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The Washington Post · 19h

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

Atlanta Journal-Constitution · 2d

Biggest name world leaders missing at United Nations climate talks, but others try to fill the void

World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan although the big names and powerful countries are noticeably absent, unlike past climate talks which had the star power of a soccer World Cup.

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.

Trump, Climate

UPI · 2d

Climate-change fight continues despite Trump's election, U.S. adviser Podesta says

The climate fight is "bigger than one election" after Donald Trump's re-election amid a growing number of odd extreme weather events a result of climate change, says U.S. climate adviser John Podesta.

The New Republic on MSN · 1d

Trump’s Election Is a Disaster for the Climate—and an Opportunity

It was 3 a.m. on Nov. 6. The baby growing inside me kicked hard as yet another set of electoral college votes flashed red on the TV screen for Trump. I couldn’t help but wonder if the kicking was her own act of protest in the waning hours of the 2024 election.

Phys.org · 3h

Researchers say impact of Trump's climate policies 'recoverable'

US president-elect Donald Trump's expected climate rollbacks will likely have a "small" impact on global warming, as long as other countries resist the temptation to slacken their own carbon-cutting efforts,

climate summit, COP29

Phys.org on MSN · 1d

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 been dubbed the "finance COP."

Forbes · 1d

COP29: 5 Critical Developments To Watch At This Year’s Climate Summit

COP29, this year's biggest environmental conference, is now underway. Here is how leaders from around the world are coming together to advance global climate efforts.

Global News on MSN · 1d

COP29: Little progress made since last climate summit, UN special rapporteur says

COP29 is underway in Baku, Azerbaijan. Global News Morning spoke with one of the experts in attendance, Elisa Morgera, the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and Human Rights, about what's at stake at this year's climate summit.

12mon MSN

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

The United States foreign food aid program can be a big help when extreme weather fueled by climate change hammers ...

1don MSNOpinion

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 ...

Climate change threatening more than 40% of the world's corals with extinction, conservation group says

Climate change is decimating the likelihood of survival for a large portion of the world's coral reefs, according to new ...

1don MSN

Europe needs more resources to tackle climate change, Greek PM says

Europe is a global leader in green transition but needs more resources to tackle the impact of climate-related disasters, ...

Mankato Free Press2dOpinion

Our View: Much of U.S. remains committed to slowing climate change

The United Nations annual climate summit is now under way in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku, with some 32,000 representatives from ...

3don MSN

World leaders aim to shape Earth's future at COP29 climate change summit

World leaders will gather for about two weeks in the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan starting Monday, with the goal of ...

Nations to submit boosted climate plans: what's at stake?

Nations have begun setting carbon-cutting targets for the decade ahead, and how ambitious these pledges are could make or ...

2don MSN

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 ...

LONGi Green Energy to attend the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference and the 2024 APEC Business Leaders Summit

The 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) will be held in Baku, ...

Latin Times on MSN18h

President of Climate Change Summit Host Nation Calls Oil a 'Gift from God,' Slams Criticism of Emissions as 'Western Fake News'

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev slammed the West's hypocrisy around emissions while hailing oil and gas as a "gift of God ...

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