Will COP29 deliver the trillions needed to tackle the man-made climate crisis?

The latest round of UN climate negotiations, COP29, opened this past Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan, following a year that broke multiple extreme heat records and saw widespread climate-driven chaos – from wildfires to destructive floods and to hurricanes – strike nearly every corner of the planet. A major increase in financial commitments to assist vulnerable countries in mitigating and adapting to climate impacts is the main goal of this year’s conference, which has been dubbed the “climate finance COP.”

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Will COP29 deliver the trillions needed to tackle the man-made climate crisis?

COP29: Push for agreement on a new climate finance deal ‘right from the start’

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