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COP29: First draft text panned but presidency hopeful for breakthrough

The leader of the European Parliament's delegation to COP29 tells Euronews that mitigation efforts must be stepped up in an ambitious way.

Eco-Innovation

Water-starved Singapore is showing off its ‘sewage beer’ at COP29

The NEWBrew cans have been a surprise hit with people in Baku, alongside other eco-innovations.

Green News

'Clearly unacceptable': EU unconvinced by COP29 compromise proposal

Azerbaijan’s first bid for a climate finance deal has failed to break a stand-off between rich and poor nations, though it says a ‘breakthrough’ is imminent.

Green News

Local European leaders explain how they are climate-proofing cities

With this year's climate summit dubbed the 'finance COP', much of the discussion centred on the smartest way to spend taxpayers' money.

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COP29: Negotiations come down to the wire on new climate finance goal

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

Azerbaijan

COP29: Ukraine pledges to build back greener

On the sidelines of the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, Euronews spoke to Ukraine’s environment minister Svitlana Grynchuk about why the country remains committed to climate action, and isn’t waiting for the bombing to stop before ‘building back green’.

Green News

COP29: EU commissioner rejects backtracking on climate deal

As negotiators await Azerbaijan’s proposal for a global agreement on climate finance, the EU holds firm on the need to move away from fossil fuels, but refuses to say how much it is prepared to help developing countries do the same.

Green News

Azerbaijan promises late night compromise for climate finance goal

The COP29 presidency plans to release a draft agreement on a bitterly fought new climate finance goal in a bid to break the deadlock over who pays and how much.

Green News

New ranking puts Denmark on top for climate performance

Authors of the ranking say the EU’s performance shows the effect of the Green Deal but more still needs to be done to cut the bloc’s fair share of greenhouse gas emissions.

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COP29: EU wins Fossil of the Day award at UN climate conference

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

Green News

Ukraine tallies environmental damages from 1,000 days of war at COP29

As central as environmental destruction is to Ukraine’s story at COP29, its pavilion is also a showcase for green restoration.

Green News

COP29: Small island states ‘feel abandoned’ as climate talks grind on

Representative for small island nations laments state of negotiations over financing at COP29.

Green News

Hundreds of agriculture lobbyists flock to COP29, analysis reveals

An analysis by DeSmog and The Guardian found that representatives from some of the world’s biggest agribusiness companies have travelled to Baku for the talks.

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COP29: denial in the face of a climate emergency

At COP29 in Baku, climate activists demanded that rich countries provide $5 trillion per year in funding to support poorer countries' climate needs.

World News

Climate finance takes centre stage at COP29

"Azerbaijan's COP is about finance," said Hikmet Hajiyev, the president's foreign policy adviser, in an interview with Euronews.

World News

European leaders pledge support for Ukraine on 1,000 days of war

Leaders of the world's 20 major economies also issued a joint declaration in which they called for a global pact to combat hunger, more aid for Gaza and to end the hostilities in the Middle East.

Green News

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

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

Green News

COP29: More countries need to take responsibility, says Hoekstra

The EU Commissioner for Climate stressed the critical need to raise additional funds to support those in need.

Europe News

European governments bring fossil fuel lobbyists to COP29

According to a coalition of NGOs, the European Union's national delegations brought more than a hundred fossil fuel representatives with them to Baku for the UN climate conference.

Green News

‘Tax the mega rich’: Who could foot the COP29 climate bill?

“It makes common sense to tax mega polluters and the mega-rich to ensure that we have the money needed for climate action at home and globally” according to one campaigner.