Time ticks down for negotiators at UN climate talks to find deal to curb warming and its effects
Wednesday, 20 November 2024 () Time is running short for negotiators at the United Nations climate talks in Azerbaijan to solve a difficult puzzle. They need to find an agreement that can bring far more money to poor nations affected by climate change than wealthy nations have shown they are willing to pay. Pressure is building on the host nation to drive a deal by the time the talks are scheduled to conclude on Friday. Many climate activists questioned the siting of this yearβs talks in oil- and gas-rich Azerbaijan, whose president has described those fossil fuels as a βgift of the gods.β Mukhtar Babayev, the former Azerbaijani oil executive presiding over the talks, is due to give an update and take questions Wednesday.
Storm Kirk has unleashed unprecedented rainfall across France, setting new records and causing widespread flooding. Intensified by climate change and the warming of ocean waters, this extreme weather..
Wednesday, 20 November 2024 ()
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