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STATEMENT: Wealthy countries fail to deliver on climate finance at COP29 

Enviromental Defense

The result is that countries in the Global South have not been granted the necessary funds to adapt to climate disasters or to effectively reduce their own greenhouse gas emissions. The next round of national climate plans under the Paris Agreement are due in February. trillion, and the companies collect trillions in profits.

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All Eyes on Baku: Expectations for Canada at COP29

Enviromental Defense

After 30 years of international negotiations failing to mention the root cause of the climate crisis, the acknowledgement that we must phase out all fossil fuels and massively scale up renewable energy in order to effectively tackle the climate crisis, was both long overdue and extremely significant.

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Our Fight for the Future at COP29

Ocean Conservancy

The ocean absorbs more than 90% of the excess heat trapped by greenhouse gasses and generates 50% of the oxygen we breathe. Countries will submit new commitments, or Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), required under the Paris Agreement over the coming months. The next year will be decisive for our planet’s future.

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Speaking of Water | Water Rises in Global Climate Talks

Circle of Blue

The new direction is driven by a self-preservation instinct – “a policy revolt,” Matthews said – among the countries who formerly sat the bench as the world’s biggest carbon polluters debated the boundaries of greenhouse gas emission limits. The commitments that each party makes to the Paris agreement. It’s a big one.

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Groups question Canada’s climate leadership at COP29, after new data shows skyrocketing fossil fuel export emissions   

Enviromental Defense

OTTAWA/TRADITIONAL, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE ALGONQUIN ANISHNAABEG PEOPLE — Ecojustice and Environmental Defence have uncovered that greenhouse gas emissions from Canada’s exported oil, gas, and coal ballooned to record levels in 2023. Last year at COP28, countries, including Canada, finally agreed to transition to renewable energy systems.

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Looking Ahead to Climate Litigation in 2025: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities

Union of Concerned Scientists

Shell case, for instance, the Dutch courts upheld the ruling that Shell must act to reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreement. Similarly, even cases that appear to be securing meaningful outcomes often face uncertainties. In the Milieudefensie et al.

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Governors Lead the Fight on Forests and Climate

Legal Planet

Only 21 countries had even submitted their updated plans for managing climate change by the 2025 deadline required under the Paris Agreement. is pulling out of the agreement altogether. When the annual U.N. delegation will take up much of the oxygen in the negotiating hall. negotiations are held, not inside.