At UN climate talks, nations big and small get chance to bear witness to climate change
The United Nations' annual climate conference continues Wednesday with brief speeches by nations big and small.
Biggest name world leaders missing at United Nations climate talks, but others try to fill the void
World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan although the big names and powerful countries are noticeably absent, unlike past climate talks
Earth’s biggest polluters aren’t sending leaders to UN climate talks in a year of weather extremes
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders who did show up that the world is seeing “a master class in climate destruction" in a year virtually certain to be hottest on record.
World leaders descend on Azerbaijan's capital Baku for United Nations climate talks
World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan although the big names and powerful countries are noticeably absent, unlike past climate talks which had the star power of a soccer World Cup.
Biggest name world leaders missing at UN climate talks, others fill the void
But 2024's climate talks are more like the International Chess Federation world championship, lacking recognizable names but big on nerd power and strategy. The top leaders of the 13 largest carbon dioxide-polluting countries will not appear.
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Bangladesh leader Muhammad Yunus slams rich nations for burning up the planet at UN climate talks
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Europe needs more resources to tackle climate change, Greek PM says
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Climate-change fight continues despite Trump's election, U.S. adviser Podesta says
The climate fight is "bigger than one election" after Donald Trump's re-election amid a growing number of odd extreme weather ...
Despite war, we are leading the fight against climate change, says Israel’s Climate Ambassador
We have a lot to contribute to the cause.”As every year seems to set a new record for the hottest ever, Behar highlighted how ...
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Our View: Much of U.S. remains committed to slowing climate change
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Afghanistan attends United Nations climate talks for first time since Taliban's return to power
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COP29: 54 African countries, one united voice against climate change
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Kenya calls for reliable flow of resources to mitigate climate change impacts
The Kenyan government has called for an uninterrupted and reliable flow of resources to address the impacts of climate change ...