2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference

COP29 in Baku spotlights culture as a critical tool in the fight against climate change

In this episode of Cult, we explore how COP29 in Baku is redefining climate action by emphasizing culture’s essential role in driving sustainability, fostering resilience, and inspiring global..

Baku COP29: Climate event ends with $300bn deal amid calls for more action

COP29 has concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan. The two-week climate conference overran two days as negotiations worked towards a new global finance goal.

Baku's COP29 legacy: a new era in climate finance or too little, too late?

Several delegates stressed the significance of having reached an agreement and making progress in "difficult geopolitical times".

COP29: Summit ends with $300bn a year climate finance deal for developing nations

After concerns climate talks in Baku could collapse, the gavel came down on a finance deal in the early hours of the morning.

COP29: First draft text draws widespread criticism but presidency confident of imminent breakthrough

The leader of the European Parliament's delegation to COP29 tells Euronews that mitigation efforts must be stepped up in an ambitious way.

'We will try to protect what we can’ – Ukraine’s environment minister at COP29

On the sidelines of the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, Euronews spoke to Ukraine’s environment minister Svitlana Hrynchuk about why the country remains committed to climate action, and..

COP29: denial in the face of a climate emergency

At COP29 in Baku, climate activists demanded that rich countries provide $5 trillion per year in funding to support poorer countries' climate needs.

Climate finance takes centre stage at COP29

"Azerbaijan's COP is about finance," said Hikmet Hajiyev, the president's foreign policy adviser, in an interview with Euronews.

‘Stop the Slaughter’: Pro-Palestinian Protesters Demand ‘No More Massacres’ as G20 Summit Kicks Off

As world leaders gathered in Rio de Janeiro for the G20 summit, large-scale pro-Palestinian protests erupted in the city, with demonstrators demanding an immediate end to the violence in Gaza and..

COP29 : "more countries need to take responsibility" says Wopke Hoekstra

The EU Commissioner for Climate stressed the critical need to raise additional funds to support those in need.

Defeating its purpose? Fossil fuel lobbyists accompany European governments to COP29

According to a coalition of NGOs, the European Union's national delegations brought more than a hundred fossil fuel representatives with them to Baku for the UN climate conference.

Half way through the COP29 climate summit and the frustration is showing

The COP29 climate summit is midway through now and negotiators are trying to hammer out a deal that might be worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

'Azerbaijan cannot impose any kind of solution' COP29's host says

'Azerbaijan cannot impose any kind of solution' COP29's tells Euronews, adding that the only way forward at the climate summit is through consensus.

Shrinking shores and dying fish: The catastrophic water levels of the Caspian Sea, near COP29 host

Against the backdrop of Baku’s COP29 climate negotiations, the shores of the Caspian Sea are retreating.

COP29: President of COP cautiously optimistic about reaching goals despite calls for reform

A letter signed by global leaders and renowned climate scientists calls for reform of the COP process.

Why are Azerbaijan and France at odds?

Political tensions stemming from France's support for Armenia and its accusations against Baku resurfaced at the COP29 climate summit. But what is driving the ongoing tension between the two sides?

COP29: In absence of world's biggest polluters, 'more underrepresented nations have a bigger voice'

'Finance Day' at COP29 galvanises debate about numbers, sees first activists' protests

Small Island Developing States call for a new climate financing regime that does not aggravate their debt burden.

COP29 carbon credit debate sparks backlash from activists

While world leaders discussed climate finance and emissions cuts, protesters urged wealthier nations — the main contributors to greenhouse gas — to fund climate adaptation efforts for poorer..

COP29: European mayors and city leaders appeal for more money to prevent climate disasters

Local leaders could be the driving force behind plans that help their areas to survive extreme weather.

COP 29, Day 3: Small islands reaffirm commitments, and Climate Action Commissioner EU's leadership

Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra also pledged to make Europe's clean energy industry more competitive.

COP29: Invest in adaptation and resilience to prevent more Valencia floods, says EIB president

A recent EIB survey showed that 94 per cent of the EU population consider climate action a top priority.

COP29: Who pays for climate finance?

COP29 countries endorse global carbon market framework

Starmer pledges to cut emissions by 81% by 2035

Sir Keir Starmer has committed to cutting UK greenhouse gas emissions by 81% by 2035 during a speech at the COP29 climate change summit in Azerbaijan – but said he would not be “telling people how..