3rd Report from UN Climate Change Conference COP29

11th – 22nd Nov. 2024 Baku, Azerbaijan

We are coming towards the end of the first week of COP29 talks. So, what has been accomplished thus far? Countries have tried to make progress in raising $1 trillion in climate finance for the world’s most vulnerable. However, the talks are going so slowly that prominent delegates have signed a letter asking for a drastic revamp of the UN Climate Conference process. The letter states that in future, only countries with a positive climate action record should become the host, and oil and gas lobbyists should not be allowed to participate. Aside from stalled talks on climate financing, Friday marks COP29’s thematic day focusing on ‘energy, peace, relief and recovery. On energy, discussions are ongoing over reducing distortions and inefficiencies created by subsidies.
As for discussions around peace, relief and recovery, a group of conflict-affected countries is pushing to double financial aid to more than $20 billion a year to combat the natural disaster extreme weather and security crises facing their populations. A real breakthrough on many controversial topics has yet to be achieved, and we have to see the final results at the end of the following week.
The BK green team is fully busy with daily programs and mediations, and soon Maureen will leave, and sister Jayanti will arrive. We do look forward to a fruitful second week at the COP.

Highlights

  • Youth Engagement
  • Side event at Artic Pavilion
  • Dialogue in the Media Center
  • Daily livestream Climate Wisdom COP29
  • Global Innovation Hub
  • The COP29 Volunteers

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