At COP28, much talk but incremental gains
1 year ago

At COP28, much talk but incremental gains

Hindustan Times  

As the climate crisis talks underway in Dubai under the 28th Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC enter the second week of negotiations, all eyes are set on the ministers who have arrived to make national statements. Usually, the climate crisis negotiations do not make much headway in the first week as this period is spent mostly on developing options and outlining the possible deliverables to be included in the outcome text. The Paris Agreement mandates that the first GST of the progress towards the global goal of climate stabilisation at 2 or 1.5 degree above the pre-industrial level will take place in 2023. On the sidelines of the climate talks, several global coalitions have emerged to promote specific agendas in terms of renewable energy, carbon capture and storage, nuclear energy, green hydrogen, emissions from international shipping and aviation etc. Over 120 countries have committed to the global goal of tripling renewable energy capacity to 11,000 GW and doubling the global average annual rate of energy efficiency improvements to more than 4% by 2030.

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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 …

Optimizing climate health adaptation policies
4 weeks ago

Optimizing climate health adaptation policies

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. At the just-concluded UN Climate Change Conference, or COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, health amid climate change was a prominent subject of discussion. Climate change does pose a serious threat to the health and wellbeing of …

Optimizing climate health adaptation policies
4 weeks ago

Optimizing climate health adaptation policies

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. At the just-concluded UN Climate Change Conference, or COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, health amid climate change was a prominent subject of discussion. Climate change does pose a serious threat to the health and wellbeing of …

COP29 ends with contentious outcome
1 month ago

COP29 ends with contentious outcome

China Daily  

COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev walks during a closing plenary meeting at the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov 24, 2024. Following two weeks of wrangling between the delegations of developing and developed countries, the COP29 United Nations climate change conference finally concluded, more than 30 hours past its deadline, with the adoption of a climate finance …

COP29 ends with contentious outcome
1 month ago

COP29 ends with contentious outcome

China Daily  

COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev walks during a closing plenary meeting at the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov 24, 2024. Following two weeks of wrangling between the delegations of developing and developed countries, the COP29 United Nations climate change conference finally concluded, more than 30 hours past its deadline, with the adoption of a climate finance …

COP29 ends with contentious outcome
1 month ago

COP29 ends with contentious outcome

China Daily  

By HOU LIQIANG | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-11-24 21:44 COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev walks during a closing plenary meeting at the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov 24, 2024. Following two weeks of wrangling between the delegations of developing and developed countries, the COP29 United Nations climate change conference finally concluded, more than 30 hours past …

COP29: UK and China can set a powerful example for global climate cooperation
1 month ago

COP29: UK and China can set a powerful example for global climate cooperation

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-11-24 21:11 A view during a closing plenary meeting at the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov 24, 2024. Amidst rising political tensions, strong bilateral cooperation between the UK and China can provide the international leadership needed to accelerate progress on climate change this decade. Following this meeting, and to support both multilateral …

Finance deadlock pushes COP29 to brink of failure
1 month ago

Finance deadlock pushes COP29 to brink of failure

The Hindu  

Despite running into overtime, very little headway had been achieved at the U.N. climate summit in Baku late on Saturday in terms of bringing developed and developing countries any closer to agreeing to a new global financial target, called the New Collective Quantitative Goal, for a moonshot at preventing a runaway rise in global temperatures. ‘Nickels and dimes’ The newest …

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 …

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

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 …

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

COP29: Draft G20 communique skips referring to transition away from fossil fuels
1 month ago

COP29: Draft G20 communique skips referring to transition away from fossil fuels

Hindustan Times  

Baku: The G20 leaders, whose nations represent 80% of global emissions, drew flak from observers at COP29 in Baku on Tuesday as their communique, a draft of which was circulating on Tuesday morning, failed to raise the climate ambition. It does mention the need for scaling up public and private climate finance and investment for developing countries and a successful …

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 …

China defends climate fund role
1 month ago

China defends climate fund role

China Daily  

A night view shows the venue of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov 11, 2024. Rather, it is the obligation of developed countries to support developing economies in this matter, said China's Climate Envoy Liu Zhenmin. He also underscored China's consistent solidarity with other developing nations to ensure that developed countries come up …

China defends climate fund role
1 month ago

China defends climate fund role

China Daily  

A night view shows the venue of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov 11, 2024. Rather, it is the obligation of developed countries to support developing economies in this matter, said China's Climate Envoy Liu Zhenmin. He also underscored China's consistent solidarity with other developing nations to ensure that developed countries come up …

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 …

Climate finance is central for enabling and implementing climate actions, says India at COP29
1 month ago

Climate finance is central for enabling and implementing climate actions, says India at COP29

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Highlighting four essential aspects of global climate action, Leena Nandan, secretary of the ministry of environment, forest and climate change at COP29 on Monday, said the pre-2030 period is an opportunity to enhance global climate action through climate finance to reduce emissions and meet net zero. It is an opportunity to enhance global climate action,” Nandan said in …

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. …

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

Can COP29 deliver the big bucks needed to fight climate change?
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Raise $1tr annually for developing nations to deliver on Paris pact goals: Report
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1 month, 1 week ago

Raise $1tr annually for developing nations to deliver on Paris pact goals: Report

Hindustan Times  

Talks at the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference in Azerbaijan’s Baku should focus on mobilising at least $1 trillion annually by 2030 in external finance from all sources for the investments necessary by emerging market and developing countries other than China to deliver on Paris Agreement goals, a report by the Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance has said. …

High-level report calls for $1 trillion boost in climate finance at COP29
1 month, 1 week 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 …

COP29: India, other developing countries demand fair climate finance commitments
1 month, 1 week ago

COP29: India, other developing countries demand fair climate finance commitments

The Hindu  

India, as part of the Like-Minded Developing Countries bloc, stood firm in calling for equitable financial support from developed nations at the ongoing COP29 climate negotiations, multiple sources from the grouping said here. At the annual climate talks, India negotiates in key groupings such as the Like-Minded Developing Countries, G77 and China, and BASIC, where it aligns with other developing …

World leaders address climate crisis at COP29 amid growing disasters
1 month, 1 week ago

World leaders address climate crisis at COP29 amid growing disasters

Deccan Chronicle  

Azerbaijan: The 29th UN climate conference began with world leaders discussing the devastating effects of climate change and calling for urgent global action. Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Edward Davis spoke on behalf of vulnerable island nations facing mounting debt from climate-related catastrophes, such as Hurricanes Dorian and Matthew, despite contributing minimally to global emissions. COP29 marks a critical point in …

COP29: India, other developing countries demand fair climate finance commitments
1 month, 1 week ago

COP29: India, other developing countries demand fair climate finance commitments

Deccan Chronicle  

Baku: India, as part of the Like-Minded Developing Countries bloc, stood firm in calling for equitable financial support from developed nations at the ongoing COP29 climate negotiations, multiple sources from the grouping said here. At the annual climate talks, India negotiates in key groupings such as the Like-Minded Developing Countries, G77 and China, and BASIC, where it aligns with other …

Why are countries fighting over money at COP29 climate summit?
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Act on climate at home despite global ennui
1 month, 1 week 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 …

COP29: The climate funds math that needs to be reset, explained
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1 month, 1 week 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 …

COP29 adopts establishment of global carbon market under Paris Agreement
1 month, 1 week 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: Report reveals significant gaps in climate action among G20 nations
1 month, 1 week 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
54 years, 11 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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1 month, 1 week 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 …

Agreeing to a new global climate finance goal not enough; global financial system needs reform, says UNFCCC chief
1 month, 1 week ago

Agreeing to a new global climate finance goal not enough; global financial system needs reform, says UNFCCC chief

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 in Azerbaijan for talks centred on climate funding
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Will COP29 yield a viable agreement on climate change?
1 month, 1 week ago

Will COP29 yield a viable agreement on climate change?

Al Jazeera  

Delegates gather in Azerbaijan for UN climate conference. Azerbaijan is hosting this year’s United Nations COP29 conference with delegates tackling ways to curb global warming. Developing nations need lots of it – up to a trillion dollars – to help reduce the impact of natural disasters, made worse by climate change. But some are questioning if the re-election in the …

Climate action will continue despite Trump’s return, US envoy tells COP29
1 month, 1 week ago

Climate action will continue despite Trump’s return, US envoy tells COP29

Al Jazeera  

John Podesta seeks to reassure, countries agree to carbon market rules, and the Taliban is in attendance on first day of climate summit. US climate envoy John Podesta has called on governments to believe in the United States’ clean energy economy, saying President-elect Donald Trump can slow but not stop its climate change pledges. On Monday, during the first day …

COP29 begins today: What is the point of the UN climate conference?
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1 month, 1 week 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 …

India's push for $1 trillion in climate finance to take centre stage at COP29
1 month, 2 weeks ago

India's push for $1 trillion in climate finance to take centre stage at COP29

India Today  

With just days left until the United Nations Climate Change Conference begins in Azerbaijan, negotiators have yet to clearly outline a deal for a new climate finance goal. India has emphasised that developed nations need to provide at least $1 trillion annually for climate finance, as stated in the G20 New Delhi Declaration. The new financing goal will support developing …

South Africa Calls for New Collective Climate Finance Goal at COP29
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

South Africa Calls for New Collective Climate Finance Goal at COP29

China Daily  

South Africa is seeking a new, additional, predictable, accessible, and adequate (QGA) goal on climate finance at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP29). The goal should support developing countries' transition to low-carbon and climate-resilient development, while ensuring that developed countries provide adequate funding and technical assistance to support developing countries' efforts.

South Africa Calls for Ambitious Climate Finance Goal at COP29
1 month, 2 weeks ago

South Africa Calls for Ambitious Climate Finance Goal at COP29

China Daily  

South Africa seeks a new, additional, predictable, accessible, and adequate (QGA) goal on climate finance at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan. The goal should support developing countries' transition to low-carbon and climate-resilient development, while ensuring that developed countries provide adequate funding and technical assistance to support developing nations' climate efforts.

Immediate Action Needed: Focus on Cooling and Decentralized Renewable Energy for Climate Adaptation
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Immediate Action Needed: Focus on Cooling and Decentralized Renewable Energy for Climate Adaptation

Hindustan Times  

The critical step that needs to be taken in the wake of the mounting climate crisis is to provide resources to communities, especially those that are vulnerable, and equip them to withstand the changing climate. This is where most of the climate plans falter. Financing support for adaptation actions remains alarmingly inadequate. Developing countries that are facing the brunt of …

UAE to make new climate pledges ahead of COP29
2 months, 3 weeks ago

UAE to make new climate pledges ahead of COP29

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The United Arab Emirates, which hosted list year’s climate conference COP28, will release updated commitments to reduce emissions ahead of this year’s UN-led meeting in Azerbaijan in November, a top official said, announcing that the reductions will cover “all greenhouse gases” and “every sector of the economy, including economy”. Al Jaber urged them to submit “transformational NDCs backed …

Broken promise
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Broken promise

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: As the COP29 negotiations draw closer, the climate finance gap between developed and developing nations remains a major hurdle, casting a shadow over the upcoming summit. With less than three months to go, the pressure is mounting on wealthier countries to make good on their promises and agree to a new climate finance goal that adequately supports vulnerable nations …

Upcoming COP29 set to prioritize climate finance goal
4 months, 3 weeks 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
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

COP Troika urges parties to submit climate plans for 1.5 degree celsius goal
4 months, 4 weeks ago

COP Troika urges parties to submit climate plans for 1.5 degree celsius goal

Hindustan Times  

The COP Presidencies Troika have invited early movers to submit improved, ambitious nationally determined contributions that are in keeping with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 degree C goal to announce their intent at the United Nations General Assembly in September. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The COP Presidencies of the 2023, 2024, and 2025 UN Climate Change Conferences had formed the COP …

COP hosts call on countries to align NDCs with 1.5 degree C goal
9 months ago

COP hosts call on countries to align NDCs with 1.5 degree C goal

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The hosts of the United Nations climate conferences – the United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan and Brazil – on Wednesday announced to cut emissions in line with limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius-aligned nationally-determined contributions under the Paris Agreement by early 2025. The Troika in this regard issued a letter to all 198 United Nations Framework Convention on …

COP28 resolution a pivotal moment for decisive action
11 months, 1 week 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, …

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