Baku’s COP29 legacy: a new era in climate finance or too little, too late?
Several delegates stressed the significance of having reached an agreement and making progress in “difficult geopolitical times”.
Like many before it, the 29th edition of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change needed extra time for an overall agreement to be reached.
In the early hours of Sunday, exhausted delegates in Baku finally reached a compromise on the most crucial issue of COP29: a new climate financing framework. The UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell called it an “insurance policy for humanity”, adding that “like any insurance policy, it only works if premiums are paid in full and on time. Promises must be kept to protect billions of lives.”
Baku’s COP29 legacy: a new era in climate finance or too little, too late?
Israel, Turkiye and the shifting dynamics of regional order
Israeli fighter jets attacked Abu al-Duhur airbase in northwestern Syria, prompting condemnation from the US, UK, and United Nations. Israel cited Turkish military movements as
Unifor and General Motors reach tentative agreement for Ontario workers
Unifor has announced a tentative labour agreement for its members at General Motors’ Ontario plants. Union officials indicated that the deal, pending ratification, includes improvements