COP29 Stories

COP29 aftermath: Youth call for manageable goals to meet Africa's climate needs
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 06, 2024

Even though Africa contributes little to global emissions, it is already facing severe effects of climate change, like more droughts, floods, and risi...

International court to begin hearings that may shape climate change litigation
Reuters  |  Nov 29, 2024

Fiji’s Attorney General Graham Leung called the hearings a historic opportunity for small island developing states in their quest for climate change j...

UN talks on plastics pollution treaty push for breakthrough as deadline looms
Reuters  |  Nov 29, 2024

The petrochemical industry has also been vocal in urging governments to avoid setting mandatory plastic production caps.

Countries to update green pledges by February 2025 as current ones fall short
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 29, 2024

Kenya's latest 2020 update was classified among the most ambitious pledges and was submitted to the NDC Registry held by UNFCCC.

Fire-related air pollution claims over 1.5 million lives annually - study
Charity Kilei  |  Nov 28, 2024

The report predicts that these numbers will increase in the coming years due to climate change, which is expected to cause more frequent and severe fo...

COP29 ends with $300bn annual pledge, but developing nations call deal ‘an insult’
UN News  |  Nov 24, 2024

The target, or new collective quantified goal (NCQG), will replace the existing $100 billion goal that is due to expire in 2025.

COP29 agrees deal to kick-start global carbon credit trading
Reuters  |  Nov 24, 2024

The agreement hinged on ensuring credibility in the system so it can reliably lead to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change.

Rich nations raise COP29 climate finance offer in bid to break deadlock
Reuters  |  Nov 23, 2024

Past failures to meet climate finance obligations have also made developing countries mistrustful of new promises.

Refugees decry lack of adequate climate funding in most vulnerable regions
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 19, 2024

Africa is one of the most affected regions by climate change and its current and historical greenhouse gas emissions are minuscule at the global scale...

Climate financing to grow by over 60% on new lenders’ pledge at COP29
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 16, 2024

Compared to the latest funding figures of 2023, when they directed $74.7 billion (Sh9.7 trillion) to developing nations, the pledge translates to a 60...

Will COP29 deliver the trillions needed to tackle the man-made climate crisis?
UN News  |  Nov 16, 2024

Delegates from developing nations are calling for more and faster progress on new funding for loss and damage and accelerated clean energy goals.

After missing school due to extreme heat, African children push for climate action
Reuters  |  Nov 16, 2024

More than 40 million children were kept out of classrooms this year, from Asia to Africa, due to extreme heat, which scientists say has been made wors...

Kenya to benefit from Sh660 million UK funding for weather adaptation
Mary Wambui  |  Nov 15, 2024

The funding will also support the co-designing of services with communities in Garissa and Tana River, ensuring they have timely and tailored weather...

Geopolitics overshadow COP29 talks on climate cash as Argentina walks away
Reuters  |  Nov 15, 2024

Many Western governments arrived in Baku reluctant to pledge big sums.

Duale says Kenya to introduces colour-coded bags for waste segregation
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 13, 2024

The new system also involves specialised material recovery facilities where waste will be sorted into wet and dry categories.

Global CO2 emissions to hit record high in 2024, report says
Reuters  |  Nov 13, 2024

COP29 host Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev accused Western countries of hypocrisy for lecturing others while still being major consumers and produ...

COP29: 'Do more' UN Chief calls for stronger climate action
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 12, 2024

Guterres' appeal aligns with calls from developing countries, who seek a fair financial framework that holds major polluters accountable and ensures c...

CS Duale demands $1.3 trillion climate fund for Africa at COP29
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 12, 2024

CS Duale stressed that the $1.3 trillion fund is needed to support the victims of climate disasters, adding that it should come in the form of grants,...

Guterres tells leaders at COP29 to pay up or face climate-led disaster
Reuters  |  Nov 12, 2024

Scientists say evidence shows global warming and its impacts are unfolding faster than expected.

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