COP29 News: 2024 United Nations Climate Conference Preview, Everything You Need to Know
April 25, 2024 by Joe Panettieri
COP29, the United Nations next climate conference in 2024, is scheduled for November 11-24 in Baku, Azerbaijan, which is located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and West Asia. Azerbaijan chose Ecology Minister Mukhtar Babayev to lead the COP29 event.
COP29 Leader Mukhtar Babayev
The previous COP28 event, held in United Arab Emirates (UAE) in November-December 2023, attracted roughly 90,000 attendees -- including heads of state, government officials, international industry leaders, private sector representatives, academics, experts, youth, and non-state actors, the UAE said.
IT services, software, hardware and cloud companies increasingly attend the annual COP conference to build and strengthen various sustainability and green IT partnerships.
The timeline below, updated regularly, tracks all news ahead and during the event. Here's the latest...
COP29 News: April 2024 Updates
Funding Poor Countries?: Political leaders said this year’s COP29 talks will center on a challenge they’ve failed for years to overcome: massively increasing funds to help poorer countries fight global warming, Bloomberg reported. At the Petersberg Climate Dialogue, Germany’s foreign affairs minister Annalena Baerbock said developing nations would need $2 trillion annually, with half of that coming from foreign sources, the report noted.
Tony Blair, former U.K. prime minister
Tony Blair's Offer: The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI), which was founded by the former U.K. prime minister in 2016, has approached the Azeri government with an offer of support for the COP29 climate talks in November 2024, Politico reported.
International Preparations: Conversations and preparations for the COP29 conference shifted into overdrive this week. The latest preparations and chatter involved dedicated meetings with representatives from Asian Development Bank, India, Israel, the Muslim Council of Elders.
China: Azerbaijan is eager to engage in talks with China regarding COP29 issues, said Hikmet Hajiyev, Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration, in an interview with Global Times, Azernews reports.
United Nations: The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has named Nazim Mammadov as its coordinator for COP29. Mammadov is UNDP's national coordinator for environmental projects.
COP29 News: March 2024 Updates
Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general, NATO
NATO's Perspectives: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg appeared with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on March 17. Stoltenberg praised the COP29 host nation for its role in delivering natural gas to NATO allies, and also credited Azerbaijani for investing in alternative energies, Barron's reported. Still, some critics continue to question why the event will be hosted in a country that leans heavily on fossil fuels.
Climate Finance Meeting: The United Arab Emirates will bring together country representatives and leaders from global financial institutions at a special meeting in June 2024 in a bid to scale up finance commitments at the COP29 climate talks, Bloomberg report.
COP29 News: February 2024 Updates
February 14 - Alliance: COP28 has launched the COP Presidencies Troika, which "unites COP28 with the next two COP Presidencies – Azerbaijan and Brazil – to drive ambitious collective climate action," the COP28 leadership announced. The three will work on the 'Roadmap to Mission 1.5°C', according to the trio.
John Podesta, climate ambassador, United States
February 5 - United Nations Official: Top UN climate official Simon Stiell appears to be seeking to play a prominent role on the road to COP29 and COP30, Axios reported.
February 2 - United States Climate Ambassador: U.S. President Joe Biden has selected veteran Democratic official John Podesta as the US’s new top climate ambassador, Climate Home News reported. Podesta will oversee the US’s diplomacy up to and at COP29, the report noted. He succeeds John Kerry, who stepped down to work on Biden's reelection campaign.
February 1 - Financial Services: Delegates from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have met with Azerbaijan’s minister of environment to prep for COP29, though details of the discussions were not disclosed.
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6 comments on “COP29 News: 2024 United Nations Climate Conference Preview, Everything You Need to Know”
Hello i want to participate the COP 29 as one of international volunteer from Tanzania who has vast and great experience of climate change issues as was participated three previous different COP here in Africa as youth activists, climate change practitioner. I have enough knowledge as international youth volunteer practicing for over 15 years. So give me a registration/application link so i can register my details ASAP.
I am a professional musician who performaonly on reused and recycled materials. Mymusicand education classes have been used at previous COP CONFERENCES AS AUXILLARY PROGRAMS TO THE ACTUAL CONFERENCE. Who
is in change of auxillary programs thAT RUN ALONGSIDE THE actual conference? Thank you.
Donald: Thank you or your readership and note. We don't have info on the auxiliary programs. But if we hear anything, we'll be sure to update the article accordingly while also posting a follow-up comment for you.
I am working in a company in Islamabad, I have my own research in aerocel charge using high voltage DC for perceptions.but my company do not help me in financial matters, I want to participate in November COP24. Kindly register me as individual volunteer.
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Hello i want to participate the COP 29 as one of international volunteer from Tanzania who has vast and great experience of climate change issues as was participated three previous different COP here in Africa as youth activists, climate change practitioner. I have enough knowledge as international youth volunteer practicing for over 15 years. So give me a registration/application link so i can register my details ASAP.
Thanks for your comment and readership. Please note that we are not affiliated with COP29, but here's a link to apply for observer status at COP29.
-jp
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I am a professional musician who performaonly on reused and recycled materials. Mymusicand education classes have been used at previous COP CONFERENCES AS AUXILLARY PROGRAMS TO THE ACTUAL CONFERENCE. Who
is in change of auxillary programs thAT RUN ALONGSIDE THE actual conference? Thank you.
Donald: Thank you or your readership and note. We don't have info on the auxiliary programs. But if we hear anything, we'll be sure to update the article accordingly while also posting a follow-up comment for you.
-jp
Editorial Director
Sustainable Tech Partner
I am working in a company in Islamabad, I have my own research in aerocel charge using high voltage DC for perceptions.but my company do not help me in financial matters, I want to participate in November COP24. Kindly register me as individual volunteer.
Hi Mujeeb: Sorry but we are not involved in the event. As a media organization, we are covering news and developments related to the event.
-jp
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