COP29

Why the fuck isn't the media challenging the CEOs of big corporations, who claim to be environmentally friendly, on the polluting effects of forcing millions of workers to return to their offices?

Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit The infrastructure required to host COP30 in Belém is undermining the cause, campaigners say.

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Great to listen to Emily Hickson on @cop29.bsky.social and the Government's approach to Climate @teamlondonbridge.bsky.social Christmas, Climate & Cake! @southwarklabour.bsky.social

@universityofga.bsky.social School of Law Professor Adam D. Orford recently participated in the recent 29th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (@cop29.bsky.social) in Baku, Azerbaijan. He served as an observer for the @abaesq.bsky.social.

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I'm glad we got a deal at Cop29 – but western nations stood in the way of a much better one | Mukhtar Babayev My negotiating team tried in vain to push up support for the global south. Lessons must be learned before the next summit in Brazil, says Mukhtar Babayev, president of Cop29

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US$300 billion COP29 deal pales in comparison to other expenditures, say experts The final agreement requires developed countries to help poorer nations mitigate the impact of climate disasters through financing.

US$300 billion COP29 deal pales in comparison to other expenditures, say experts - https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sustainability/cop29-climate-financing-deal-us300-billion-criticised-inadequate-experts-4768766

As Cop29 wraps up and the climate crisis gathers pace, Australia’s dash for gas is confounding | Bill Hare Nearly all observers believe Chris Bowen is strongly committed to action. Most agree that can’t be said for his party

COP29: Nearly all observers believe climate change minister, Chris Bowen, is strongly committed to action but most would also agree that the Albanese government, as a whole, has a distinct lack of commitment.
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Five key takeaways from COP29 Fraught debate revealed the divide between rich and poor as the UN conference sealed a climate finance deal.

BBC News - Huge deal struck but is it enough? 5 takeaways from a dramatic COP29
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COP29 live: $300bn cash deal for poorer countries rescues UN climate talks from collapse Nearly 200 countries rescue climate deal from jaws of defeat after UN's COP29 summit ran into overtime in Baku.

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COP29 live: $300bn cash deal for poorer countries rescues UN climate talks from collapse

COP29 live: Final deal offers $300bn at UN climate summit as talks run through night One agreement has been made so far, on carbon markets, but the crucial deal on 'climate cash' for poorer countries is still to come.

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Testy meeting of rich countries produces $300B take-it-or-leave-it climate offer — and a day of drama ‘We feel as though we are left with nothing,’ a representative of endangered island nations said after countries such as the U.S., China, U.K. and Australia worked overnight to try to break the sta…

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COP29 live: UN climate talks on verge of collapse as countries walk out over cash The UN's COP29 climate talks have overrun into the weekend as a deep gulf formed between richer and poorer countries.

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COP29 live: UN climate talks on verge of collapse as countries walk out over cash

Climate finance talks face 'hardest' stage as COP29 nears endgame - The Weather Network Figuring out what form that funding takes, who pays and how much is the main task of this year's annual U.N. climate talks. With a notional Friday deadline looming, frustration over the lack of progre...

The @cop29.bsky.social #COP29 climate summit ran into overtime on Friday after a draft deal that proposed developed nations take the lead in providing $250 billion in annual #ClimateFinance by 2035 drew criticism from all sides. #COP29Azerbaijan www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/clim...

Several climate scientists see a linear trend…

This should be an easy decision

At a Climate Conference in Oil Country, Progress Remains Elusive The COP29 climate conference in Azerbaijan saw earnest negotiations mix with an existential question about the pace and power of diplomacy.

Weekend read: We are still hours away from a deal at COP29. So what's it been like in Baku over the past two weeks?

I try to give you a sense of the place and the negotiations with this Dispatch for Bloomberg's Weekend edition. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

An update! 😂

It's the final day of #COP29 and here at @abertayuni following progress as virtual observers. As an official UN observer organisation we can join proceedings in Baku whilst still based in Scotland. Today is the final day of COP, let's see if the negotiations deliver what our planet needs! 🌎🤞🏼

Think the Cop29 climate summit doesn’t matter? Here’s five things you should know The battle who pays how much to fund the switch from fossil fuels, what to do about nuclear power, and who hosts Cop31 are key questions

Think the Cop29 climate summit doesn’t matter? Here’s five things you should know

Good to see leadership on fossil fuel phase out at COP29

COP29 live: Poorer nations offered $250bn to help tackle climate change in draft deal Almost 200 countries at COP29 talks in Azerbaijan are arguing over money to help developing countries fight climate change and the move away from fossil fuels.

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COP29 live: Poorer nations offered $250bn to help tackle climate change in draft deal - BBC News

After my thoughts shared with Director General @who.int on maternal &Child @malnutrition.bsky.social Pakistan during @Food&Nutrition Summit UK.He pledged to support through WHO and @BMGF the @UKAid Nov 20th,23 still to pay attention,@climate change and @cop29.bsky.social the latest pledges need,PK

Thanks Danny. Look forward to joining the BlueSky conversation

A beached whale lies dead on the waterfront in #COP29 host city Baku, against the backdrop of the "Flame Towers" that symbolise Azerbaijan's fossil fuel resources

Who pays climate finance?

It's a big sticking point at COP29 talks, with much talk of making rich, "developing" countries like 🇨🇳🇸🇦 pay.

EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra said yesterday that a "potential solution" could be to "move into a space of voluntary contributions."

Really impressive study from @carbonbrief.org fascinating work that gives a great insight into the ways in which climate change can fuel and/or intensify extreme weather events

COP29: Five key takeaways from Brazil’s 2035 climate pledge - Carbon Brief Brazil’s new climate pledge, launched at the COP29 climate summit in Baku, aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by as much as two-thirds by 2035 compared to 2005 levels.

COP29: Five key takeaways from Brazil’s 2035 climate pledge | @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org YanineQuiroz @giulianaviglione.bsky.social w/ comment from @anealencar.bsky.social Claudio Angelo

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NEW ANIMATION: China’s cumulative emissions have overtaken the EU for the first time…

…but under future projections, China’s emissions may *never* eclipse the US (despite having just a fraction of the population)

buff.ly/4hQ131z with @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org @vernerviisas.carbonbrief.org

We may leave #COP29 without any agreement on the just transition work programme, according to ECO.

Not because parties aren't prepared to work on it, but because the presidency is unwilling to open text negotiations