Climate summit gets under way in Baku, Azerbaijan

The COP29 climate talks are about to kick off in Baku, Azerbaijan. Here's what to expect
The next major United Nations meeting on climate change, known as COP29, is about to get underway in Baku, Azerbaijan. These annual meetings are the key international summits as the world attempts to address the unfolding climate crisis.
Before and After COP29, Azerbaijan Is a Risky Place for Climate Activists
Javid Gara is a 32-year-old, self-employed electrician who moved from Baku to England’s Manchester three years ago. He also runs Azerbaijan’s only independent climate group, campaigning to clean up the environment and cut emissions.
What to expect as the UN’s COP29 climate change summit begins in Azerbaijan
The 2024 summit in Azerbaijan comes amid fresh reports showing that global warming levels are accelerating, bringing more intense climate-related disasters and an increased demand for funding to mitigate and protect communities from the effects of climate change.
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COP29 climate summit opens in Baku with warning from UN weather body
The UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) signalled the highest alarm level in the face of the speed of climate change, at the opening of a major international conference in Azerbaijan on Monday.
At UN climate talks, nations big and small get chance to bear witness to climate change
The United Nations' annual climate conference continues Wednesday with brief speeches by nations big and small.
Geopolitics Overshadow COP29 Talks on Climate Cash, as Argentina Walks Away
BAKU (Reuters) -Countries at the COP29 summit tried to make progress on how to raise up to $1 trillion in climate finance for the world's most vulnerable, as political tensions overshadowed the talks ...
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‘Nations should prepare to mitigate climate change effects’
As such, President Mnangagwa said, nations should be adequately prepared to mitigate the phenomena’s impact. “It (COP29) was ...
Azerbaijan is the host of the UN's climate conference, shining a spotlight on the petrostate
Diplomats from across the world will descend on the Azerbaijani capital of Baku for the annual climate summit, known as COP29 ...
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Azerbaijan: Chinese vice premier stresses common but differentiated responsibilities in strengthening global climate governance
Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang said Tuesday that the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities is the ...
Azerbaijan is hosting the U.N. climate conference, putting the authoritarian petrostate in spotlight
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As COP29 begins in Baku, local experts say climate change is causing the Caspian sea to shrink
As world leaders gather in Baku, Azerbaijan, for COP29, the impact of climate change can be seen up close. The Caspian sea, ...
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Global solidarity badly needed in fight against climate change
The message from COP29 is crystal clear: the world urgently needs to build a united front to combat climate change.
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Climate Change in artists' works – Dialogue between Europe and Azerbaijan [PHOTOS]
Their artworks, embodying unique artistic interpretations of the theme of climate change, created an atmosphere of deep .
COP29 hosts accused of detaining climate defenders
The Azerbaijani government is using COP29 to crack down on environmental activists and other political opponents, according ...