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By Nick Perry, Laurent Thomet and Shaun Tandon The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday but poorer nations most at the mercy of worsening disasters dismissed a US$300 billion a year pledge from wealthy historic polluters as insultingly low. The closing plenary of COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 24, 2024. Photo: COP29 […]
An unprecedented year of elections around the world has underscored a sobering trend – in many countries the commitment to act on the climate crisis has either stalled or is eroding, even as disasters and record temperatures continue to mount. So far 2024, called the “biggest election year in human history” by the United Nations […]
Croatia is set to become the latest European country to tackle a tourism-related housing price crunch, although some property owners fear the proposed legislation will affect business. A package of draft laws was approved in the Croatian parliament last week, but the final nationwide legislation will only be passed after wider discussion and likely amendments. […]
“Failure is not an option.” These were the foreboding words shared by UN Secretary-General António Guterres in Baku, Azerbaijan, to set the stage for COP29, the UN’s annual climate conference. (Whether Guterres knew he was quoting Arnold Schwarzenegger is anyone’s guess.) The climate summit’s last day is today, and for many people, it couldn’t come […]
Away from Cop29 my colleagues at the Guardian have pulled together a striking article outlining the real world consequences of the escalating climate crisis. Outlining the extent of rising temperatures and more extreme rainfall it is essential reading – and a stark reminder of why rapid action is needed to rapidly reduce emissions. Share Patrick […]
Continuing last year’s tradition, the COP29 summit was less about saving the planet and more of an opportunity for the fossil fuel industry to prosper, writes Dr Binoy Kampmark. COP29 WAS ALWAYS going to be memorable, for no other reason than the hosting country, Azerbaijan, is a petrostate indifferent to the issue of emissions and […]
UK, New Zealand, and Colombia join coalition to phase out fossil fuel subsidies An announcement has just come through that the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Colombia have joined the international Coalition on Phasing Out Fossil Fuel Incentives Including Subsidies (COFFIS). COFFIS is a Dutch-led coalition of governments working together to remove barriers and facilitate […]
UN chief urges G20 ’leadership’ on stalled climate talks There are reports from AFP that the UN secretary general António Guterres yesterday called on the G20 leaders who are gathering in Rio de Janeiro to rescue the stalled concurrent UN climate talks in Azerbaijan by showing “leadership” on cutting emissions. “A successful outcome at Cop29 […]
COP29 (Picture credit: AP) Azerbaijan‘s “doors are still open”, the COP29 presidency’s lead negotiator said Thursday after France’s ecology minister pulled out of the UN climate summit over “unacceptable” remarks by President Ilham Aliyev.Aliyev used a speech at COP on Wednesday to attack Paris for alleged colonial “crimes” and “human rights violations” in its overseas […]
Albanian prime minister Edi Rama skewered the many leaders who skipped this year’s event. (AP pic) BAKU: Global leaders offered competing visions on how to tackle climate change at UN-led talks today as a new report warned that the world must reach carbon neutrality much sooner than planned. Planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions from oil, gas […]