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G20 climate pledge draws mixed views at COP29
Baku (AFP) Nov 19, 2024 Activists and a key negotiating group at the stalled COP29 climate talks on Tuesday cautiously welcomed a G20 leaders statement backing a finance deal for poorer countries, but some slammed a missing reference to fossil fuels. The leaders of the world's 20 richest economies were under pressure during their summit in Brazil to break the impasse over climate finance at the deadlocked COP29 talks in Azerbaijan. A statement issued by G20 leaders in Rio de Janiero overnight reiterated support for a d ... read more |
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US lawmaker accuses Azerbaijan in near 'assault' at COP29Washington (AFP) Nov 19, 2024 A US lawmaker critical of COP29 host Azerbaijan said he was nearly assaulted when he attended the climate talks in what he called an orchestrated attack by the government. ... more 
Negotiators seek to break COP29 impasse after G20 'marching orders'Baku (AFP) Nov 19, 2024 Negotiators sought Tuesday to break a deadlock at UN climate talks after G20 leaders backed the need for "trillions" of dollars for poorer countries but left key sticking points unresolved. ... more 
UN chief urges G20 'leadership' on stalled climate talksRio De Janeiro (AFP) Nov 17, 2024 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called on G20 leaders gathering in Rio de Janeiro to rescue stalled concurrent UN climate talks in Azerbaijan by showing "leadership" on cutting emissions. ... more
All eyes on G20 for breakthrough as COP29 climate talks stallBaku (AFP) Nov 16, 2024 Negotiations were deadlocked Saturday at the midway point of the UN climate summit, with hopes pinned on G20 leaders intervening to strike a critical finance pact at the crunch talks. ... more |
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Nations to submit boosted climate plans: what's at stake?Paris (AFP) Nov 12, 2024 Nations have begun setting carbon-cutting targets for the decade ahead, and how ambitious these pledges are could make or break global efforts to avoid dangerous levels of climate change. ... more 
UK to beef up its emissions cuts as it bids to be 'climate leader'Baku/London (AFP) Nov 12, 2024 The UK will aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 81 percent on 1990 levels by 2035, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday, as his government ramps up its ambitions to help curb climate change. ... more
COP29 talks stall from start with fight over agendaBaku (AFP) Nov 11, 2024 The COP29 talks opened Monday with calls for global cooperation and fresh warnings about climate disasters - but proceedings quickly ground to a halt in a fight over the agenda. ... more 
Paris agreement climate goals 'in great peril', warns UNBaku (AFP) Nov 11, 2024 The Paris climate agreement's goals "are in great peril" and 2024 is on track to break new temperature records, the United Nations warned Monday as COP29 talks opened in Baku. ... more 
Afghanistan says to attend UN climate talks, first since Taliban takeoverKabul (AFP) Nov 9, 2024 An Afghan delegation will attend the upcoming UN climate change summit in Azerbaijan, the foreign ministry spokesman told AFP on Saturday, marking a first since the Taliban government came to power. ... more |
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COP29 action on health 'a matter of life and death': WHO
Geneva (AFP) Nov 7, 2024 Climate change makes people ill and urgent action is a matter of life and death, the WHO said on Thursday, insisting health should be centre stage at this month's international climate negotiations. The World Health Organization highlighted in a new report published ahead of the November 11-22 COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan how extreme weather events were costing lives and fuelling disease. There has been growing focus on the health impacts of global heating at the annual United Nations clim ... read more 
Record drought in Amazon impacts 420,000 children: UNICEFRio De Janeiro (AFP) Nov 7, 2024 More than 420,000 children in the Amazon basin are being badly affected by a drought parching much of South America that is impacting water supplies and river transport, UNICEF said Wednesday. ... more |
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UK's Prince William awards climate prizes in S.Africa Johannesburg (AFP) Nov 6, 2024 Britain's Prince William on Wednesday honoured projects seeking novel solutions to the challenges facing the world's nature and climate at the awarding of his Earthshot Prize in South Africa. ... more
Nations gather for crunch climate talks in shadow of US voteParis (AFP) Nov 4, 2024 World leaders kick off UN climate talks next week, days after a knife edge US election that could send shockwaves through global efforts to limit dangerous warming. ... more
Lancet calls for urgenet shift in fossil fuel investment to tackle climate health impactsLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 01, 2024 The Lancet: Health threats of climate change reach record-breaking levels, as experts call for trillions of dollars spent on fossil fuels to be redirected towards protecting people's health, lives a ... more 
1.2 billion people at 'high risk' from climate change: World BankWashington (AFP) Oct 31, 2024 1.2 billion people around the globe are at high risk from the impacts of climate change, the World Bank said Thursday, adding that the poorest countries face the toughest challenges. ... more 
Papua New Guinea to boycott 'waste of time' UN climate summitSydney (AFP) Oct 31, 2024 Papua New Guinea on Thursday declared a boycott of next month's UN climate summit, branding the global warming negotiations a "waste of time" full of empty promises from big polluters. ... more |
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