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COP16 advances biodiversity protection despite ending before finance deal
over 1 year ago // Biodiversity
The two-week conference was suspended before a crucial agreement on funding for a new global fund for nature. However, delegates made strides on corporate payments for genetic data and formal representation for Indigenous people.
What is the COP Presidencies Troika and why does it matter?
over 1 year ago // The Road to COP 29
The United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan, and Brazil are working together as presidencies of the climate COP 28, COP 29, and COP 30 under the COP Presidencies Troika. Here's how that works.
Latest global climate finance goal talks ‘still stuck’ on dollar amount
over 1 year ago // The road to COP 29
The last expert meeting ahead of COP 29 on a new climate finance goal has seen no progress on fixing an amount nor consensus on who should put the money forward.
Lessons from the $100B target can shape the next climate finance goal
over 1 year ago // The Road to COP 29
The main issue of the upcoming COP 29 is to decide on a new global climate finance goal. What are the learnings from its predecessor, the $100 billion annual goal?
New climate fund makes progress on a leader, but not on scale
over 1 year ago // The Road to COP 29
The loss and damage fund's second board meeting saw consensus on the executive director's role description, but not on how ambitious the scale of the fund to address the impact of climate change should be.
What the world can learn from Denmark's carbon tax on agriculture
over 1 year ago // Climate Finance
The Nordic country is set to become the first in the world to take this measure as part of its plan to slash its carbon footprint and seeks to inspire others to follow its steps.
As UN warns of ‘detour’ midway to COP 29, where are climate talks at?
over 1 year ago // Climate Change
After two weeks of negotiations at the Bonn climate talks, five sticking points hamper progress on the road to COP 29.
Why climate finance is at heart of key UN conference this week
over 1 year ago // Climate Finance
How much money, from where, and in what form — these are the points of contention between the developed and developing world in the climate negotiations currently taking place in Bonn.