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Tensions Rise and Time Counts Down After One Week of COP in Baku

Tensions Rise and Time Counts Down After One Week of COP29 in Baku

Key Impact Points: Progress and Setbacks The COP29 summit in Baku started with initial success, as the Azerbaijani presidency celebrated an agreement on a global system of carbon credits. However, progress halted soon after. “The pace of negotiations in week one reminds me how climate COPs felt before the Paris

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Funding the Goals: Public/Private Partnerships Imperative

Funding the Goals: Public/Private Partnerships Imperative

Key Impact Points: UN Highlights Climate Finance Urgency at COP29 The 12th Annual High-Level Meeting of the Caring for Climate initiative, hosted by the UN Global Compact alongside UNEP and UNFCCC, took place at COP29 in Baku. The meeting convened top leaders from sectors spanning business, finance, government, civil society,

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Betrayed- Cop29 Chief Filmed Promoting Fossil Fuel Deals

Betrayed: Cop29 Chief Filmed Promoting Fossil Fuel Deals

Key Impact Points: COP29 Leader Faces Allegations A senior official at COP29, Elnur Soltanov, has been caught in a controversial situation after being filmed discussing potential fossil fuel investments while promoting the upcoming climate summit. Soltanov, who is also Azerbaijan’s deputy energy minister and sits on the board of state

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Trump's Impact on Sustainability Politics and Investments

Trump’s Impact on Sustainability Politics and Investments

By Nikos Avlonas, President of the Center for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) The prospect of Donald Trump’s return to the U.S. presidency in 2025 has sparked discussions about how his policies might impact sustainable development and climate action in the US and globally. During his previous term, Trump pulled the

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No Xi, But China Turns Out Large Delegation for COP29

No Xi, But China Turns Out Large Delegation for COP29

Key Impact Points: ‘True Multilateralism’ and Global Cooperation Although absent from COP29, President Xi Jinping delivered a powerful message through state media, emphasizing the need for the global south to foster true multilateralism and strive for a fair, multipolar world. Xi’s call was to push for “universally beneficial and inclusive

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Financing the Goals: What to Expect at COP 29

Financing the Goals: What to Expect at COP29

Key Impact Points: The Role of Finance at COP29 Azerbaijan is set to host COP29, the latest UN climate negotiations. This pivotal summit will spotlight climate finance as a cornerstone for achieving global warming targets of 1.5 degrees Celsius and protecting communities from ongoing climate impacts. Why it matters: To

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COP29: What’s at Stake Now

COP29: What’s at Stake Now

Key Impact Points: COP29 Kicks Off Amid Global Tensions The 2024 UN climate summit, COP29, has begun in Baku, Azerbaijan, drawing over 32,000 participants from 198 countries. This summit, branded the “finance COP,” aims to secure greater funding for climate action and emissions reduction, especially for lower-income countries. Yet, controversy

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COP29 Glossary- Key Climate Terms Explained

COP29 Glossary: Key Climate Terms Explained

3 Key Impact Points: Understanding COP29’s Climate Jargon With climate negotiations becoming more complex each year, COP29 in Baku is set to tackle a broad range of terms integral to global discussions. Here’s what to know: UNFCCC and COP UNFCCC stands for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

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