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Cop29 How Is The World Doing On Tackling Climate Change Bbc

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The recent floods in Valencia, Spain, were made worse by climate change Scientists, politicians and world leaders are meeting at the annual UN climate summit, COP29, in Azerbaijan during what is set to be the hottest year on record. What progress have countries already made to tackle change? Fossil fuel use is still rising despite positive steps by some countries including the UK and by the EU to wean themselves off the energy sources that do most to heat up our planet. At last year’s COP28 meeting in the United Arab Emirates, countries agreed to "transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems". A row has broken out at COP29 climate talks as leading countries said a draft deal risked going back on a historic agreement to reduce the use of planet-warming fossil fuels.

"Standing still is retreat and the world will rightly judge us very harshly if this is the outcome," said UK energy minister Ed Miliband. The UK, European Union, New Zealand and Ireland said the proposed agreement was "unacceptable". Developing nations said they are unhappy that a pot of money has not been agreed to help them tackle climate change. Nearly 200 countries are meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan to try to decide on the next steps in tackling climate change. Here is the moment the climate cash deal was gavelled through more than 32 hours after the conference was due to end, as my colleague Jack Burgess has been providing all the updates from... If you want more on COP29, we have you covered.

COP29: Standing ovation as long awaited climate finance deal is agreed Key takeaways from COP29: Now that climate talks in Baku have wrapped up my colleague, environment correspondent Matt McGrath, looks at the take home messages from COP29 from re-opened feuds between rich and poor... Are we doing enough? Scientists, politicians and world leaders met at the annual UN climate conference in Baku in what's set to be the hottest year on record. The BBC's Mark Poynting and Georgina Rannard look at what progress countries have already made to tackle climate change. Impact of US elections on climate talks in Baku: The BBC's climate editor Justin Rowlatt looks at whether China will step up in the climate space with the prospect of US president-elect Donald Trump...

Richer countries have promised to raise their funding to help poorer countries fight climate change to a record $300bn (£238bn) a year, but the deal has come under criticism from the developing world. The talks at the UN climate summit COP29 in Azerbaijan ran 33 hours late, and came within inches of collapse. The agreement falls well short of the $1.3tr developing countries were pushing for. The African Group of Negotiators described the final pledge as "too little, too late", while the representative from India dismissed the money as "a paltry sum". But after two weeks of often bitter negotiations in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, poorer nations did not stand in the way of a deal. The promise of more money is a recognition that developing nations bear a disproportionate burden from climate change, but also have historically contributed the least to climate change.

WATCH: Nina takes a look at what's been agreed by the COP29 countries A $300bn (£240bn) deal at the UN's COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan, to help developing countries tackle climate change, has been heavily criticised. After two weeks of negotiations in the city of Baku - that were extended by more than a day - richer countries agreed to more than double the yearly payments paid to poorer nations... The US President Joe Biden said it puts the world "one significant step closer" to achieving our climate goals. But some say the money agreed is not enough, the African Group of Negotiators described it as "too little, too late" and other nations such as India, also criticised the deal. World leaders taking part in the latest annual UN climate meeting in Azerbaijan are hoping to agree action to help rein in rising global temperatures.

A key issue under discussion is how to get more cash to poorer countries, to help them curb their planet-warming gases, and to cope with the growing impacts of climate change. The decision to hold the meeting in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, has been criticised because of the country’s ties to gas and oil. The US election victory of Donald Trump - a known climate sceptic - could also prove to be a distraction, and some important leaders are not attending. COP29 is the world's most important meeting on climate change. We're now wrapping up our live coverage for today but we'll be back for more this week from this year's UN climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan's capital, where leaders representing almost 200 countries have... On the agenda this year is money, money, and more money.

Climate financing and how richer countries support developing nations is one of the main goals from COP29. Our colleagues on the ground will continue to share the latest breaking news lines, and their insights, from Baku. Until we're back, you can stay across all climate-related news. Sign up for our Future Earth newsletter to get exclusive insight on the latest climate and environment news from the BBC's Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt, delivered to your inbox every week. Little progress has been made in limiting emissions of greenhouse gases that are driving up temperatures Global efforts to tackle climate change are wildly off track, says the UN, as new data shows that warming gases are accumulating faster than at any time in human existence.

Current national plans to limit carbon emissions would barely cut pollution by 2030, the UN analysis shows, leaving efforts to keep warming under 1.5C this century in tatters. The update comes as a separate report shows that greenhouse gases have risen by over 11% in the last two decades, with atmospheric concentrations surging in 2023. Researchers are also worried that forests are losing their ability to soak up carbon, which could be contributing to record levels of warming gas in the atmosphere. 'We were ready to leave climate summit' - negotiator tells BBC Huge COP29 climate deal too little too late, poorer nations say COP29: Why a $300bn climate deal to help poorer countries has been criticised

Huge deal struck but is it enough? 5 takeaways from a dramatic COP29 The Climate Question. Was the COP climate summit a success? Audio, 24 minutesThe Climate Question Over the next twelve days, world leaders are attending the world's most important meeting on climate change - COP29.

They are expected to discuss a range of issues, including how to limit long-term global temperature rises to 1.5C - a target set by the Paris Agreement. However, some experts are worried about how Donald Trump's recent election victory in the US could impact climate goals and the future of COP. But, what does COP stand for, and what can we expect to see happen? Keep reading to find out everything you need to know about COP29.

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