UN climate talks no longer fit for purpose, say experts
Former senior UN officials say climate talks ‘simply cannot deliver the change’ at the pace we need in open letter
COP29: UN climate conference has become ‘broken’ and ‘unrealistic,’ ‘not fit for purpose’
Academics, scientists, and global climate leaders are now warning that the annual UN climate conference is no longer the leading forum to tackle climate change.
Cop climate summits ‘not fit for purpose’, say UN chiefs
The United Nations’ Conference of Parties (Cop) climate summits are “no longer fit for purpose” and require an urgent overhaul, climate experts and former UN chiefs have said.
UN climate summits 'no longer fit for purpose', says key experts
This year's United Nations’ COP climate talks in Azerbaijan is facing criticism from former leaders and environmental campaigners.
UN told current Cop is no longer fit to deliver climate change
Open letter, signed by former president Mary Robinson, among others, says attendance of fossil fuel lobbyists presents a 'systemic imbalance in Cop representation' and calls for 'strict eligibility cr
COP talks no longer fit for purpose, say climate leaders
STORY: Climate leaders and experts called for the annual U.N. COP climate talks to be reformed…Branding the event no longer fit for purpose. The group, including ex-U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon, published a critical open letter on Friday (November 15) mid-way through what has so far been a fractious summit.
G20 diplomats hit snags on climate, taxation and Ukraine, sources say
Diplomats from the Group of 20 major economies struggled on Saturday to overcome differences on paying to tackle climate ...
Climate leaders were worried Trump would derail talks. They didn’t know their host would be the wrecking ball
From the moment the US election results rolled in, climate leaders knew Donald Trump would be a blow to the COP29 talks in ...
Nuclear Power Was Once Shunned at Climate Talks. Now, It’s a Rising Star.
At last year’s climate conference in the United Arab Emirates, 22 countries pledged, for the first time, to triple the ...
With dengue cases at an extreme high, research points to climate change's role
Dengue fever has spread at alarming rates this year. New research attributes nearly a fifth of the existing dengue burden to ...
It’s not just Democrats — Republicans are working to Trump-proof their climate money
President Joe Biden’s climate law is on the chopping block as Republicans prepare to have full control in Washington.
A Big Climate Goal Is Getting Farther Out of Reach
A new report forecasts global temperature increases well above the level that world leaders have pledged to avoid.
After drawn-out battle, sweeping climate bill passes Mass. Legislature
The bill’s passage arrived later than planned, but it is a shot in the arm to environmental advocates who have feared a ...
Panelists Take On Climate Finance and Politics at Newsweek's COP29 Event
At Newsweek's "Pillars of the Green Transition" event at COP29, panelists talked climate finance and the coming shift in U.S.
Climate and environment updates: Climate leaders call for major overhaul of summit
The 2.7 degrees estimate is significantly higher than the 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels limit called for in ...
The World Is Looking for a Financial Model to Solve Climate Change. It Doesn’t Have to Look Too Far.
Delegates at COP29 see the private sector as key to finding $2.4 trillion worth of green finance, in a framework that has ...
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Climate and Conservation Ballot Measures Approved Even in Places Trump Won
Four counties in Florida that voted for Trump also voted to conserve open space, reduce flood damage and protect habitat ...
At UN climate talks, some see wars complicating negotiators’ task
At the United Nations climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, wars are top of mind for some leaders and activists who have ...
Protesters gather at UN climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slows
Hundreds of activists formed a human chain outside one of the main plenary halls at the United Nations climate summit on what ...