COP29: Roundup for Day 9 – Nov. 19
It is Day 9 at COP29 in Baku – Food Day. As we go deeper into week two, with a matter of days to conclude minister-level talks, a new text is expected on Article 6, and things are turning around on other work streams, including the ambiguous Mitigation Work Programme (MWP). The UK and Brazil have also been tasked with making sure we get over the line in Baku.
Read MoreCOP29: Roundup for Day 8 – Nov. 18
It is Day 8 at COP29 in Baku – Youth Day. At the midway stage, negotiations are going well on Article 6, but poorly elsewhere. Parties clashed on the Mitigation Work Programme (MWP) over the weekend, which appears set to be punted to next year’s summit, and talks on finance are said to be dire. Can things turn around this week, and will countries finally get carbon markets talks over the line? In our daily running blog, Carbon Pulse will report relevant or useful updates throughout the day. Timestamps are in local time (GMT+4).
Read MoreCOP29: Roundup for Day 5 – Nov. 15
It is Day 5 at COP29 in Baku – Energy Day. After a messy Article 6 draft on trading rules was published on Thursday, with negotiators then demanded to work late to help slim down the 43 pages of text, signs of fatigue are setting in, just 48 hours before ministers arrive. On the energy front, the Azerbaijan presidency will announce a raft of pledges, and debate over the COP28 fossil fuels outcome is expected to be high on the agenda.
Read MoreCOP29: Roundup for Day 4 – Nov. 14
It is Day 4 at COP29 in Baku – Finance Day. Negotiation chairs are expected to drop new draft texts on Article 6, after trimming the text on a New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) from 35 to 33 pages early this morning. Expect a flurry of events on what these difficult climate finance talks need to achieve for developing countries, as well as the role of carbon markets in all of it. In our daily running blog, Carbon Pulse will report relevant or useful updates throughout the day. Timestamps are in local time (GMT+4).
Read MoreCOP29: Roundup for Day 3 – Nov. 13
It is Day 3 at COP29, the second day of the World Leaders Summit. Parties are beginning to solidify positions on the new climate finance goal, expected to be the headline outcome of this year’s UN climate event, though conflicts are also bubbling linked to the wider, tense political and diplomatic context. In our daily running blog, Carbon Pulse will report relevant or useful updates throughout the day. Timestamps are in local time (GMT+4).
Read MoreCOP29: Roundup for Day 2 – Nov. 12
It is Day 2 at COP29, the start of the two-day World Leaders Summit. In our daily running blog, Carbon Pulse will report relevant or useful updates throughout the day. Timestamps are in local time (GMT+4).
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