By Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin updated 0358 EAT on Thursday 21st Nov 2024 Good afternoon. I have just returned from the G20 Summit in Rio. COP29 was very much on the agenda. I urged G20 leaders to instruct their ministers and negotiators to secure a new ambitious climate finance goal at COP29. And I heard leader…
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Global Leaders Convene in Azerbaijan as UN Boss Warns Time is Running out to save the Planet; Demands $40 billion a year by 2025.
Updated by Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin at 1750 EAT on Tuesday 12th November 2024 BAKU- AZERBAIJAN Several influential world leaders won’t be attending an action summit this week at the center of climate talks in Azerbaijan. High on the agenda is a deal to boost climate funding for developing countries. The two-day World Leaders Action Summit…
Global Lenses Turn to Azerbaijan Ahead of UN Convention on Climate Change, President Ilham Aliyev Speaks out.
By Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin – updated at 1251 EAT on Saturday 09th November 2024 The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Cop 29 will start Monday 11-22nd in Eastern Europe’s Caspian Sea country Azerbaijan. This small country borders Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Iran and Turkey near by. COP29 takes place at Baku Stadium. The venue…
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