COP 29 | Halfway Point Webinar
Halfway through UN climate change talks in Azerbaijan, the Earth Negotiations Bulletin team reviewed the latest developments, took questions, and helped you prep for the final week of COP 29.
After a year of record-breaking temperatures, national leaders and negotiators will meet in Baku, Azerbaijan for UNFCCC COP 29. With expectations high for a meaningful new collective quantified goal (NCQG) to finance climate action for years to come—as well as pressure to build on last year's global stocktake decision and advance ambitious greenhouse gas mitigation—delegates will be hard pressed to prove they can quickly change the trajectory of global warming trends.
Earth Negotiations Bulletin climate negotiations expert Jennifer Allan discusses
- which negotiating items progressed in the first week
- where the greatest obstacles have arisen—and why
- what we can expect from Week Two of the talks
Following a summary of the first week of negotiations, participants in the COP 29 Halfway Point Webinar posed questions to the team behind the world's most authoritative record of climate negotiations. Subscribe to the Earth Negotiations Bulletin newsletter to get daily updates from Baku.
Upcoming events
COP 29 | Europe’s Dash for Gas in Africa puts Private Profits Before African Countries’ Interests
Europe’s demand for gas is contributing to a wave of liquid natural gas (LNG) projects in Mozambique, Nigeria, and Senegal. At this COP 29 press conference experts set out the risks of banking on LNG for development and call on European leaders to support a more sustainable model.
COP 29 | From Toolkit to Reality: Designing MEL systems to inform the UAE Framework for Global Climate Resilience
This COP 29 side event aims to increase the knowledge and capacity of national governments, as well as actors supporting them, in developing and strengthening monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) systems for NAP processes.
A Municipal Perspective on the Value of Natural Infrastructure
This webinar will showcase examples the cost-effectiveness of natural infrastructure from a municipal perspective. Focusing on what municipalities need—what evidence and numbers they rely on, and what tools and planning processes are required to ensure that natural infrastructure is assessed alongside traditional infrastructure for cost-effectiveness.