Funding to cover the participation of four members of delegations from each Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Party at the UN Climate Conference COP29, was announced by the host Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan, yesterday to facilitate the active participation of vulnerable communities who stand to lose the most from the climate crisis.
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Thursday 26 September 2024
Baku, Azerbaijan
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Thursday 2 May 2019
Stockholm, Sweden
The problem is staggering, even existential. Global emissions of greenhouse gases – especially carbon dioxide – are rapidly driving up global temperatures, transforming life as we know it. If those temperatures reach 2oC above pre-industrial levels, scientists warn, the results will be catastrophic. An international conference is called, under the auspices of the United Nations. Politicians declare that the world must curb CO2 emissions to avoid exceeding the 2oC threshold. And then nothing substantial happens. By Mats Persson.