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HISTORICAL FACTS: 6 - Caught on Camera

From a US$300 billion climate finance deal to global carbon trading, here’s what was – and wasn’t – achieved at the COP29 climate talks

The petroleum-laden dust has settled on this year’s United Nations climate summit, COP29, held over the past fortnight in Baku, Azerbaijan. Climate scientists, leaders, lobbyists and delegates are heading for home.

The Conversation

Too little, too late?

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the COP16 Biodiversity Summit. There’s “The Listener’s Corner”, and music chosen just for you by our ace “mixer”, Vincent Pora. Of course, there’s the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click on the “Play” button…

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Think the Cop29 climate summit doesn’t matter? Here are five things you should know

Who pays how much to fund the switch from fossil fuels, what to do about nuclear power, and who hosts Cop31 are key questions

The Guardian - AU

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UK wants Cop29 deal that ‘accelerates clean energy transition’, says Miliband

The Energy Secretary said the UK’s pledge to cut domestic emissions by 81% by 2035 had put ‘Britain back on the map of global climate leadership’.

Evening Standard

UN climate summit set to go into overtime as talks stall over finance deal

Frustrations intensified at Cop29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, where countries are polarised over a deal on paying poorer nations climate finance.

The Independent UK

Fears Rise Of Gender Setbacks In Global Climate Battle

As global climate negotiators seek to eke out progress, participants say they are witnessing backsliding in one unexpected area -- gender.

International Business Times

Hopes of trillion dollar climate fund dim at Cop29 after developed countries fail to offer commitment

Campaigners fear the Baku summit may fail to establish a trillion dollar goal calling finance talk a ‘credibility test’ for UN talks

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Europe plays pivotal role in bid to strike Cop29 climate deal

The European Union is key to a deal being done at UN climate talks in Baku by Friday – viewed as a bridge both with China and poorer nations – after climate sceptic Donald Trump's triumph in the US elections.

Radio France Internationale

Australia hoped hosting a Cop climate summit was a done deal. But one nation still stands in the way

Despite a diplomatic push from Chris Bowen and Anthony Albanese, Turkey won’t back down on its bid to host Cop31

The Guardian - AU

Belem, host of next year's climate talks, is Amazonian city plagued with pollution and violence

Belem, a bustling metropolitan area of 2.5 million people near the mouth of the Amazon River, is preparing to host COP30 next year

The Independent UK

Why Cop summits and climate finance need reform

Readers respond to articles on the UN climate summit in Azerbaijan

The Guardian - UK

Climate entropy: reflections on the ground from COP29

If I had to sum up COP29 in a single word, it would be entropy. Borrowed from thermodynamics, this concept describes the delicate balance between order and disorder, a principle that governs both natural and human systems. An ecosystem, much like the climate negotiations, is not static; it is constantly…

The Conversation

Cop29: ministers told to ‘cut theatrics’, ‘move faster’ and ‘get down to business’ amid growing frustration at slow progress – as it happened

Cop29 president calls for faster action as progress to agree a climate finance deal slows

The Guardian - UK

Young people, whose futures are at stake in UN climate talks, push through anger to fight for hope

As leaders and negotiators grapple with big questions of money and power, youth COP attendees and activists from around the world grapple with their own questions about how much their voices matter

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The Guardian - UK

The Observer view: the Cop summit is foundering, we need urgent action not more hot air

The grim negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan, have shown the need for reform of the UN annual global climate talks

The Independent UK

Tea is a way of life in Azerbaijan and center stage at COP29. But it's not immune to climate change

As Azerbaijan introduces its vibrant tea culture to COP29 attendees, scientists are studying how to save it from climate change

The Guardian - UK

UN warns of ‘economic carnage’ if G20 leaders cannot agree on climate finance for poor countries

Wealthy nations are yet to offer the hundreds of billions of dollars that economists say are needed to help the developing world cut emissions

The National (Scotland)

'COP29 sits on a knife edge': Scottish observer gives behind-the-scenes verdict

THE “crucial” climate change global conference is on a “knife edge” according to Scottish observer Dr Ben Wilson.

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International Business Times

UN Climate Chief Urges G20 To Spur Tense COP29 Negotiations

The UN's climate chief urged G20 leaders on Saturday to push COP29 talks towards a deal to raise money for developing nations as diplomats struggled to find common ground in marathon negotiations.

Evening Standard

Cop29: UN climate talks 'no longer fit for purpose' say key experts

Letter from senior figures says the COP process has achieved much, but now needs an overhaul

The Guardian - AU

Chris Bowen makes last-minute diplomatic stop in Turkey as Australia ramps up bid to host Cop31

Climate change minister’s effort to convince Ankara to drop out underlines push for ‘Pacific Cop’

Evening Standard

UN climate summits ‘no longer fit for purpose’, leading experts say

Countries that do not support fossil energy phase out should not host future summits, scientists, advocates and policy experts said.

The Independent UK

Activists at COP29 spend weeks planning demos. But they can feel stifled by rules and restrictions

In the nosebleed seats of a nearly-empty Baku Olympic stadium coated with a layer of dust, activists used a giant banner to beam the words “Pay Up” to the world

The Conversation

Developing nations are least responsible for climate change but cop it worst. Will the COP29 climate talks tackle this injustice?

Since the Industrial Revolution, country after country has turned to fossil fuels to power their transport and industry.

The Guardian - UK

Cop summits ‘no longer fit for purpose’, say leading climate policy experts

Future UN conferences should only be held in countries that show support for climate action, urge influential group

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