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Cop29
The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference
Moratorium on data centres and ban on LNG facilities: Assessment of Ireland’s climate performance at Cop29
Ireland reaches highest ever ranking due to progress on renewable energy including solar, energy use and climate policy
G20 helps lift mood at Cop29 climate talks
Message is ‘don’t leave Baku without a successful new finance goal’, says UN climate chief
‘This keeps me awake at night’: How will Ireland’s climate worsen over the next 20 years?
The speed of decline in the ocean current system known as Amoc will determine whether Ireland can adapt or face catastrophic impacts
Cop29: Spectre of failure overhangs Baku as talks near collapse
Wealthy G20 countries meeting on other side of world must send signal, backed by finance, to tackle climate crisis or ‘face economic carnage’
Nine things we learned about state of the planet and turbulent climate geopolitics from first week of Cop29
A chasm remains between countries who believe carbon pollution is the source of our collective ills and those who believe oil and gas are to be used to drive their economies
Fossil fuels are ‘gifts from god’ and other delusions to emerge from Cop29
Planet Business: Mattel’s red face, Donald Trump’s wild appointments and the concept of a Minister for Loneliness
Climate summits ‘no longer fit for purpose’ in addressing crisis, say former political leaders and scientists
Large scale of Cops summits now ‘beyond crazy’ says key participant, who could only justify flying to event because of being directly involved in scientific work
Deepening divisions over critical ‘climate finance goal’ and ‘who pays’ stalling progress at Cop29 talks
Expected level of global heating by end of the century has not changed since 2021, with ‘minimal progress’ made this year - Carbon Action Tracker
Argentina orders its negotiators to withdraw from UN climate talks process
Withdrawal of 85-strong delegation from Baku climate summit has prompted concerns that other countries might do likewise
Cop29 failure unacceptable, even if climate slips from political priorities, warns Eamon Ryan
UN chief welcomes ‘high ambition coalition’ including Ireland which is pushing for more ambitious outcome
Cop29 report indicates carbon emissions from fossil fuels set to reach record high in 2024
World likely to overshoot the critical 1.5-degree target in the Paris Agreement in less than 10 years, according to climate scientists
Cop29: UK attempts to become global leader on climate with new emissions target for 2035
Starmer commits to cutting emissions by 81% at climate summit overshadowed by Trump election win
Disasters being supercharged by man-made climate change with no country spared, UN chief tells Cop29
2024 was ‘masterclass in climate destruction’, António Guterres tells global leaders
World needs to decarbonise at an even faster rates, PwC study says
Breaching of 1.5 degrees global warming temperature rise target becoming a reality
Cop29′s chief negotiator hails early win on carbon trading as last part of Paris pact is ratified
Carbon credits predicted to enable big increase in climate spending but critics says backdoor deal was rushed and undermines UN climate process
Trump set to ‘dismantle fight against global warming’, US climate envoy warns at Cop29
UN talks open in Baku with stark warning no country is immune from climate disaster
Cop29 opens with fossil fuel companies and host country Azerbaijan targeted by protests
Mary Robinson backs call by environmental campaign for oil and gas companies to help pay for climate breakdown
Eamon Ryan: EU must ensure renewed backing for Paris pact as Cop29 faces into difficult negotiations
‘It will be hard to get agreement in a world that is so divided and under such stress, but that is what we have to do’
Ireland not acting aggressively enough to hit climate targets – UCC study
Report warns not cutting emissions risks greater long-term costs, stranded assets, and dependence on unproven carbon removal technologies after 2030
Explainer: Why Cop29 matters to you, Ireland and the world despite Trump ‘whiplash’
World’s performance on emissions and temperature summarised in three words: ‘over the limit’
Donald Trump’s return is a blow to global response to the climate crisis
The US president-elect showed himself in awe of the power of Hurricane Helene - but did not dare to consider why that September storm was so destructive
Ireland weather: why is it so mild at the moment?
High pressure is causing very mild winds from the south and southwest, making it feel more like summer than autumn
Global warming: 2024 will be world’s hottest on record, EU scientists say
‘Climate is warming, generally, so we are bound to see records being broken,’ says Copernicus climate change service
Ireland can play pivotal role in ensuring global food security while meeting challenge of an overheating planet
If Ireland delivers a credible food/health/climate strategy for the 2025 conferences it should open longer-term possibilities
Cop29: Can a bloated and cumbersome process undermined by self-interest deliver for our planet?
Baku conference offers opportunities to help avoid climate catastrophe, despite the obstacles
Donald Trump’s biggest danger to the world could be his dismissiveness about climate change
If elected once more, Trump has pledged to remove the US from all international climate accords, which could trigger similar actions among other big nations
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