In an open letter on September 21, the president of Cop29, Mukhtar Babayev, wrote: “[Cop29] is a unique chance to bridge divides and find paths towards lasting peace … The devastation of ...

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The COP29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, is expected to lay the groundwork for a new climate finance target. The worsening climate crisis presents a unique opportunity to revise the financial models ...

COP29 President-Designate Mukhtar Babayev set out the details of a package and how to contribute to the Presidency’s vision to enhance ambition and enable action The 2024 UN Climate Change ...

So for us, finance is really what keeps [the] Paris agreement together,” said Elnur Soltanov, Chief Executive Officer of COP29, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister of Energy. Panelists include ...

International Trade Union Confederation has demanded urgent action on climate funding for workforce transitioning ahead of November’s COP29 climate summit. In a statement, the ITUC noted that as ...

Less than two months to go and there is hardly anything in the public discourse about the year-end UN climate change conference, COP29, to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan. From the high-pitched events ...

The COP29 presidency also hopes to build support around a pledge to increase global energy storage capacity six times above 2022 levels, reaching 1,500 gigawatts by 2030.

Azerbaijan's financial aid to small island nations for COP29 participation is viewed as a strategic move in its geopolitical feud with France. The initiative aligns with Azerbaijan's efforts to ...

Academics and businesses discussed the need to clean up natural gas at the Baku Climate Action Week summit, held in the Azerbaijan capital ahead of COP29. NGOs are calling on oil and gas companies ...

Chukwumerije Okereke, has urged world leaders to ensure that COP29 becomes a decisive moment for advancing global climate action and increasing climate finance. This was stated in a release ...