Earth’s biggest polluters aren’t sending leaders to UN climate talks in a year of weather extremes
The major focus of the negotiations is climate finance, which is rich nations trying to help poor countries pay for transitioning their economies away from fossil fuels.
UN Climate Talks ‘Outdated And Ineffective,’ Say Leading Experts
Recently, some high-profile experts-the former UN secretary-general and a former UN climate chief-advocated for a climactic shake-up of the United Nations' COP climate talks.
At U.N. climate talks, many leaders take a pass on an ‘unmissable’ moment
The annual U.N. Climate Change Conference, or COP29, comes as Earth is on track to endure its hottest year on record, and many top leaders are not attending.
Biggest name world leaders missing at UN climate talks, others fill the void
But 2024's climate talks are more like the International Chess Federation world championship, lacking recognizable names but big on nerd power and strategy. The top leaders of the 13 largest carbon dioxide-polluting countries will not appear.
Biggest name world leaders missing at United Nations climate talks, but others try to fill the void
World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan although the big names and powerful countries are noticeably absent, unlike past climate talks which had the star power of a soccer World Cup.
Leaders of the world’s biggest polluters are skipping UN climate talks
The climate talks often have the star power of a soccer World Cup, but many big names and powerful countries are noticeably absent. That includes the top leaders of the 13 largest carbon dioxide-polluting countries.
UN climate talks 'no longer fit for purpose' say key experts
The United Nations' COP climate talks are "no longer fit for purpose" and need an urgent overhaul, key experts including a ...
Earth's projected warming hasn't improved for 3 years. UN climate talks are still pushing
For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven’t lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to ...
Climate talks open with calls for a path away from the ‘road to ruin.’ But the real focus is money
The COP29, got right to the major focus of striking a new deal on how much money will flow from rich nations to poor to try ...
Live Briefing: Nations gather for U.N. climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan
The U.N. Climate Change Conference begins a year after a deal to phase out fossil fuels. COP29 president Mukhtar Babayev opened the summit with a call for action.
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2024 shatters heat records: Earth's hottest year is here
2024 may be a record-shattering year of intense heat, not just for us humans, but also for our planet. In this very year, we ...
Amid Earth’s heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions
Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons (300 million metric tons) more carbon ...
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Plastic pollution is changing entire Earth system, scientists find
Plastic pollution is changing the processes of the entire Earth system, exacerbating climate change, biodiversity loss, ocean ...
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‘COP Fatigue’: Experts Warn That Size and Spectacle of Global Climate Summit Is Hindering Progress
Streamlining the process by breaking up the annual climate conference into smaller events could speed progress toward ...
Keir Starmer tells COP29 there will be new 'ambitious' climate target for UK
The prime minister confirms the UK's target to reduce greenhouse gases by at least 81% on 1990 levels by 2035.