The COP29 climate talks opened today in Baku, Azerbaijan, under the long shadow cast by the re-election of Donald Trump, who has pledged to roll back the United States’ carbon-cutting commitments.
Countries have gathered in Baku for the main United Nations forum on climate diplomacy after fresh warnings that 2024 is on track to break temperature records, adding urgency to a fraught debate over climate funding.
COP29 OPENS AS TRUMPS CLIMATE WITHDRAWAL LOOMS
