Baku is welcoming leaders, climate activists, civil society members, and negotiators from over 200 countries with heightened anticipation around setting more ambitious climate finance targets through the proposed New Collective Quantified Goal. The agenda aims to revitalise global climate finance commitments, yet concerns loom over the pace and scale of progress. Across the …

CoP-29: Prospects of a climate breakthrough look extremely bleak
4 months, 2 weeks ago

CoP-29: Prospects of a climate breakthrough look extremely bleak

Live Mint  

Has there ever been a grimmer backdrop to the world’s most concerted attempt to avert global warming? We’ve only got 7 years left of current-rate pollution to retain an even chance of keeping global warming below 1.5° Celsius. The main reason Kyoto failed to rein in global emissions was that it didn’t cover emerging nations, something remedied in the 2015 …

COP29: Planet-heating pollution to hit all-time high, dashing hopes it would start to drop in 2024
4 months, 2 weeks ago

COP29: Planet-heating pollution to hit all-time high, dashing hopes it would start to drop in 2024

CNN  

CNN — Global levels of planet-heating pollution from fossil fuels will hit record levels this year, according to new projections, dashing hopes 2024 would be the year they plateau or fall. “The impacts of climate change are becoming increasingly dramatic, yet we still see no sign that burning of fossil fuels has peaked,” said Pierre Friedlingstein, a climate professor at …

COP29 agrees to set up carbon market; India to ensure parties weave clearer rules for global carbon markets
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

COP29 agrees to set up carbon market; India to ensure parties weave clearer rules for global carbon markets

Live Mint  

New Delhi: A global carbon market will be set up after a landmark decision on the first day of the global climate summit in Baku, at the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. It offers two pathways for countries and companies to trade carbon offsets, supporting the achievement of emission …

COP29 Presidency announces adoption of standards for carbon credits, draws flak
4 months, 2 weeks ago

COP29 Presidency announces adoption of standards for carbon credits, draws flak

Hindustan Times  

The Azerbaijan Presidency of the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference announced an early victory with the adoption of standards for the creation of carbon credits under Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement, drawing criticism. The Presidency said the adoption of modalities will enable climate action by increasing demand for carbon credits and ensure that the international carbon market operates with …

COP29: The climate funds math that needs to be reset, explained
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

COP29: The climate funds math that needs to be reset, explained

Live Mint  

The 29th annual United Nations climate summit, COP29, started in Azerbaijan this week. The enhanced financial support would help developing countries strengthen their national climate plans, which, too, are due for an update in 2025. COP29 stakes The NCQG would also support climate adaptation—the component of climate action aimed at helping countries adjust to existing climate impacts. "The election result …

2015-2024 declared hottest decade ever as COP29 kicks off in Baku
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

2015-2024 declared hottest decade ever as COP29 kicks off in Baku

India Today  

As COP29 convenes, the global community is met with a dire warning from the UN’s World Meteorological Organization. The WMO’s State of the Climate 2024 Update issued a red alert, pointing at the swift acceleration of climate change within a single generation. From January to September 2024, global mean surface air temperatures were 1.54°C above pre-industrial levels, a significant increase …

COP29 adopts establishment of global carbon market under Paris Agreement
4 months, 2 weeks ago

COP29 adopts establishment of global carbon market under Paris Agreement

Deccan Chronicle  

Baku: In a landmark decision at the first day of the global climate talks here, COP29 have officially adopted the new operational standards for a mechanism of the Paris Agreement under Article 6, setting the stage for a global carbon market. The Article 6.4 Supervisory Body, tasked with creating a United Nations-governed carbon market, finalised essential standards covering carbon removal …

COP29 climate summit adopts controversial carbon credit standards, drawing mixed reactions
4 months, 2 weeks ago

COP29 climate summit adopts controversial carbon credit standards, drawing mixed reactions

New Indian Express  

BAKU: The COP29 presidency has announced an early success with the adoption of standards for carbon credits, referred to as Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement. COP29 lead negotiator, Yalchin Rafiyev, told the media, “This will be a game-changing tool to direct resources to the developing world and help us save up to $250 billion a year when implementing our …

COP29: Report reveals significant gaps in climate action among G20 nations
4 months, 2 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 Begins With Climate Finance, Absent Leaders, and Trump Looming Large
55 years, 3 months ago

COP29 Begins With Climate Finance, Absent Leaders, and Trump Looming Large

Wired  

$1 trillion a year in climate finance—that’s the goal. At these conferences, held every 12 months, everyone has a microphone—small islands with 10,000 inhabitants sit next to the giant countries of the world as they try to make decisions on how to curb climate change and its impacts. In Baku, the first city in the world to commercially exploit oil, …

COP29: Climate talks off to rocky start, but carbon mkts mechanism approved
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4 months, 3 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 …

COP29 stresses global financial reforms as world faces spectre of a 1.5°C rise
4 months, 3 weeks ago

COP29 stresses global financial reforms as world faces spectre of a 1.5°C rise

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Agreeing on a new global climate finance goal at the COP29 climate conference will not be enough to rein in toxic emissions, and countries must work harder to reform the global financial system, a top United Nations official said. “We must agree on a new global climate finance goal. If at least two-thirds of the world’s nations cannot …

COP29 opens with Trump climate withdrawal looming
4 months, 3 weeks ago

COP29 opens with Trump climate withdrawal looming

The Hindu  

The COP29 climate talks open Monday in Azerbaijan, under the long shadow cast by the re-election of Donald Trump, who has pledged to row back on the United States' carbon-cutting commitments. But Trump's return will loom over the discussions, with fears that an imminent US departure from the landmark Paris agreement to limit global warming could mean less ambition around …

COP29 begins today: What is the point of the UN climate conference?
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

COP29 begins today: What is the point of the UN climate conference?

India Today  

Tens of thousands of people from around the globe will gather next week for COP29, the annual U.N. climate summit, in Azerbaijan's capital of Baku. Country representatives meet year round to build support for new climate action proposals ahead of the COP, where they can be agreed by consensus of all countries. While each summit is meant to advance global …

Climate Crisis: Can COP29 Break the Cycle of Broken Promises?
5 months ago

Climate Crisis: Can COP29 Break the Cycle of Broken Promises?

Live Mint  

The 2024 Emissions Gap Report paints a grim picture of global climate progress, with emissions continuing to rise and the gap between climate targets and reality widening. The report emphasizes the need for immediate action on climate finance, emissions reduction, and accountability. It highlights the responsibility of wealthy nations to fulfill their financial and emissions reduction promises, particularly to support …

Upcoming COP29 set to prioritize climate finance goal
8 months ago

Upcoming COP29 set to prioritize climate finance goal

China Daily  

Azerbaijan, the host of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, more commonly known as COP29, has vowed to make every effort to ensure a fair and ambitious climate finance goal for developed nations. The 2015 Paris Agreement aims to keep the global temperature rise this century well below …

Upcoming COP29 set to prioritize climate finance goal
8 months ago

Upcoming COP29 set to prioritize climate finance goal

China Daily  

Azerbaijan, the host of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, more commonly known as COP29, has vowed to make every effort to ensure a fair and ambitious climate finance goal for developed nations. The 2015 Paris Agreement aims to keep the global temperature rise this century well below …

COP28 resolution a pivotal moment for decisive action
1 year, 2 months ago

COP28 resolution a pivotal moment for decisive action

China Daily  

A person walks past a "#COP28" sign. The resolution of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, calls for a shift away from fossil fuels. When viewed from a historical perspective, the UN's efforts in combating climate change through summits have included pivotal moments such as the 1992 Rio Summit, …

COP28: Of pledges and compromises
1 year, 3 months ago

COP28: Of pledges and compromises

Live Mint  

New Delhi: After skirting the issue in the Paris Agreement, as well as the subsequent Glasgow and Sharm-el-Sheikh summits, the Conference of Parties in Dubai finally belled the cat. The big positives were the consensus on moving away from fossil fuels, establishing a global framework to help communities and countries adapt to climate change impacts, and building a corpus to …

Cop28: Five key takeaways from this year’s climate change summit
1 year, 3 months ago

Cop28: Five key takeaways from this year’s climate change summit

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 The curtain has fallen on the Cop28 climate summit, which ended with a historic deal …

COP28 leaders agree to 'transition away' from fossil fuels with 'historic package' of measures aimed at limiting global warming to 1.5C
1 year, 3 months ago

COP28 leaders agree to 'transition away' from fossil fuels with 'historic package' of measures aimed at limiting global warming to 1.5C

Daily Mail  

World leaders have agreed to 'transition away' from fossil fuels for the first time at the COP28 climate talks in Dubai, after a 'historic' climate change deal was approved by almost 200 countries this morning. The deal is the first time in nearly three decades of annual UN climate summits that the world has agreed to language that explicitly limits …

COP28 leaders call for ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuels in final push at climate talks
1 year, 3 months ago

COP28 leaders call for ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuels in final push at climate talks

Live Mint  

DUBAI—Officials from the United Arab Emirates leading talks at the United Nations climate conference proposed a compromise agreement on Wednesday that calls for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, seeking to bridge differences between big energy-producing nations and countries that want to completely phase out coal, oil and natural gas. The proposed deal, circulated after all-night talks, calls …

COP28 climate talks go into overtime amid standoff over fossil fuels
1 year, 3 months ago

COP28 climate talks go into overtime amid standoff over fossil fuels

Al Jazeera  

A flurry of shuttle diplomacy is under way at the UN-led negotiations in the UAE as countries fight over the wording of a potential deal. The COP28 climate talks have gone into overtime as countries grapple over the wording of a potential agreement on the issue of fossil fuels. The draft text mentioned eight nonbinding options countries could take in …

Cop28: Talks intensify to break impasse over slashing greenhouse gas emissions
1 year, 3 months ago

Cop28: Talks intensify to break impasse over slashing greenhouse gas emissions

Firstpost  

Burning fossil fuels for energy is by far the biggest cause of climate change. It is also the engine of modern life - even with the growth of renewables, fossil fuels produce around 80% of the world’s energy. Aside from Norway, Europe’s biggest oil and gas producer, excluding Russia, this position is also backed by Western producers the United States …

COP28: Philanthropies to invest $450 million in next 3 yrs to help countries tackle methane
1 year, 3 months ago

COP28: Philanthropies to invest $450 million in next 3 yrs to help countries tackle methane

Firstpost  

Their announcement comes as the United States, UAE and China prepare to make several announcements at the U.N. COP28 climate summit on Saturday on raising more finance to tackle methane, and countries step forward with new plans to curb those emissions. A group of nearly a dozen well-funded philanthropies declared on Saturday their commitment to invest $450 million over the …

At COP28, a new pathway for climate action
1 year, 4 months ago

At COP28, a new pathway for climate action

Hindustan Times  

There was no shortage of rhetorical fireworks as a diverse group of over 100 delegates from 61 countries met in Abu Dhabi on a pleasant Diwali morning on November 12 to press the Global South's demands on climate change. The Abu Dhabi conference focused on four key themes around climate action that have resonated during the course of the year …

5 reasons why COP28, the U.N. climate conference, is worth your attention
1 year, 4 months ago

5 reasons why COP28, the U.N. climate conference, is worth your attention

LA Times  

People walk through the venue at the COP28 U.N. These are plans by individual countries to reduce their use of oil, gas and coal, which produce greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, and lay out how they plan to adapt to impacts of extreme weather events. The Paris agreement established a defining goal that has guided climate discussions ever …

The debate over one word that has dominated climate talks for years takes center stage at Cop28
1 year, 4 months ago

The debate over one word that has dominated climate talks for years takes center stage at Cop28

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. At the heart of the debate is one phrase: whether the final text - the Dubai climate pact that …

COP28: What is Carbon Dioxide Removal? | Explained
1 year, 4 months ago

COP28: What is Carbon Dioxide Removal? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: Ahead of the 2023 Climate Summit, the United Nations Environment Programme in a press release said that countries must go further than the current pledges under the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5°C with no or low overshoot during this century. According to the Emissions Gap report, delaying greenhouse gas emissions reduction will …

COP28 turns attention to potent methane emissions
1 year, 4 months ago

COP28 turns attention to potent methane emissions

The Hindu  

Climate talks often revolve around reducing the most dangerous greenhouse gas CO2. Gas leaks and cow burp The majority of methane emissions -- around 60% -- are linked to human activity, the IEA says, while some 40% is from natural sources, mainly wetlands. The energy sector -- coal, oil and gas -- is the second largest source of human caused …

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