The talks in Azerbaijan have seen nations at odds over how much money developed countries should provide to poorer ones
It’s looking like Cop29 may run way over time. The UN climate body which runs the talks with the host nation just told me: “While the schedule is subject to change due to ongoing negotiations, the final plenary is expected to begin in the early afternoon between 1pm and 3pm (Baku time).”
They are also planning to have food outlets open after 8pm this evening and into the early hours of Sunday.
As the COP29 climate meeting is reaching its end, it should not come as a surprise that yet another COP is failing. The current draft is a complete disaster. But even if our expectations are close to non-existent, we must never ever find ourselves reacting to these continuous betrayals with anything but rage.
The people in power are yet again about to agree to a death sentence to the countless people whose lives have been or will be ruined by the climate crisis. The current text is full of false solutions and empty promises. The money from the Global North countries needed to pay back their climate debt is still nowhere to be seen.