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As COP29 planning begins, reforms needed to fulfil Paris ambition

The climate summit will be Azerbaijan’s largest-ever event – but also requires huge changes

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    • A coal-based thermal power plant in Tuticorin, India. Though developing countries still need hundreds of billions more in finance to help them make the transition away from fossil fuels, the COP28 text has been criticised for saying little about climate finance.
    • A coal-based thermal power plant in Tuticorin, India. Though developing countries still need hundreds of billions more in finance to help them make the transition away from fossil fuels, the COP28 text has been criticised for saying little about climate finance. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

    Andrew Hammond

    Published Fri, Apr 26, 2024 · 05:00 AM

    PLANNING for this year’s global climate conference, COP29, has begun in earnest – and organisers expect it to be fossil fuel giant Azerbaijan’s largest-ever event in terms of attendance and scale.

    However, huge reforms are also needed if the summit is to deliver an effective global climate deal.

    One thing that COP29 president-designate Mukhtar Babayev and the new organising committee should consider is the summit’s ballooning attendance.

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