Azerbaijan

Climate

COP29: Tracking climate finance and global commitments

World leaders and negotiators at the UN climate conference are grappling with the challenge of setting a new climate finance target to meet the trillion-dollar costs of helping lower-income nations adapt to climate change.

16/11/2024

Climate

COP29’s host city Baku has its own local climate crisis

Against the backdrop of Baku’s COP29 climate negotiations, the shores of the Caspian Sea are retreating.

16/11/2024

Green News

COP29: Activists gather as progress on finance target slows

Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

16/11/2024

Azerbaijan

COP president Babayev optimistic about outcome after five days

A letter signed by global leaders and renowned climate scientists calls for reform of the COP process.

15/11/2024

Azerbaijan

Al Gore calls for reform of COP climate process

Former US vice-president now climate campaigner Al Gore said it is 'absurd' that the presidency of the UN climate talks is being repeatedly handed to petrostates, in an exclusive interview with Euronews.

15/11/2024

Europe News

Why are Azerbaijan and France at odds?

Political tensions stemming from France's support for Armenia and its accusations against Baku resurfaced at the COP29 climate summit. But what is driving the ongoing tension between the two sides?

15/11/2024

Green News

COP29: Oil and gas reps outnumber those from most vulnerable nations

If fossil fuel lobbyists were a country, they would be the fourth-largest delegation at the summit.

15/11/2024

Green News

COP29: Is Net Zero possible?

Euronews spoke with a Vice-Chair of the IPCC and a leading expert in clean energy growth.

15/11/2024

Azerbaijan

Euroviews. COP Truce: A call for global unity to address climate and conflict

The world is invited to stand together in Baku and respect the COP Truce as a symbol of shared responsibility, resilience, and hope, Yalchin Rafiyev writes.

15/11/2024

Azerbaijan

'Finance Day' at COP29 galvanises debate about numbers

Small Island Developing States call for a new climate financing regime that does not aggravate their debt burden.

14/11/2024

No Comment

COP29 carbon credit debate sparks backlash from activists

While world leaders discussed climate finance and emissions cuts, protesters urged wealthier nations — the main contributors to greenhouse gas — to fund climate adaptation efforts for poorer countries suffering the most from its effects.

14/11/2024

Green News

‘Repay the debt’: Activists focus on Gaza and reparations at COP29

Activists say there can be no more delay in providing the “trillions, not billions” in climate finance for vulnerable communities.

14/11/2024

Green News

COP29: Regional European leaders join call for more adaptation funding

Local leaders could be the driving force behind plans that help their areas to survive extreme weather.

14/11/2024

Azerbaijan

Climate Action Commissioner reaffirms EU's leadership

Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra also pledged to make Europe's clean energy industry more competitive.

13/11/2024

Green News

World leaders lay out raw truth of climate impact in their countries

At the UN climate talks, nations big and small have had the chance to bear witness to climate change.

13/11/2024

Green News

Global carbon emissions rise once again in 2024

Amid Earth's heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions.

13/11/2024

Green News

COP29: Albania PM goes off script to ask 'What on Earth are we doing?'

Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

13/11/2024

Azerbaijan

Aliyev criticises Western nations' stance on fossil fuels at COP29

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev used his opening speech at COP29 to deliver a strong criticism of Western governments that purchase his country's gas while condemning its fossil fuel-dependent economy.

12/11/2024

Green News

COP29: World leaders gather for day two of the UN climate conference

Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

12/11/2024

Green News

World is already becoming dangerously overheated, warns WMO

The latest WMO Global State of the Climate report for 2024 shows that the last decade was the warmest on record.

11/11/2024

No Comment

Protesters at COP29 call for an end to war in Gaza

The activists held a quiet protest calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. They clutched banners reading: "Stop fueling genocide" and "Ceasefire now! End the occupation!"

11/11/2024

Green News

COP29: What happened on day one of the UN climate conference?

Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

11/11/2024

Meet The Locals

Meet the forest guide safeguarding Azerbaijan’s vibrant wildlife

In partnership with Azerbaijan Tourism Board

In this episode of Meet the Locals, we meet Babakan Rahmanov, a dedicated forest guide in Hirkan National Park, preserving Azerbaijan’s wilderness and protecting endangered species like leopards for future generations.

11/11/2024

Climate

COP29: The state of the climate in eight charts

World leaders gather in Baku to discuss the climate crisis, and funding. We break down figures on climate change in eight key graphs.

11/11/2024

Azerbaijan

Afghanistan's Taliban to attend their first UN climate conference

The Taliban will attend a U.N. climate conference for the first time since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the environment agency said on Sunday.

10/11/2024

Destinations

Go skiing in Azerbaijan this winter: An unexpected off-the-beaten-trac

Azerbaijan may not be the first country that comes to mind for skiing, but it’s gearing up to host its maiden Ski Mountaineering World Cup.

09/11/2024