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Dec 2, 2024 | 
downtoearth.org.in | Avantika Goswami |Rohini Krishnamurthy |Trishant Dev |Sehr Raheja
“Is COP29 dead after the Trump win?” asked some members of the media a few days before the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN climate summit (COP29) started on the shores of the Caspian Sea in Baku, Azerbaijan on November 11. News of former reality TV show host Donald Trump sweeping the polls to win a second, non-consecutive term as President of the US, seemed to be added as one more factor that prejudged this summit to be a particularly inconsequential one.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
downtoearth.org.in | Avantika Goswami
Many of you have heard about COP summits. These are very big meetings that take place around the world where people gather to discuss climate change and how to manage it. COP stands for Conference of Parties. Basically, it is a group of countries who have agreed to work together to act and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG), so that the worst effects of climate change are avoided... To read the rest of the story, head to Down To Earth’s sister site Young Environmentalist.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
downtoearth.org.in | Avantika Goswami |Sehr Raheja |Upamanyu Das
A deal of $300 billion per year to developing countries from developed countries and other sources was reached at the 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in the Azeri capital of Baku early on the morning of November 24, 2024.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
downtoearth.org.in | Avantika Goswami |Sehr Raheja |Upamanyu Das
Talks have started to simmer to a gradual boil in Baku at the 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, as negotiations towards a new climate finance target — the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) — trudge towards a finish line not yet in sight.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
downtoearth.org.in | Avantika Goswami
“Is COP29 dead after the Trump win?” a journalist asked me a few days ago, after news hit that former gameshow host Donald Trump had swept the polls to win a second, non-consecutive term as President of the United States. Aside from the fact that it was a leading question, it was puzzling to me because it followed a string of narratives about how this was a particularly inconsequential COP.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
downtoearth.org.in | Sehr Raheja |Rudrath Avinashi |Avantika Goswami |Akshit Sangomla
The 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Baku, Azerbaijan, began November 11, 2024. Here’s a look at what happened on the fourth day of COP29. Also read the diary for November 11, November 12 and November 13. On Nov 14, the G77 and China prioritised synthesising the text over substantive discussions, a stance opposed by developed nations like Canada, the EU, and New Zealand.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
downtoearth.org.in | Avantika Goswami |Upamanyu Das |Akshit Sangomla |Trishant Dev
The 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Baku, Azerbaijan, began November 11, 2024. Here’s a look at what happened on the second day of COP29. Discussions on the Sharm el-Sheikh mitigation ambition and implementation work programme (MWP) kicked off in Baku on November 12, with Parties acknowledging the two Global Dialogues / Investments Focused Events (GD / IFE) that took place this year on the theme of cities.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
downtoearth.org.in | Sehr Raheja |Upamanyu Das |Avantika Goswami
Discussions on the headline issue of climate finance are off to a spirited start at the 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The G77 and China group — the largest bloc representing over 130 developing countries at the UN climate conference — has rejected the framework for a negotiating text that countries have entered Baku with.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
downtoearth.org.in | Rohini Krishnamurthy |Avantika Goswami |Trishant Dev
The 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku, Azerbaijan, began November 11, 2024. Here’s a look at what happened on the opening day of the global climate event. Agenda fightAfter hours of delay, Parties adopted the agenda for COP29 after disagreement over some items listed in the provisional agenda.
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Oct 13, 2024 | 
liverpooloffside.sbnation.com | Avantika Goswami
Photo by Nick Taylor/Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images Cameroonian centre-back and former Liverpool player Joel Matip formally announced his retirement from football this week. The 33 year old made 201 appearances for the Reds after transferring from Schalke in 2016. During his eight year spell at the club, he won multiple trophies during Jurgen Klopp’s successful tenure at the club. Speaking about Matip’s departure from Liverpool in May, Klopp had expressed his admiration for Matip.
