Some developed countries on Wednesday acknowledged that trillions of dollars were urgently needed to address climate change and wealthy nations should continue to lead in providing climate finance.
The fund will focus on accelerating India's low-carbon transition through investments in transformative climate technologies
Supported by UNICEF, the South Asian delegation which includes young leaders from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives, Pakistan, and Sri Lankais urging world leaders to prioritise needs of children
Concerns were also raised that nearly 69 per cent of reported finance came in the form of loans adding burdens on the already vulnerable countries
The main focus of this year's talks is climate finance wealthier nations compensating poor countries for damages
The wavering global commitment is particularly worrying because the coming 12 months will be vital for setting the next decade of climate policies
Developing countries require $6.8 trillion in financing by 2030 to manage the impacts of climate change effectively, Pakistan's Prime Minister said
Nearly 200 nations have gathered at the annual UN climate summit in Baku, focused this year on raising hundreds of billions of dollars to fund a global transition to cleaner energy sources
This agreement enables climate action by increasing demand for carbon credits and ensures that the international carbon market operates with integrity under UN supervision
The ruling upholding Shell's appeal came as a 12-day U.N. climate conference was entering its second day in Azerbaijan
Mishra asserted that through the tri-focal lens of assessment, monitoring and mitigation, India has made substantial progress in this area
Stiell, the executive secretary of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), also criticised the tendency to sideline climate action in national policies
Azerbaijan's oil and gas revenues accounted for 35 per cent of its economy in 2023, down from 50 per cent two years earlier. The government says these revenues will decline to 22 per cent by 2028
Avinash Persaud, Special Advisor on Climate Change to the President, Inter-American Development Bank from Inter-American Development Bank, highlighted enormous financial need for climate adaptation
The report by global energy think tank Ember showed only eight countries have updated their renewable targets in the last 12 months
Article 6 of the Paris Agreement facilitates international collaboration to lower carbon emissions
Thunberg described Azerbaijan as a repressive, occupying state, which has committed ethnic cleansing, and which is continuing cracking down on Azerbaijani civil society
COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev said current policies are leading the world towards 3 degrees Celsius of warming, which would be catastrophic for billions of people
The UK-based scientists behind the new approach, who published it Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience, say it simplifies the tracking of climate change and is easier to use
Trump has promised to again remove the United States, the world's biggest historic greenhouse gas emitter, from international climate cooperation