climate summit

COP29: Trump’s Return Looms Over Climate Summit As World Leaders Convene

11 Nov 2024

COP29, which begins Monday in Azerbaijan's capital, could prove to be the most significant climate meeting since the 2015 Paris Agreement—if it successfully delivers a robust finance agreement to enhance the flow of funds for climate action. One of the largest obstacles to accelerating climate action, which is urgently needed...

Ahead of climate summit cop27, Germany slams Egypt on human right violation

06 Nov 2022

As Egypt gets ready to host world leaders for the carefully watched COP27 climate conference, Berlin accused Egypt on Sunday of failing to uphold its duties in the area of human rights. Luise Amtsberg, the human rights commissioner for the German government, pleaded with the summit's host nation Egypt to...

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to attend COP27 climate summit

02 Nov 2022

After his office previously stated that the new prime minister was anticipated to skip the annual climate meeting, Britain's Rishi Sunak confirmed on Wednesday that he will attend COP27 in Egypt next week. "There is no long-term prosperity without action on climate change. There is no energy security without investing...