Tracking COP
Eco-Business reports on the world’s biggest climate conference where negotiators and leaders convene at a critical moment for global transformative action to tackle an existential crisis.
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In pictures: The last hours of negotiations at COP29
A protest walkout, frantic last-minute closed-door discussions, and a lot of frustration and anxiety. The COP29 finance talks in Baku had looked like they were about to fall apart running into overtime after last Friday but parties came to a compromise on Sunday and staggered away with a US$300 billion funding deal.
News / Policy & Finance
Climate talks avoid collapse with last-hour US$300 billion deal seen as dissatisfactory by developing states
COP29 talks – running into overtime – concluded over the weekend with a signed deal to triple the amount of money to help poorer nations climate-proof their economies, but the promised funding falls short of the trillions of dollars developing countries say they need. A deal on Article 6 was also sealed.
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Philippines, Malaysia stand ground against accepting bilateral loan offers from rich countries; insist on climate financing
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As COP29 enters the final stretch, some developing countries are being approached by rich countries to agree on technical assistance and aid instead of promised climate finance, according to civil society organisations.
News / Carbon & Climate
How Southeast Asian countries are positioning themselves at COP29
Eco-Business takes a look at the key issues being pushed at the pavilions of Asean countries at the climate summit in Baku.
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What the loss and damage fund means for Indigenous communities
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COP29, in numbers
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Policy & Finance
Singapore to join expanded Common Ground Taxonomy at COP29
29 October 2024
Carbon & Climate
Why COP29 should not be ignored
25 October 2024
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Policy & Finance
Is 'loss and damage' fund at risk as COP29 approaches?
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COP29 action plan thrusts climate finance to the fore
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