COP29: Countries urge global ban on new unabated coal
Some 25 countries, as well as the EU, have urged the rest of the world to stop new unabated coal investment for use in energy systems.
Read MoreCOP29: Global organisations call on countries to raise ambition on nature under climate finance deal
A group of 68 global NGOs, business coalitions, companies, and Indigenous Peoples organisations has called for COP29 parties to recognise nature’s role in addressing the climate crisis within negotiations on the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG).
Read MoreCOP29: Azerbaijan urges ministers to bridge differences in last stretch of talks
Azerbaijan’s COP29 presidency has urged ministers to speed up their negotiations on the new global climate finance goal and next steps for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, as major sticking points persist in the final days of the summit.
Read MoreCOP29: New Article 6 texts seek final bridge over troubled registry waters
Fresh Article 6 draft negotiating texts were published late on Tuesday with the Azerbaijan COP29 presidency looking to speed through a carbon markets outcome in Baku, as parties edged closer to consensus on the thorny registries issue.
Read MoreCOP29: 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: USDA won’t finalise voluntary carbon rules before Trump administration, secretary says
A set of protocols being designed to help US land and forest owners gain access to the voluntary carbon market won’t reach a draft form before the end of President Joe Biden’s term, putting their fate in the hands of the incoming Republican administration.
Read MoreCOP29: Govts spotlight efforts to minimise pass-through costs of carbon pricing
Countries with domestic carbon pricing efforts emphasised the specific policy design mechanisms needed to minimise pass-through costs to end consumers, government officials told an event on the sidelines of COP29.
Read MoreCOP29: BRIEFING – Decision on COP31 host likely to be delayed, as Australia continues push
The decision on whether to host COP31 in Turkiye or Australia has reached an “impasse”, according to observers, as both countries continue to promote themselves as prospective hosts for the 2026 annual UN climate summit.
Read MoreCOP29: Zambia’s carbon markets bill explicit on fees, vague on integrity
A Zambian climate bill up for public consultation this month, publicised on Monday, lists several layers of government approval and fees for carbon trading but does not elaborate on its high-level principles for environmental integrity.
Read MoreCOP29: Farmers should be climate finance recipients for carbon sequestration, NGOs say
Nearly 80 civil society are calling on UN Climate Change to facilitate the allocation of climate finance to farmers to help them engage in more sustainable practices like restoring degraded soils, in an open letter published on the sidelines of the COP29 climate conference.
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