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COP29 Bulletin Day 8: G20 backs new climate finance goal but ignores fossil fuels

G20 leaders “commit to successful negotiations in Baku”, including on climate finance, but promise little else to unblock fraught talks

Dirty subsidies targeted by the World Bank to fund climate action

Coalition against fossil fuel subsidies expands but misses initial targets

The UK, Colombia and New Zealand have joined an alliance of governments planning to scrap their fossil fuel subsidies

Can climate funders overcome fear to tread in conflict zones? 

At COP29, fragile climate-vulnerable countries launched a network aimed at securing the climate finance they say has been slow to come as their needs surge

As climate-vulnerable countries, we know what kind of finance we need

COP29 negotiators must agree a new climate finance goal that genuinely works for debt-strapped developing nations

COP29 president Mukhtar Babayev at a plenary as talks enter the second week in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Fossil fuel transition talks rescued from brink of collapse at COP29

Countries now have a second chance in Baku to build consensus on how to cut emissions and transition away from fossil fuels

New UN carbon market standards are a step change in protecting people and planet

Rules finalised at COP29 will make sure carbon credits enable more ambitious climate goals while delivering benefits to local communities

COP29 Bulletin Day 7: Emissions-cutting talks resurrected and G20 nudge on finance

COP29 president Mukhtar Babayev says the summit “cannot be silent on mitigation” as countries split on where to discuss the energy transition

Gender equality cannot be last on the agenda at COP29

Gender equality cannot be last on the agenda at COP29 climate talks

Climate action initiatives will only achieve their potential if women get more decision-making power and access to finance

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Nitesh Patel, a small business owner, shows an Indian-made solar panel in his warehouse in Bhuj, Gujarat (Photo credit: Mitul Kajaria)

Call for pitches: Climate Home News seeks story ideas on clean energy supply chains

Beyond lithium: how a Swedish battery company wants to power Europe’s green transition with salt

Lithium tug of war: the US-China rivalry for Argentina’s white gold

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Can climate funders overcome fear to tread in conflict zones? 

Aid agencies grapple with climate adaptation in fragile states  

Cross-border climate risks can't be solved in isolation  

Cross-border climate risks can’t be solved in isolation  

Flooded houses in a Senegalese town.

COP29: We need to adapt to climate chaos now

Climate disasters challenge right to safe and adequate housing

Climate disasters challenge right to safe and adequate housing

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Why the international community should back Colombia’s post-fossil fuel plan  

At COP29 talks in Baku, rewarding Colombia’s leadership would build confidence in the transition to a greener, fairer world

Aid agencies grapple with climate adaptation in fragile states  

Humanitarian groups have pushed ahead with innovative efforts to protect people in conflict zones from worsening climate impacts – but they are struggling to go it alone

After cutting fossil fuel finance we must unlock clean energy for all. Africa can create millions of green jobs in clean energy value chains if it gets more climate finance and international support

With increased climate finance, Africa can lead the green industrial revolution

Africa could see the creation of millions of green jobs, along expanded and resilient global value chains – but for this to happen, it needs more international support

Cross-border climate risks can't be solved in isolation  

Cross-border climate risks can’t be solved in isolation  

Focusing solely on how to adapt to issues or deal with disasters inside country borders can cause problems elsewhere, triggering calls for a broader view perspective

Frontline countries must not be stuck with the climate bill at COP29

Frontline countries must not be stuck with the climate bill at COP29  

Someone will have to pay for the rising costs of the climate crisis – will it be those causing the damage, or those that suffer it?  

How Azerbaijan locked up climate and social justice advocate ahead of COP29 

How Azerbaijan locked up climate and social justice advocate ahead of COP29 

Azeri economist Farid Mehralizada has argued that his country’s reliance on fossil fuels is unsustainable and dangerous – he is now in prison ahead of the climate summit in Baku

What Trump got wrong on China, coal and climate 

What Trump got wrong on China, coal and climate 

Republican candidate Donald Trump has cited China’s coal plants as a reason for the US to stick with fossil fuels – but he fails to acknowledge China’s massive clean energy industry

Why we should pull down the UN's artificial divide between biodiversity and climate 

It’s time to end the UN’s artificial divide between biodiversity and climate 

The biodiversity and climate crises are interlinked – and failing to coordinate our response leaves critical ecosystems like forests and peatlands at risk 

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