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COP29 delivers $1.3tn climate finance deal, ending tense talks

A New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG) was finally clinched at COP29 in the early hours of Sunday morning.

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Global South disagrees with $250bn climate finance goal in COP29 latest draft

COP29 is in its final stretch with developed nations committing $250 billion by 2035 for climate action in the latest draft text, but that is far short of the $1.3 trillion sought, say critics.

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UN chief calls for COP29 final text with ambitious new climate finance goal

As COP29 nears its close in Baku, UN Chief António Guterres called for a decisive, ambitious climate finance deal for developing nations.

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No fossil fuel phase-out yet despite rapid renewables growth: CCPI report

Renewables are surging globally, yet fossil fuel phase-out has stalled, says a new report by Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) released during COP29 in Baku.

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Global Climate and Health Alliance demands $1tn in grants to protect health: COP29

The Global Climate and Health Alliance has slammed wealthy nations at COP29 saying they are blocking a climate finance deal. The coalition demands $1 trillion in grants to protect global health.

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G20 summit a boost for COP29 but no concrete solutions: experts

With climate finance negotiations stuck at COP29 in Baku, all eyes turned to Rio de Janeiro as the G20 summit started on Monday.

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UK, New Zealand, Columbia join COFFIS coalition on fossil fuel incentives phaseout

At COP29, Dutch deputy PM and climate minister Sophie Hermans announced that the UK, New Zealand, and Colombia have joined the coalition’s efforts to phase out fossil fuel incentives including subsidies.

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New study links heatwaves to fossil fuel emissions: COP29

A new report released by Carbon Brief during COP29 reveals that 24 previously impossible heatwaves have struck global communities.

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AfDB launches $56mn funding facility at COP29 to unlock African climate finance

The African Development Bank has launched a $56 million funding facility at COP29 to drive climate adaptation and mitigation projects across Africa’s low-income nations.

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UN finds 1,200 methane emission events, but little action: COP29

A powerful methane monitoring programme has identified major sources of methane pollution around the world, but only a tiny number of companies and governments have responded, the UN said at COP29.

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Fossil fuels subsidies at all-time high, say researchers at COP29

The climate crisis is worsening and yet fossil fuel subsidies remain at an all-time high, according to a report released during COP29.

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UN’s Guterres calls for extreme heat early warning systems: COP29

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for early warning systems to provide protection from extreme heat.

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Record new emissions data adds urgency to COP29

Researchers said the rising level of CO2 in the atmosphere is driving “increasingly dangerous global warming,” a stark warning on day three of COP29.

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WHO calls for end to fossil fuels subsidies to protect health: COP29

Air pollution causes 7–8 million premature deaths annually, largely from chronic diseases, the WHO says in a COP29 special report.

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COP29 opens in Baku with UN exec calling for halt to “rampant climate crisis”

The COP29 talks kicked off in Baku on Monday with a UN call to tackle the spiralling climate crisis.