US teamed up with Russia, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to weaken language supporting landmark climate report
6 years, 3 months ago

US teamed up with Russia, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to weaken language supporting landmark climate report

CNN  

Washington CNN — The United States sided with Russia, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait over the weekend at a global climate summit to contest language supporting a landmark climate report on limiting global warming. Countries at the COP24 summit in Poland were asked to “welcome” the report put out by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which says governments around the world must take “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society” to avoid disastrous levels of global warming. Despite the report involving 13 federal agencies and more than 300 leading climate scientists, President Donald Trump told reporters: “I don’t believe it,” and added he had read “some” of the report. At the G20 gathering in Argentina, 19 of the 20 leaders present signed a communique reaffirming their commitment to fight global warming, but Trump instead insisted a paragraph be included stating the US’s opposition to the communique and decision to withdraw from the 2015 Paris agreement.

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Only 15 countries have met the latest Paris agreement deadline. Is any nation serious about tackling climate change?
6 days, 14 hours ago

Only 15 countries have met the latest Paris agreement deadline. Is any nation serious about tackling climate change?

The Quint  

The latest deadline for countries to submit plans for slashing the greenhouse gas emissions fuelling climate change has passed. Only 15 countries met it – less than 8% of the 194 parties currently signed up to the Paris agreement, which obliges countries to submit new proposals for eliminating emissions every five years. Cop30 host Brazil submitted a pledge to reduce …

In 2015, Obama committed the US to achieving UN global goals by 2030. Trump just rejected the goals
2 weeks, 5 days ago

In 2015, Obama committed the US to achieving UN global goals by 2030. Trump just rejected the goals

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — In 2015, then-President Barack Obama committed the United States to achieving newly adopted U.N. global goals by 2030, including ending poverty, achieving gender equality and urgently tackling climate change. Heartney said that while framed in “neutral language,” the goals and the U.N. agenda for 2030 “advance a program of soft global governance that is inconsistent with U.S. …

After Trump's Paris Agreement exit, focus on state and municipal level climate change mitigation, says IPCC chairperson
2 weeks, 6 days ago

After Trump's Paris Agreement exit, focus on state and municipal level climate change mitigation, says IPCC chairperson

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The rollback of pledges by a major economy can lead to missed global climate mitigation targets, but state- and municipal-level policies can still bear positive impacts, said Jim Skea, chairperson of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Skea said that withdrawing from an agreement may not mean the country will stop all climate change mitigation activities. Despite this, …

US skips key climate meet, fanning fears it will ditch UN framework
1 month ago

US skips key climate meet, fanning fears it will ditch UN framework

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ’s meeting in Hangzhou, China opened on Monday with reports that US has withdrawn from the seventh assessment cycle presently underway. IPCC, the main UN body for assessing the science related to climate change represented by hundreds of leading scientists globally, did not comment on US’s withdrawal immediately. Government support ensures the …

Trump bars federal scientists from working on pivotal global climate report
1 month ago

Trump bars federal scientists from working on pivotal global climate report

CNN  

CNN — The Trump administration told US government scientists working on a vital global climate report to stop their work, according to a scientist involved in the report – the latest move to withdraw the US from global climate action and research. The person involved in the report told CNN they were “not sure what this means for the planned …

Donald Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment: Report
1 month ago

Donald Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment: Report

India Today  

The Trump administration has halted the participation of US scientists in key UN climate change assessments, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters, part of its broader withdrawal from climate change mitigation efforts and multilateral cooperation. The stop-work order affects staff members of the US Global Change Research Program and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who engage with …

Most nations miss deadline for plans to fight climate change
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Most nations miss deadline for plans to fight climate change

LA Times  

Nearly 200 nations faced a Monday deadline to file what the United Nations’ climate chief calls “among the most important policy documents governments will produce this century” — their plans on how they will cut emissions of heat-trapping gases. Those nations account for only 16.2% of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions — the chief human-caused heat-trapping gas — and almost …

Trump administration erases mention of climate change and LGBTQ+ health data from key government websites
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump administration erases mention of climate change and LGBTQ+ health data from key government websites

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 A web page discussing climate change was removed from the Department of Agriculture website. Using …

Climate Change: Why 2025 is a do-or-die year for climate action
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Climate Change: Why 2025 is a do-or-die year for climate action

Live Mint  

Donald Trump withdrawing the US from the Paris climate accords was a decision foretold. Trump has never been shy of airing his deep climate denialism, so it was clear as soon as the US presidential results were announced last November that the US would give up on climate action. For poorer nations, which have largely contributed next to nothing to …

UN confirms U.S. demand to withdraw from Paris climate deal
1 month, 3 weeks ago

UN confirms U.S. demand to withdraw from Paris climate deal

Raw Story  

The United Nations confirmed Tuesday it had received notification from Washington of its withdrawal from the Paris climate change agreement, a key campaign pledge of U.S. President Donald Trump. On his first day back in the White House, Trump announced the United States would leave the accord, which is managed by the UN climate change body. The move comes as …

What to know about Trump's first executive actions on climate and environment
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What to know about Trump's first executive actions on climate and environment

India Today  

President Donald Trump’s first week in office included a flurry of executive orders with implications for Earth’s climate and environment. Here are some of Trump’s most notable moves affecting climate and environmental issues in his first week: Pulling the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement Trump signed an executive order Monday directing the United States to again withdraw from the …

How the US exit from Paris Climate Accord will hit COP30 funding negotiations
2 months ago

How the US exit from Paris Climate Accord will hit COP30 funding negotiations

India Today  

As President Donald Trump pulls the US out of the Paris Climate Accords, experts are concerned about the future of the global climate fight and the urgent funding targets that now seem impossible to be reached. Andre Correa do Lago head of the global COP30 summit, has voiced concerns, saying negotiations will likely be "harder" at the COP30 summit compared …

Here's what the Paris climate agreement does and doesn't do
2 months ago

Here's what the Paris climate agreement does and doesn't do

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: The 2015 Paris climate agreement is not the boogeyman that punishes the United States that critics such as President Donald Trump claim. The Paris agreement is a mostly voluntary climate pact originally written in ways that would both try to reduce warming and withstand the changing political winds in the United States. “The Paris Agreement is a framework, not …

Trump-shaped climate disaster
2 months ago

Trump-shaped climate disaster

Hindustan Times  

Contrast the visuals of a burning American city with those of the new American president, Donald Trump, signing an executive order withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate agreement minutes into his inauguration. Trump’s withdrawal from what he termed the “unfair, one-sided Paris climate accord rip-off” will take a year to materialise. Trump’s assault so far on US climate …

Paris climate agreement: What it covers and what it doesn’t | Details
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2 months ago

Paris climate agreement: What it covers and what it doesn’t | Details

Hindustan Times  

The 2015 Paris climate agreement is not the boogeyman that punishes the United States that critics such as President Donald Trump claim. A view shows a protest projection set up by Greenpeace activists onto the wall of the U.S. Embassy in Berlin against Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, in Berlin, Germany January 21. The Paris agreement is a …

Here’s what the Paris climate agreement does and doesn’t do
2 months ago

Here’s what the Paris climate agreement does and doesn’t do

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The 2015 Paris climate agreement is not the boogeyman that punishes the United States that critics such as President Donald Trump claim. When the agreement was signed Dec. 12, 2014, then-President Barack Obama called it “the best chance to save the one planet we have.” Environmentalist activists form a human chain representing the peace sign and the spelling …

Trump withdraws US from Paris climate agreement, again
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2 months ago

Trump withdraws US from Paris climate agreement, again

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Monday. President Donald Trump signed an executive order soon after taking office on Monday directing the US’ withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, weakening what has, over the past four years especially, become a global movement to combat the …

Trump signs executive order directing US withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement — again
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump signs executive order directing US withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement — again

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump’s return to Washington WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing the United States to again withdraw from the landmark Paris climate agreement, dealing a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and once again distancing the U.S. from its closest allies. Share Share Copy Link copied Email …

Trump signs executive order directing U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement — again
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump signs executive order directing U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement — again

The Hindu  

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing the United States to again withdraw from the landmark Paris climate agreement, dealing a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and once again distancing the U.S. from its closest allies. Trump’s order says the Paris accord is among a number of international agreements that don’t reflect U.S. values and …

Climate myopia: This year’s CoP was a big disappointment but small surprise
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

UN climate summits turning dubious deepen crisis
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UN climate summits turning dubious deepen crisis

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The COP29 climate conference, hosted in Baku, concluded with palpable disappointment as developed nations committed to mobilising only $300 billion annually for climate action in developing countries. This disappointing outcome exemplifies a larger pattern that has emerged over the past several years with the annual climate summits consistently failing to deliver on their ambitious goals. According to the United …

After ‘paltry’ funding offers, day of chaos, fury at COP29
4 months ago

After ‘paltry’ funding offers, day of chaos, fury at COP29

Hindustan Times  

Negotiators returned to the table late on Saturday in a last-ditch effort to salvage the COP29 climate talks, hours after dramatic walkouts by developing nations and heated protests threatened to derail the conference entirely. The draft also controversially “encourages” developing country contributions through South-South cooperation while affirming that voluntary contributions won’t affect any party’s development status - language that many …

COP29 U.N. Summit: Civil society protests against climate finance proposal, calls for 'no deal' over 'bad deal'
4 months ago

COP29 U.N. Summit: Civil society protests against climate finance proposal, calls for 'no deal' over 'bad deal'

The Hindu  

Civil society members staged a silent march at the U.N. climate summit, condemning the developed nations' proposal to increase annual climate finance to a meagre $250 billion by 2035. With their arms crossed in defiance, protesters walked silently through the summit venue, where chanting is prohibited "We urge you to stand up for the people of the Global South, and …

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

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

COP29: World agrees to climate deal on financial aid for poor countries after summit nearly implodes
4 months ago

COP29: World agrees to climate deal on financial aid for poor countries after summit nearly implodes

CNN  

CNN — The world agreed to a new climate deal at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, Saturday, with wealthy countries pledging to provide $300 billion annually by 2035 to poorer countries to help them cope with the increasingly catastrophic impacts of the climate crisis — a figure many developing countries criticized as vastly insufficient. “This new finance goal is an insurance …

A devastating blow to global climate efforts
4 months, 1 week ago

A devastating blow to global climate efforts

The Hindu  

With the Republicans firmly in control of the U.S. government, a seismic shift in American climate policy is imminent, threatening to unravel years of slow but hard-earned progress in addressing the climate crisis. With president-elect Donald Trump referring to climate change as a “hoax”, the most devastating effect will be a diplomatic retreat in global negotiations, along with a possible …

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

The first week of the U.N.'s annual climate conference comes to a close
4 months, 1 week ago

The first week of the U.N.'s annual climate conference comes to a close

NPR  

The first week of the U.N.'s annual climate conference comes to a close We look at what happened during the first week of the United Nation's annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. BRADY: The Paris goal is to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius - that's 2.7 Fahrenheit - over preindustrial temperatures, and scientists tell us that's what's needed to …

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

Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform
4 months, 1 week 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 …

COP29: Climate leaders were worried Trump would derail talks. They didn’t know their host would be the wrecking ball
4 months, 1 week ago

COP29: Climate leaders were worried Trump would derail talks. They didn’t know their host would be the wrecking ball

CNN  

CNN — From the moment the US election results rolled in, climate leaders knew Donald Trump would be a blow to the COP29 talks in Baku. Amid the chaos, prominent global climate leaders on Friday issued an open letter calling for a “fundamental overhaul” of the entire UN climate process. “But there are also 1,700 fossil fuel lobbyists walking the …

Global solidarity badly needed in fight against climate change
4 months, 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 …

COP29: Climate leaders were worried Trump would derail talks. They didn’t know their host would be the wrecking ball
4 months, 1 week ago

COP29: Climate leaders were worried Trump would derail talks. They didn’t know their host would be the wrecking ball

CNN  

CNN — From the moment the US election results rolled in, climate leaders knew Donald Trump would be a blow to the COP29 talks in Baku. Amid the chaos, prominent global climate leaders on Friday issued an open letter calling for a “fundamental overhaul” of the entire UN climate process. “But there are also 1,700 fossil fuel lobbyists walking the …

COP29 and the climate crisis: Navigating a world with Trump back in charge
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4 months, 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 …

Earth’s projected warming hasn’t improved for 3 years. UN climate talks are still pushing
4 months, 1 week ago

Earth’s projected warming hasn’t improved for 3 years. UN climate talks are still pushing

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven’t lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to get — even as countries gather for another round of talks to curb warming, according to an analysis Thursday. “Fossil fuels and emissions are not peaking,” said Sherry Rehman, chair of climate and environment committee in …

Countries at COP29 urged to invest trillions to cope with climate change
4 months, 1 week 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 …

The United Nations faces uncertainty as Trump returns to US presidency
4 months, 1 week ago

The United Nations faces uncertainty as Trump returns to US presidency

New Indian Express  

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations and other international organizations are bracing for four more years of Donald Trump, who famously tweeted before becoming president the first time that the 193-member UN was “just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time.” In his first term, Trump suspended funding for the UN health and family planning …

Watch: Starmer unveils UK’s ambitious climate change goal at COP29 conference
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Watch: Starmer unveils UK’s ambitious climate change goal at COP29 conference

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 Watch again as Sir Keir Starmer unveilED the UK’s climate goals at the 2024 United …

Act on climate at home despite global ennui
4 months, 2 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 …

Action against climate change ‘robust and will endure’ Trump years, UN climate chief tells COP29
4 months, 2 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
4 months, 2 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 …

‘Test for rich countries’: Cop29 summit opens with stark warnings and fear of Trump
4 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Test for rich countries’: Cop29 summit opens with stark warnings and fear of Trump

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. Dean Bhekumuzi Bhebhe, of Power Shift Africa, said this summit is the “test for rich countries” to see how …

US signals it will push for widening pool of climate finance contributors
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4 months, 2 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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4 months, 2 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 …

UN climate talks start following deadly floods, record heat and Trump’s return
4 months, 2 weeks ago

UN climate talks start following deadly floods, record heat and Trump’s return

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 next President of the US, the world’s second biggest polluter, is expected to boost fossil fuels, roll back …

COP29: How return of Donald Trump as US president could impact climate talks in Baku
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

COP29: How return of Donald Trump as US president could impact climate talks in Baku

Firstpost  

Donald Trump’s re-election comes as the world is on track to set yet another record hot year, and has been lurching from one disaster to the other – droughts, hurricanes, floods and wildfires. “By stepping back from climate commitments, Trump’s actions threaten to unravel trust in a global system already strained by the indifference and inaction of wealthy nations.” “Baku …

Five things to look for at the Cop29 climate summit
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Five things to look for at the Cop29 climate 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 United Nations’ Cop29 climate summit kicks off in Azerbaijan’s capital city on Monday. Department …

United Nations climate negotiations through the years to COP29: Timeline
4 months, 2 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 …

COP29 opens with Trump climate withdrawal looming
4 months, 2 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 …

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