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COP29: Is Net Zero possible?

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

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.

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Heavy rain causes flooding and destruction in Italy's Sicily region

Severe rainstorms lashed Sicily in southern Italy from Tuesday into Wednesday, sweeping cars out to sea and damaging homes.

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Málaga floods wreak havoc as storms lash Spain again

Spain is grappling with another wave of extreme weather, only weeks after flash floods devastated Valencia and other regions, killing over 220 people.

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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.

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Björk uses AI to recreate extinct animal calls for new Paris exhibit

Coinciding with the latest UN Climate Change Conference, Björk and French artist Aleph have designed a new sound installation that will recreate extinct animal calls. The installation will be presented in Paris as part of the forum “Biodiversity: Which culture for which future?”

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COP29: Finance in the spotlight on day four of the UN climate summit

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

Azerbaijan

Climate Action Commissioner reaffirms EU's leadership

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

Climate

‘Dark times’: Climate activists on why they’re still fighting at COP29

Cutting through the noise at COP29, Luisa Neubauer and Asad Rehman tell us what brings them to Baku.

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Blocking deforestation law could make EU look ‘ridiculous’

The largest political group in the European Parliament is counting on support from the far right to gut a law that would keep products linked to deforestation off the market, in a move that risks undermining the EU’s position at the COP29 climate talks.

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.

Climate

Are carbon markets a climate solution or excuse for more pollution?

Carbon markets are one step closer to being part of global climate plans after a speedy COP decision.

Climate

Grant, loan or investment: Are strings attached to climate funding?

Countries need to agree on a new collective quantified goal for climate finance in Baku. Here are the key fault lines.

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.

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EU foreign policy chief: world cannot wait on US for climate action

EU negotiators prepare for tough talks on finance for developing countries at the COP29 climate talks that open in Baku, Azerbaijan, next week,

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Trump victory casts shadow over upcoming COP global climate talks

Donald Trump already pulled the US out of the Paris Agreement to halt global heating once, and his presidential election victory means he could be about to do so again. Many are now looking to the EU to hold the line.

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‘These cars kill Valencians’: Activists deface SUVs in climate protest

If SUVs were a country they’d be the fifth biggest world polluter, according to campaigners seeking to steer them off our roads.

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Barcelona airport floods with 70 flights cancelled and trains affected

Local authorities have issued a red warning due to torrential rain in Barcelona.

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Half of world’s biggest cities will face climate hazards by 2050

New analysis emphasises the need for ambitious emissions cuts from countries.

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Greens fear the EU may have to keep global climate action alive

‘We don’t want other leaders and other countries laughing at us anymore,’ Donald Trump said in June 2017 when he formally announced America’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, the international deal signed in December 2015 to halt global heating. He’s promised to do it again.