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UN climate talks secure $300 billion annual fund for developing nations in landmark deal

November 24, 2024 6:32 am

The deal is viewed as a foundation for encouraging developing nations to set more ambitious climate goals, which are due early next year as part of the global effort to curb emissions.

COP29 triples climate finance to $300 billion a year, India says "disappointed", "cannot accept"

November 25, 2024 3:56 am

“We are disappointed with the outcome which clearly brings out the unwillingness of the developed country parties to fulfil their responsibilities,” India’s Chandni Raina said.

Dutch PM to miss climate summit during probe into soccer violence

November 10, 2024 3:10 am

'Due to the major social impact of the events of last Thursday night in Amsterdam, I will remain in the Netherlands,' he said.

Why climate summits keep failing – and how to fix them

November 28, 2023 11:27 am

So long as the economic system continues to offer cost advantages for shifting environmentally polluting activities to locations with lax environmental regulations, the climate goals hold little meaning

US President Joe Biden to skip COP28, says White House official

November 27, 2023 8:34 am

Addressing global warming has been a central domestic and international issue for Joe Biden, who earlier this month called climate change “the ultimate threat to humanity.”

Hosting climate summit is both opportunity and risk for Egypt

November 06, 2022 10:50 am

El-Sissi’s government has jailed or driven into exile thousands of perceived political opponents since coming to power in a 2013 military takeover.

What was fashion doing at COP26?

November 18, 2021 6:18 pm

There has been a lot of talk this year about financial bigwigs finally coming to the COP table, but this is the first year that fashion had a meaningful, extended presence.

Climate summit turns its focus to a contentious question: Who pays?

November 04, 2021 12:07 pm

At the global climate summit here, a coalition of banks, investors and insurers that collectively control $130 trillion in assets said it would commit to reaching net-zero emissions across its investments by 2050.

What is COP26? And other questions about the big UN climate summit

November 02, 2021 12:27 pm

Those two factors make the likelihood of success at the conference, known as COP26, uncertain.

John Kerry says climate talks may miss target

October 14, 2021 6:26 pm

Kerry and others early on billed the Glasgow summit as "the last, best chance" to drum up momentum for the emissions cuts and investment in renewable energy"

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COP29 climate summit: Nations agree on $300 billion climate funding

November 24, 2024 12:16 pm

The $300 billion annual funding aims to support developing nations in their transition to renewable energy and adaptation to climate change impacts. Although it falls short of the $1.3 trillion requested, it triples the previous $100 billion yearly target.

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