Top of the COPs: The key U.N. climate summits
Paris – The United Nations has been holding global climate summits, or COPs (Conference of the Parties), since 1995 as it tries to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions and prevent climate …
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U.S. election uncertainty clouds U.N. climate finance progress
Countries could use this week’s U.N. meetings in New York to resolve big differences over boosting the world’s annual goal for climate finance, but uncertainty over the U.S. election could …
Trump stalks global climate talks as COP29 draws near
Paris – The prospect of Donald Trump returning as president is hanging over crucial U.N.-sponsored climate negotiations, with countries “holding back” their positions until they know who sits in the …
Climate change funding talks stuck ahead of COP29 summit
Bonn, Germany – With just five months to go before this year’s U.N. climate summit, countries cannot agree on the size of a global funding bill to help the developing …
Baku to the future: After stalemate, UN climate talks will be in Azerbaijan in 2024
Dubai: For years, climate change has been a factor – not the only one – in wars and conflicts. Now for the first time, it’s part of a peace deal. …