President Joe Biden has urged world leaders to address worldwide hunger and poverty as global crises worsen. Addressing the G20 summit in Brazil this week, the president said Washington has invested $160 billion in global development since he assumed office Biden said global crises including the COVID-19 pandemic, spiraling wars and increasing...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged the developed countries to fulfill their financial commitments made during the COP27 and COP 28. Addressing the UN Climate Change Conference COP29 in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku, Sharif said that financial support should be grant based for developing countries. “I str...
LONDON (AA) – The climate financing needs of low and middle-income countries, which are projected to exceed $2 trillion per year by 2030, are among the key topics at the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) which began Monday in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku. COP29, which runs until Nov. 22, will be a platform for discussing […]...
As COP29 begins in Baku, experts highlight that its success hinges on whether countries can unite for meaningful commitments, despite uncertainty introduced by Donald Trump’s potential reelection MNTV DESK BAKU, Azerbaijan (MNTV) – As the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) officially opened in Baku, Azerbaijan, o...
ISTANBUL (AA) – COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev has said that the UN’s environmental program shows that current policies implemented across the globe will result in global warming of 3 degrees Celsius. “We must be totally honest. The UN Environment Program shows that current policies are leading us to 3 degrees Celsius of warming,” Babay...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The UN has called on global leaders to prioritize climate action and financial reform, emphasizing the economic and human cost of inaction. “An ambitious climate finance goal is not charity—it’s self-interest for every nation,” Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change ...
ISTANBUL (AA) — The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) commenced in Baku on Monday, bringing together world leaders, policymakers, and activists with a renewed commitment to addressing intensifying climate crises. Running until Nov. 22, the event will focus on global warming, climat...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) will kick off in the Azerbaijani capital Baku on Monday, aiming to address escalating climate challenges. Leaders from around the world are set to gather in Baku for the event, running until Nov. 22. “With global temperatures […]...
Climate experts are warning that Donald Trump’s upcoming term as U.S. president poses a grave threat to the planet if it blows up the international effort to curb dangerous global heating. They say his return to the White House is widely expected to result in the U.S. again exiting the Paris climate agreement. It may […]
A report by the World Meteorological Organization reveals global greenhouse gas levels surged to a new record last year, locking the planet into a path of rising temperatures for years ahead. The annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin by the organization reveals carbon dioxide concentrations have increased 11.4 % in 20 years. Secretary-...
