Hopes of Cop29 deal revived in wake of walkout by small island nations
Developing countries have accused richer nations of trying to get their way – and a small financial aid package – via a war of attrition.
Climate-threatened nations stage protest at COP29 over contentious deal
BAKU - The world’s most climate-imperilled nations stormed out of consultations in protest at the deadlocked UN COP29 conference on Nov 23, as simmering tensions over a hard-fought finance deal erupted into the open.
COP29: Climate vulnerable nations walk out of overtime talks
Delegations representing several small and impoverished nations severely threatened by climate change on Saturday walked out of consultations as UN climate talks in Azerbaijan went far into overtime without clinching a deal on helping nations most at risk.
Cop29 draft finance deal rejected as negotiators walk out of UN climate talks
The Alliance of Small Island States walked out because they did not want to engage with the rough draft in Baku.
COP29 negotiators agree on funding deal for poor nations facing climate crises
United Nations climate negotiators agreed on a funding formula to help developing countries cope with the effects of climate change early Sunday in Azerbaijan after two weeks of intense negotiations.
Watch: Dozens of nations walk out of COP29 climate talks
Dozens of nations walk out of COP29 climate talks
COP29 climate talks dissolves into factions after draft rejected
Splintered and rudderless after developing nations rejected what they called too little money to deal with climate change, United Nations talks dissolved into factions Saturday.
COP29 struggles to break climate finance deadlock
COPs have been getting progressively longer; the excellent team at Carbon Brief extrapolated the trend line, which suggests COP29 will end in the small hours of Sunday morning. Even that may be optimistic.
COP29 goes into extra time amid tough climate financing talks
The COP29 summit in Azerbaijan is being extended as difficult negotiations over climate finance continue. The talks in Baku had been scheduled to end at 6 pm (1400 GMT) on Friday. Financial pledges to poorer countries to help them cut emissions have been at the centre of intense discussions,
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Cop29 draft deal on verge of collapse as small island nations walk out
A group of negotiators from the Least Developed Countries (LDC) bloc and the Alliance of Small Island States walked ...
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Small Island States Say COP29 Draft Deal Shows 'Contempt'
"We cannot be expected to agree to a text which shows such contempt for our vulnerable people. We will not be placated by a shoddy placebo goal," the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) ...
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Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), including the Pacific countries, was not present when the final text of the Global Stocktake was passed. For the island nations of the Pacific ...
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Small island states praise Commonwealth for supporting climate justice
One message that has resonated across the conference halls at COP29 is the urgent call for increased access to critical climate finance.
Small Island States Urge End To 'Political Games' At COP29
An alliance of island nations vulnerable to global warming called for an end to "political games" at UN talks Thursday as time runs out to reach a deal on climate finance for poorer countries.
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Small island states set example for large polluters ahead of COP 21
1.5°C target The objective of the Marshall Islands' contribution is also to promote the message of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), which is campaigning for the UN negotiations to ...
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Small island states are turning to China — and then back again
Nevertheless, it followed an established pattern of small island states in the Indo-Pacific swinging back toward the major regional powers they are traditionally close to after testing the ...
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International Year of Small Island Developing States
Small Island Developing States are first recognized as a distinct group of countries at the UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. One hundred and seventy nine nations ...