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Understanding Africa’s unmet needs at COP29

Understanding Africa’s unmet needs at COP29

The just concluded COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, once again left Africa grappling with unfulfilled commitments from previous summits. Baku’s COP29 brought together close to 200 countries, highlighting the Global South’s critical need for financial support, technology transfer, and capacity building to adapt to escalating climate challenges. Nevertheless, major promises made at previous COPs have remained grossly unmet, intensifying Africa’s vulnerabilities to climate impacts despite being the smallest emitter - 3%...

By Nairobi, Kenya
COP29 summit Azerbaijan: live coverage

COP29 summit Azerbaijan: live coverage

The 29th iteration of the Conference of the Parties is now underway in Baku, Azerbaijan. Over the next two weeks, we’ll bring you the essential information from each thematic day. Will national delegates make a genuine impact, or are we looking at another greenwashing fest? We’re back for yet another Conference of the Parties. Some 67,000 global leaders, delegates, journalists, and fossil fuel lobbyists – let’s face it – have all...

The global financial deadlock at COP29 must be confronted

The global financial deadlock at COP29 must be confronted

As the world teeters on the brink of a climate catastrophe, the stakes at COP29 have never been higher and leaders must reckon with the urgency of implementing tangible action. For decades, international climate conferences have been long on rhetoric and short on meaningful action. The current negotiations in Baku have highlighted a stark divide between developing nations and emerging economies requiring $1.3 trillion annually in climate...

By Delhi, India
More than one in three tree species at risk of extinction

More than one in three tree species at risk of extinction

An alarming new assessment has revealed that the number of threatened trees now outweighs all threatened birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians put together. According to the IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species, a third of the world’s trees are now at risk of extinction. This number is more than double that of all threatened birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians combined and has experts seriously concerned about what it means for the...

By London, UK