The delegations of the African Group of Negotiators (AGN) at the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku have called on world leaders to triple the continent’s adaptation funds amidst the lingering climate-induced crisis ravaging the region. The group made this known Tuesday during the High-Level ministerial dialogue on the urgent need to increase … Read more
London — As the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan enters its final days, there are growing frustrations over the apparent lack of progress toward securing a deal on climate finance, which is seen as a crucial step in reducing emissions and limiting global warming. Mukhtar Babayev, Azerbaijan’s COP29 president, called on delegates to show … Read more
Rebalancing climate finance to increase and ‘ring fence’ investment and incentives across the full agri-food value chain – including in the hidden middle – is critical to stimulate momentum in food systems transformation and to simultaneously strengthen food security. This is particularly true for small and medium-sized enterprises, which account for most of the sector’s businesses.[7] … Read more
The UN’s climate chief told countries at the deadlocked COP29 summit on Monday to “cut the theatrics” as pressure mounts on G20 leaders to deliver a breakthrough. As the UN climate talks limp into a second week in Azerbaijan, the world is no closer to a finance deal for poorer countries that will determine the … Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil has deployed troops, armoured vehicles and naval ships to reinforce security around the summit of leaders from the Group of 20 major economies who meet on Monday (Nov 18) and Tuesday at Rio de Janeiro’s bayside Museum of Modern Art. Air traffic, including the use of drones, has been restricted and … Read more
“I do not consider it possible to achieve those goals within the timeframe we have set. It’s greatly challenging — without having made progress on major issues related to competitiveness,” Christodoulides said without elaborating, according to the report. Nearly 200 countries are gathered in Baku, with a primary goal of agreeing on a new target … Read more
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN — Hundreds of activists formed a human chain outside one of the main plenary halls at the United Nations climate summit on what is traditionally their biggest protest day during the two-week talks. The demonstration in Baku, Azerbaijan, will be echoed at sites around the world in a global “day of action” for … Read more
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN — The United Nation’s climate chief urged G20 nations on Saturday to push COP29 negotiations toward a deal to raise money for developing nations, warning there was a “long way to go.” Negotiators worked through the night to narrow their differences at the U.N. talks in Baku before ministers arrive next week for … Read more
“We decided to withdraw our delegation and reevaluate our position, nothing more,” Werthein said. “I think it’s a sovereign right.” The Argentinian embassy in Baku did not respond to a request for comment. Argentinian President Javier Milei has described climate change and the international effort to contain it as a “socialist lie.” On Thursday, he … Read more
He went on to list the territories, which he called “colonies,” and examples of how French and Dutch administration had caused “environmental degradation,” such as France’s nuclear testing in French Polynesia and Algeria. Aliyev then spoke at length about this year’s violent unrest in New Caledonia, which he blamed on the “regime” of President Emmanuel … Read more
