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The following is a transcript of remarks made by UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell at the closing of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 24 November 2024. Excellencies, Delegates, Colleagues, Friends, I want to start by thanking the Presidency for all they have done to enable the finance COP here in Baku. It has been a difficult journey, but we've delivered a deal. This new finance goal is an insurance policy for humanity, amid...

UN Climate Change News, 24 November 2024 – The UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) closed today with a new finance goal to help countries to protect their people and economies against climate disasters, and share in the vast benefits of the clean energy boom. With a central focus on climate finance, COP29 brought together nearly 200 countries in Baku, Azerbaijan, and reached a breakthrough agreement that will: Triple finance to developing countries, from the previous goal of USD 100…

UN Climate Change News, 24 November 2024 – The UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) closed today with a new finance goal to help countries to protect their people and economies against climate disasters, and share in the vast benefits of the clean energy boom. With a central focus on climate finance, COP29 brought together nearly 200 countries in Baku, Azerbaijan, and reached a breakthrough agreement that will: Triple public finance to developing countries, from the previous goal of USD 100…

UN Climate Change News, 21 November 2024 – COP29 took a decisive step to elevate the voices of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in climate action, adopting the Baku Workplan and renewing the mandate of the Facilitative Working Group (FWG) of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP). The adopted decision acknowledges the progress made by the FWG in fostering collaboration among Parties, Indigenous Peoples and local communities, and underscores the leadership of…

UN Climate Change News, 22 November 2024 – UN Climate Change and the COP29 Presidency celebrated the start of a new chapter in global climate transparency during COP29, with the first submissions of Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs) under the Paris Agreement. With the 31 December 2024 deadline for BTR submissions drawing near, UN Climate Change and the COP29 Presidency hosted two high-level events to recognize frontrunner countries that submitted their reports in the lead-up to and during…

UN Climate Change News, 21 November 2024 – COP 29 took a decisive step to elevate the voices of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in climate action, adopting the Baku Workplan and renewing the mandate of the Facilitative Working Group (FWG) of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP). The adopted decision acknowledges the progress made by the FWG in fostering collaboration among Parties, Indigenous Peoples and local communities, and underscores the leadership of…

The following is a transcript of remarks delivered by UN Climate Change Simon Stiell at an NDC Partnership event during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 20 November 2024. Excellencies, Colleagues, Friends, Earlier this year I said the next round of NDCs are the most important policy documents of this century. So why is that? First, because they will be the final barricade for every nation in its fight-to-the-death against climate impacts getting…