Christine Guthry1 day agoCOP29: A $300B a year deal for climate cash sparks outrageafricanews.com - AfricaNewsDelegates of developing countries reacted to the UN climate talks agreement on a $300B a year for humanity’s fight against climate change. The deal is …
Christine Guthry1 day agoCOP29 reaches agreement with bitter taste for countries of the SouthLe Monde in English - Matthieu GoarOn Sunday, nations attending the conference in Baku pledged $300 billion a year to help developing countries adapt to climate change by 2035. The …
Christine Guthry1 day agoFrom a US$300 billion climate finance deal to global carbon trading, here’s what was – and wasn’t – achieved at the COP29 climate talkstheconversation.com - Jacqueline PeelThe petroleum-laden dust has settled on this year’s United Nations climate summit, COP29, held over the past fortnight in Baku, Azerbaijan. Climate …
Christine Guthry2 days agoHuge COP29 climate deal too little too late, poorer nations sayverified_publisherBBC News - Georgina Rannard and Esme StallardRicher countries have promised to raise their funding to help poorer countries fight climate change to a record $300bn (£238bn) a year, but the deal has come under criticism from the developing world. The talks at the UN climate summit COP29 in Azerbaijan ran 33 hours late, and came within inches of …
Christine Guthry3 days agoAlliance to End Plastic Waste Members Created 1,000x More Plastic Than They Cleaned Up, Greenpeace Investigation Findsecowatch.com - Paige BennettIn 2019, a group of major companies from around the world agreed to form the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW), an alliance that set out to reduce …
Christine Guthry2 days agoWatch: Dozens of nations walk out of COP29 climate talksverified_publisherBBC News - BBC WorldRepresentatives for the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) walked out of COP29 climate talks in Baku, after dismissing an offer of $250bn from richer countries to tackle the effects of climate change. "We cannot be expected to agree to a text which shows such contempt for our vulnerable people, …
