Landmark climate case to open at top UN courtNews
Landmark climate case to open at top UN court
By Jan HENNOP The Hague, Netherlands | AFP - The United Nations' top court will start unprecedented hearings on Monday aimed at setting legal guidelines…
SourceDecember 2, 2024
Full articleDeveloping nations slam ‘paltry’ $300 bn climate dealClimate
Developing nations slam ‘paltry’ $300 bn climate deal
By Nick Perry, Laurent Thomet and Shaun Tandon | AFP Baku, Azerbaijan - The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday but poorer nations…
SourceNovember 24, 2024
Full articleClimate movement holds steadfast as wealthy nations fail to deliver on climate finance at COP29News
Climate movement holds steadfast as wealthy nations fail to deliver on climate finance at COP29
Baku | 350.org - Billed as the "Finance COP", the UN climate talks fell short of expectations and needs. The most vulnerable countries, already bearing…
SourceNovember 24, 2024
Full article“At best the avoidance of a diplomatic disaster”: PIK assessment on COP29 closingNews
“At best the avoidance of a diplomatic disaster”: PIK assessment on COP29 closing
In the past two weeks, around 40,000 people from all over the world took part in the UN climate summit COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Key…
SourceNovember 24, 2024
Full articleWorld approves $300 bn for poor nations in climate dealNews
World approves $300 bn for poor nations in climate deal
Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - Nearly 200 nations approved Sunday a climate deal that raises to at least $300 billion a year the amount wealthy…
SourceNovember 24, 2024
Full articlePoor nations walk out of climate deal consultation with COP29 presidentNews
Poor nations walk out of climate deal consultation with COP29 president
Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - Negotiators from small islands and least-developed nations on Saturday walked out of overtime consultations on a climate deal with COP29…
SourceNovember 23, 2024
Full articleEU offers to raise rich countries’ climate pledge to $300 bn: COP29 negotiatorsNews
EU offers to raise rich countries’ climate pledge to $300 bn: COP29 negotiators
Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - The European Union is ready to raise to $300 billion an offer by wealthy nations for annual climate funding to…
SourceNovember 23, 2024
Full articlePope Francis discusses climate action with WMO Secretary-GeneralClimate
Pope Francis discusses climate action with WMO Secretary-General
Pope Francis welcomed Celeste Saulo, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), for an audience at the Vatican to discuss the urgency of addressing climate…
Muser NewsDeskNovember 22, 2024
Full articleCOP29 in extra time as poor nations reject $250 bn offerNews
COP29 in extra time as poor nations reject $250 bn offer
By Nick Perry, Laurent Thomet and Shaun Tandon | AFP Baku, Azerbaijan - Heated negotiations on a global climate deal were set to spill into…
SourceNovember 22, 2024
Full articleWorld still split over money as clock ticks on COP29News
World still split over money as clock ticks on COP29
Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - A fresh draft deal published Thursday at the deadlocked COP29 climate talks shows rich and poor countries still divided as…
SourceNovember 21, 2024
Full articleCOP29 negotiators strive for deal after G20 ‘marching orders’News
COP29 negotiators strive for deal after G20 ‘marching orders’
By Nick Perry, Benjamin Legendre and Laurent Thomet | AFP Baku, Azerbaijan - Negotiators toiled Tuesday to break a deadlock at UN climate talks after…
SourceNovember 19, 2024
Full articleUN climate chief at deadlocked COP29: ‘Cut the theatrics’News
UN climate chief at deadlocked COP29: ‘Cut the theatrics’
By Nick Perry, Benjamin Legendre and Julien Mivielle | AFP Baku, Azerbaijan (Updated) - The UN's climate chief told countries at the deadlocked COP29 summit…
SourceNovember 18, 2024
Full articleEU to ‘lead’ on climate finance but others must join: commissionerNews
EU to ‘lead’ on climate finance but others must join: commissioner
Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - The EU's climate commissioner on Monday said the bloc would take the lead in paying climate finance to poorer countries,…
SourceNovember 18, 2024
Full articleTrump’s Republican allies tread lightly on Paris pact at COP29News
Trump’s Republican allies tread lightly on Paris pact at COP29
By Laurent Thomet and Ivan Couronne | AFP Baku, Azerbaijan - Donald Trump's Republican allies in Congress showed up at UN climate talks to tout…
SourceNovember 16, 2024
Full articleCOP29 highlights digital tech’s role in climate actionNews
COP29 highlights digital tech’s role in climate action
At COP29 in Baku, global leaders in technology and environmental policy signed a pivotal declaration on Saturday, emphasizing the dual role of digital technologies in…
Muser NewsDeskNovember 16, 2024
Full articleCountries commit to 6x Global Energy Storage and modernize grid to advance clean energy economyNews
Countries commit to 6x Global Energy Storage and modernize grid to advance clean energy economy
Baku, Azerbaijan | WRI (Corrected) – At COP29, countries including UK, Uruguay, Belgium and Sweden committed to increasing the amount of global energy storage sixfold…
SourceNovember 15, 2024
Full articleOil execs work COP29 as NGOs slam lobbyist presenceNews
Oil execs work COP29 as NGOs slam lobbyist presence
By Delphine Paysant with Kelly Macnamara in Paris Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - Oil executives and lobbyists descended on COP29 in Baku for "energy day"…
SourceNovember 15, 2024
Full articleBillionaires held to account as campaigners demand ‘Energy of the People’ at COP29News
Billionaires held to account as campaigners demand ‘Energy of the People’ at COP29
Baku, Azerbaijan – At a powerful press conference today at COP29, Indigenous leaders and climate campaigners launched two critical campaigns to underscore the urgent need…
SourceNovember 14, 2024
Full articleCOP29 host tries to calm waters after diplomatic turmoilNews
COP29 host tries to calm waters after diplomatic turmoil
By Delphine PAYSANT | AFP Baku, Azerbaijan - Host Azerbaijan tried to bring down the diplomatic temperature in Baku on Thursday after a French minister…
SourceNovember 14, 2024
Full articleCOP29: Guterres urges Global Action on loss and damage funding for vulnerable nationsNews
COP29: Guterres urges Global Action on loss and damage funding for vulnerable nations
At the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on nations to urgently bolster financial support for a mechanism assisting climate-stricken…
Muser NewsDeskNovember 13, 2024
Full articleGlobal CO2 emissions from fossil fuels reach new high in 2024 amid climate crisisClimate
Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels reach new high in 2024 amid climate crisis
Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels reached a new record in 2024, highlighting the persistent challenge in addressing climate change, according to the Global Carbon…
Adrian AlexandreNovember 13, 2024
Full articleFossil fuel emissions to hit new record in 2024: researchersNews
Fossil fuel emissions to hit new record in 2024: researchers
By Kelly MACNAMARA | AFP Paris, France - Planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions from oil, gas and coal rose to a new record high this year,…
SourceNovember 13, 2024
Full articleBarbados PM renews call for taxes on fossil fuels, shipping at COP29News
Barbados PM renews call for taxes on fossil fuels, shipping at COP29
Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley renewed Tuesday her call for taxes on fossil fuels, aviation and shipping, saying hundreds of…
SourceNovember 12, 2024
Full articleClimate Science Digest: November 11, 2024Science
Climate Science Digest: November 11, 2024
Private energy alternatives pose complex implications for U.S. electric grid With climate change intensifying the frequency of extreme weather events, public electrical grids in the…
Muser NewsDeskNovember 12, 2024
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