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COP29 Azerbaijan

Finance and a transition from fossil fuels topped the agenda at the UN's COP29 climate conference, which took place in Azerbaijan's capital, Baku, from November 11-22.

At the COP25 climate conference, global representatives including German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock gather to discuss a climate agreement.

COP29 deal dubbed an 'illusion' by poor nations

Governments of poor countries say the financial settlement agreed to at Azerbaijan's COP29 is insufficient and unfair.

What COP29 funding deal reveals about global climate action

Negotiators have agreed to 'at least' $300 billion in climate funding at the UN climate summit. But is it enough?

People walk past a large #COP29 sign at the conference site on November 15, 2024.

COP29: World agrees to $300bn deal for developing countries

The final deal, agreed in Azerbaijan, raised the funding that developed countries will pay to fight climate change.

Marshall Islands Climate Envoy Tina Stege walks after a meeting during the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Baku

COP29: Climate-vulnerable nations walk out of overtime talks

Small island and least-developed nations walk out of consultations in Azerbaijan, risking collapse of negotiations.

COP29: Climate funding goal falls short

On the last day of the COP29 in Azerbaijan, a second draft agreement puts a number to a crucial climate finance goal.

A man inspects damages of his house after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Horseshoe Beach, Florida

How will US climate policy change under Trump?

Donald Trump's reelection could put US commitment to reducing CO2 emissions and transitioning to clean energy at risk.

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'Big Oil' and the climate crisis

Burning oil and gas emits the CO2 heating up our planet. They're also used to produce the plastic choking Earth.

What is 'peak oil' and when will we reach it?

Renewables boom, but countries cling to fossil fuels

Fossil fuels: 'A gift of God' or a climate killer?

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Is this the end of Portugal's tuna fishing industry?

New quotas for bigeye tuna fishing in the Azores threaten traditional line-and-pole fishermen.

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How slowing Amazon's deforestation improved Brazil's health

Policies to disincentivize Amazon deforestation are credited with cutting hospitalizations and deaths by the thousands.

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What is 'peak oil' and when will we reach it?

As the world begins a shift to renewables, will the end of oil production come sooner than we think?

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Climate change

Increased levels of carbon dioxide and other human-caused emissions being released into the atmosphere have caused global surface and ocean temperatures to rise at unprecedented speed.