Developing nations blast $300 billion COP29 climate deal as insufficient
BAKU – Countries at the COP29 summit in Baku adopted a $300 billion a year global finance target on Sunday to help poorer nations cope with impacts of climate change,…
EU raises cash offer to poor nations in deadlocked climate talks
BAKU – The European Union on Saturday (Nov 23) raised an offer by rich nations to help poor countries worst hit by climate change to US$300 billion a year in…
COP29 fight for climate money ‘humiliating’: Bangladesh’s Yunus
Bangladesh’s interim leader on Wednesday slammed the “humiliating” fight for climate finance at the COP29 talks, demanding rich countries and emitters pay for the problems they caused. Muhammed Yunus, who…
COP29: Pay up or face climate-led disaster for humanity, warns UN chief
BAKU, Azerbaijan – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders at the COP29 summit on Tuesday to “pay up” to prevent climate-led humanitarian disasters, and said time was running…
African civil society organizations call for urgent climate finance action at COP29
Agency Report African Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) are pressing world leaders to prioritize climate adaptation, Loss and Damage funding, and a just transition for Africa at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.…