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Inside the frantic maneuvers that Saved COP29 talks at a cost

Rich nations also agreed in the final text to a 'review' of the finance commitment in 2030 — a move Monterrey Gomez of Panama said opened the door to 'stepping it up' before 2035.
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Inside the frantic maneuvers that Saved COP29 talks at a cost
Inside the frantic maneuvers that Saved COP29 talks at a cost

Inside the frantic maneuvers that Saved COP29 talks at a cost

2 hours ago

Explained | How does $300 billion earmarked for climate finance spend at COP29 stack up?

Here are some ways of understanding what that sum is worth.
24 November 2024, 05:48 IST
Explained | How does $300 billion earmarked for climate finance spend at COP29 stack up?
Explained | How does $300 billion earmarked for climate finance spend at COP29 stack up?

Explained | How does $300 billion earmarked for climate finance spend at COP29 stack up?

24 November 2024, 05:48 IST

Too little, too distant! India rejects new $300 billion climate finance deal at COP29

The Rs 25,32,780 crore ($300 billion) figure is a far cry from the Rs 1,09,75,380 crore ($1.3 trillion) the Global South has been demanding over the past three years of talks to tackle climate change.
24 November 2024, 00:27 IST
Too little, too distant! India rejects new $300 billion climate finance deal at COP29
Too little, too distant! India rejects new $300 billion climate finance deal at COP29

Too little, too distant! India rejects new $300 billion climate finance deal at COP29

24 November 2024, 00:27 IST

New COP29 proposal shows wide gap persists on climate funding deal

Although the 10-page document was slimmed to less than half the size of the previous version by stripping out some options, it summed up the opposing positions of blocs of developed and developing nations established before the event.
21 November 2024, 04:33 IST
New COP29 proposal shows wide gap persists on climate funding deal
New COP29 proposal shows wide gap persists on climate funding deal

New COP29 proposal shows wide gap persists on climate funding deal

21 November 2024, 04:33 IST

India struggles with limited effectiveness of its gender responsive budgeting: UN report

The report which analysed how countries in the region are placed compared to the Sustainability Development Goals adopted in Beijing 30 years back noted the adoption of gender-responsive budgeting by Asia-Pacific countries.
20 November 2024, 10:45 IST
India struggles with limited effectiveness of its gender responsive budgeting: UN report
India struggles with limited effectiveness of its gender responsive budgeting: UN report

India struggles with limited effectiveness of its gender responsive budgeting: UN report

20 November 2024, 10:45 IST

UN climate chief calls for focusing on major political decisions to advance climate action

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell urged delegates to shed 'bluffing and brinkmanship' and focus on pragmatic solutions to overcome the critical challenges ahead.
18 November 2024, 10:57 IST
UN climate chief calls for focusing on major political decisions to advance climate action
UN climate chief calls for focusing on major political decisions to advance climate action

UN climate chief calls for focusing on major political decisions to advance climate action

18 November 2024, 10:57 IST

UN climate chief asks G20 leaders for boost as COP29 finance talks lag

He said the signal should support an increase in grants and loans, along with debt relief, so vulnerable countries 'are not hamstrung by debt servicing costs that make bolder climate actions all but impossible.'
16 November 2024, 10:02 IST
UN climate chief asks G20 leaders for boost as COP29 finance talks lag
UN climate chief asks G20 leaders for boost as COP29 finance talks lag

UN climate chief asks G20 leaders for boost as COP29 finance talks lag

16 November 2024, 10:02 IST

COP29: 3 days in, countries still waiting for 'workable' climate finance draft

It took countries months to condense a 34-page text from Bonn into a 9-page draft by October. Now it’s back to 34 pages, which is a bit frustrating for everyone.
14 November 2024, 04:29 IST
COP29: 3 days in, countries still waiting for 'workable' climate finance draft
COP29: 3 days in, countries still waiting for 'workable' climate finance draft

COP29: 3 days in, countries still waiting for 'workable' climate finance draft

14 November 2024, 04:29 IST

Pay up or face climate-led disaster for humanity, UN chief warns COP29 summit 

Nearly 200 nations have gathered at the annual UN climate summit in Baku, focused this year on raising hundreds of billions of dollars to fund a global transition to cleaner energy sources and limit the climate damage caused by carbon emissions.
12 November 2024, 18:25 IST
Pay up or face climate-led disaster for humanity, UN chief warns COP29 summit 
Pay up or face climate-led disaster for humanity, UN chief warns COP29 summit 

Pay up or face climate-led disaster for humanity, UN chief warns COP29 summit 

12 November 2024, 18:25 IST

Taliban administration officials to attend UN climate conference in Azerbaijan

The COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan's capital Baku will be among the highest-profile multilateral events attended by Taliban administration officials since they took control in Kabul after 20 years of fighting NATO-backed forces.
10 November 2024, 05:57 IST
Taliban administration officials to attend UN climate conference in Azerbaijan
Taliban administration officials to attend UN climate conference in Azerbaijan

Taliban administration officials to attend UN climate conference in Azerbaijan

10 November 2024, 05:57 IST