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Will UN Climate Talks in Azerbaijan Deliver on Finance and Emission Reductions? 

Union of Concerned Scientists

That’s because countries previously agreed under the Paris Agreement that, by the end of 2024, they would decide on the new quantum of climate finance for lower-income countries, building on the previous target of $100 billion/year. Here’s what’s on the agenda at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, and why it matters.

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

Enviromental Defense

Countries committed to a principle of fairness when they signed the Paris Agreement in 2015, acknowledging that those who have profited for decades from oil, gas and coal had a responsibility to deliver funds to the countries least responsible, yet most impacted by climate change.

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Everything you need to know about COP29, the United Nations Climate Change Conference

Enviromental Defense

COP is far from just a showy conference – it is an important forum that has created agreements and momentum which over the past three decades have measurably reduced the severity of climate change. Before the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, the world was on track for a catastrophic four degrees of warming.

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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

Countries will submit new commitments, or Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), required under the Paris Agreement over the coming months. Renewable energy technologies are rapidly advancing, becoming increasingly competitive and, in many cases, becoming cheaper in cost and more efficient than fossil fuels.

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Climate Experts Available to Comment on COP29 from Baku, Azerbaijan and in Canada

Enviromental Defense

National Climate Targets: Countries agreed under the Paris Agreement to submit stronger national climate commitments (known as “nationally determined contributions,” or NDCs) every five years. The next round is due in February 2025.

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Speaking of Water | Water Rises in Global Climate Talks

Circle of Blue

The commitments that each party makes to the Paris agreement. I would argue that one of the reasons why we haven’t made as much progress around adaptation resilience issues is because we never had something on this side of the fence that was comparable to what came out of the Paris agreement. It’s a big one.