As delegates from nearly 200 countries gather for a major international summit on addressing the threat of climate change, they're confronting a new era of uncertainty for the United States' climate ...

"It is a very difficult moment, there is half of the world just walked out - or a very important proportion. And we need to engage deeply in negotiation. There is dissatisfaction from the (global) ...

Keeping up with the pre-COP29 news has not been an uplifting experience. So after all the various lowering of expectations and shrugging of shoulders and outright scandals leading up to the world’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the global energy transition and net-zero emissions. COP29 brought together heads of state and other leaders, ...

The annual Conference of the Parties offers nations and funders to make splashy climate announcements. Translating these into concrete action is another matter. The 29th Conference of the Parties ...

Delegates at the COP29 UN climate summit in Azerbaijan on Saturday agreed to a deal that would enable a global market facilitating carbon credit trading, resolving ten years of discussions and ...

COP29 in Baku is marred by disagreements over climate financing, sidelining of key issues, and political tensions. The absence of many global leaders and the controversial remarks of Azerbaijani ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Environmental systems scientist at the University of Delaware. Nov 23, 2024, 09:30pm EST Nov 24, 2024, 09:57am EST Average annual ...

Representatives from around the world will gather this week at the annual United Nations climate conference, COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan. The meeting takes place in the shadow of former President ...

Negotiators are fighting over three big parts of the issue: How big the numbers are, how much is grants or loans, and who pays. The how big question is the toughest to negotiate and will likely be ...

At around 3 am on Sunday morning, in a drained plenary, the gavel slammed to bring COP29 to a close. Coming at the end of a convulsive final day in Baku, Azerbaijan, the conclusion of the Conference ...

Badged as “The Finance COP”, the UN Climate Change Conference in Baku (COP29) has drawn mixed reactions to its climate finance deal. However, the recognition of the role for both the private sector ...