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UN Climate Talks Begin With Nations Detailing Extreme Weather

Amid the United Nations' annual climate summit on Wednesday, nations from across the globe detailed extreme weather they face.

The Washington Post · 15h

At UN climate talks, nations big and small get chance to bear witness to climate change

The United Nations’ annual climate conference continued Wednesday with brief speeches by nations big and small

Associated Press · 1d

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.

PBS · 1d

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.

Argentina withdraws delegates from climate summit

CNN on MSN · 10h

Argentina withdraws delegates from climate summit as Milei heads for Mar-a-Lago

Argentine delegates at the COP29 United Nations climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, have been ordered to withdraw from negotiations and return home, according to a source at the country’s foreign ministry.

The Guardian on MSN · 15h

Cop 29 live: Argentina’s negotiators ordered to withdraw from climate summit

Dharna Noor Brazil’s new climate plan, known as a “nationally determined contribution”, has won praise from many at Cop29. But, according to my colleague Dharna Noor, it has left young conference attendees with the organization Engajamundo unimpressed.

El Mundo on MSN · 12h

Argentina withdraws delegation from the from Cop29 summit at Milei's order ahead of his meeting with Trump

The President of Argentina, Javier Milei, ordered the withdrawal of his country's delegation from COP29, hours after speaking on the phone with Donald Trump and on the eve of their meeting in Florida scheduled for Thursday,

COP29 climate talks urged to find $1 trillion a year for poorer countries

Experts said poor states need at least $1 trillion per year by the end of the decade to move to greener energy and protect ...

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COP29: Who pays for climate action in developing nations—and how much—becomes more urgent

This year's United Nations climate summit, the Conference of the Parties (COP29) which starts in Azerbaijan this week, has ...

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Climate talks open with calls for a path away from the ‘road to ruin.’ But the real focus is money

In Baku, Azerbaijan the two-week United Nations climate negotiations, called COP29, got right to the major focus of striking ...

The Canadian Press on MSN18h

Bangladesh leader Muhammad Yunus slams rich nations for burning up the planet at UN climate talks

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus said Wednesday that world leaders shouldn't be negotiating at United Nations ...

Reuters1d

What are they saying at the COP29 climate summit?

BAKU, Nov 12 (Reuters) - World leaders are speaking at the U.N. climate summit in Baku on Tuesday where United Nations ...

Food aid interventions can curb climate change-induced hardship. But should they do more?

Gertrude Siduna appears to have little appetite for corn farming season. Rather than prepare her land in Zimbabwe’s arid ...

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COP29 climate summit kicks off in Baku. Will it be the last for the U.S.?

As delegates from nearly 200 countries gather for a major international summit on climate change, they're confronting a new era of uncertainty for the U.S. under a second Trump administration.

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Afghanistan attends United Nations climate talks for first time since Taliban's return to power

Afghanistan’s first delegation at United Nations climate talks since the Taliban’s return to power in 2021 has arrived in ...

LA Times on MSN21hOpinion

Solutions: As climate change worsens, so too will natural disasters. Here’s how to pay for them

The United Nations' loss and damage fund is just one channel for humanitarian support. Insurance, expanded social services ...

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