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Explainer: 10 takeaways from Cop 29, a collective failure

Amid pressure from petrostates, Donald Trump’s looming US presidency, curtailed activism and continuing implementation difficulties, the progress was better than nothing - but way short of what is required

Cop29: Spectre of failure overhangs Baku as talks near collapse

Wealthy G20 countries meeting on other side of world must send signal, backed by finance, to tackle climate crisis or ‘face economic carnage’

Nine things we learned about state of the planet and turbulent climate geopolitics from first week of Cop29

A chasm remains between countries who believe carbon pollution is the source of our collective ills and those who believe oil and gas are to be used to drive their economies

Climate summits ‘no longer fit for purpose’ in addressing crisis, say former political leaders and scientists

Large scale of Cops summits now ‘beyond crazy’ says key participant, who could only justify flying to event because of being directly involved in scientific work

Deepening divisions over critical ‘climate finance goal’ and ‘who pays’ stalling progress at Cop29 talks

Expected level of global heating by end of the century has not changed since 2021, with ‘minimal progress’ made this year - Carbon Action Tracker

Cop29 failure unacceptable, even if climate slips from political priorities, warns Eamon Ryan

UN chief welcomes ‘high ambition coalition’ including Ireland which is pushing for more ambitious outcome

Cop29 report indicates carbon emissions from fossil fuels set to reach record high in 2024

World likely to overshoot the critical 1.5-degree target in the Paris Agreement in less than 10 years, according to climate scientists

Cop29: UK attempts to become global leader on climate with new emissions target for 2035

Starmer commits to cutting emissions by 81% at climate summit overshadowed by Trump election win

Disasters being supercharged by man-made climate change with no country spared, UN chief tells Cop29

2024 was ‘masterclass in climate destruction’, António Guterres tells global leaders

Cop29′s chief negotiator hails early win on carbon trading as last part of Paris pact is ratified

Carbon credits predicted to enable big increase in climate spending but critics says backdoor deal was rushed and undermines UN climate process

Cop29 opens with fossil fuel companies and host country Azerbaijan targeted by protests

Mary Robinson backs call by environmental campaign for oil and gas companies to help pay for climate breakdown

Eamon Ryan: EU must ensure renewed backing for Paris pact as Cop29 faces into difficult negotiations

‘It will be hard to get agreement in a world that is so divided and under such stress, but that is what we have to do’

Explainer: Why Cop29 matters to you, Ireland and the world despite Trump ‘whiplash’

World’s performance on emissions and temperature summarised in three words: ‘over the limit’

Climate policies point to ‘catastrophic rise’ in global temperature, says UN report

Rich countries told they must close ‘emissions gap’ before the key 1.5 degree target is lost

Funding uncertainty for climate-vulnerable countries may undermine a Cop29 agreement, says Ryan

Event’s critical issue ‘providing finance’ where African countries were being frozen out of private finance to help clean energy transition

Eamon Ryan set to get lead role in climate adaptation talks at UN gathering

‘Ireland can be a bridge between Global North and the Global South. We have a lot of credibility’

The Irish Times view on the death of Iran’s president: change unlikely after crash

Raisi’s death, at a time of turmoil in the Middle East, will shock the hardline regime, but is unlikely to result in any significant change of course

Climate Cops hitting peak capacity may prompt scale-back of UN negotiating process

Logistical problems coinciding with concerns about not fit for purpose decision making with deck stacked heavily on side of carbon polluters

Armenia says it’s ready for peace deal if Azerbaijan shows political will

Armenia also seeking to normalise relations with Turkey

Germany hosts two days of peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Negotiations come five months after Azerbaijan recaptured Karabakh region from ethnic Armenian majority

Speedy takeover of Nagorno-Karabakh and generational memory of genocide pose existential threat to Armenia

Yerevan Letter: Long-running dispute came to a sudden halt when a two-day military offensive by Azeri forces overran local defences

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