COP29 in Baku: High-stakes climate talks amid protests, walkouts, big money debates
- The UN’s 29th climate conference, COP29, is now into its second week, and has so far been marked by walkouts and boycotts.
- Most recently, Argentina’s delegation walked out, just as the talks between environment and climate ministers were about to kick off.
- One of the big debates is how much money should be put on the table to help developing countries handle the costs of climate change. Anders Wennersten is a Swedish Radio reporter at COP29 in Baku: ”There are demonstrations every day with young delegates requiring climate justice and trying to put extra pressure on the negotiators.”
Radio Sweden
For more on COP29, listen to Radio Sweden’s full report.
Related stories from around the North:
Canada: As COP 29 gets underway, cryosphere scientists warn of ice loss and rising risks, Eye on the Arctic
Greenland: Arctic ice melt could put 1.5 million UK properties at flooding risk: report, Eye on the Arctic
Norway: Polar heat record. July average above 10°C, The Independent Barents Observer
Sweden: High risk of wildfires in many parts of Sweden, including North, Radio Sweden
United States: Bursting ice dam in Alaska highlights risks of glacial flooding around the globe, The Associated Press
