THIS YEAR, CLIMATE finance is the buzzword at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP) since mobilising support for the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance is a top priority.

By Gloria Dickie and Kate Abnett (Reuters) -Nearly 200 countries will gather next week for the U.N. climate summit, COP29. Reaching a consensus for a deal among so many can be difficult. Here are some of the major players and negotiating blocs involved in the COP29 summit starting Nov.

Trillions of dollars are needed to prevent and protect against global warming. But who should pay? The world’s climate scientific advisory body could help countries to decide.

Loss and damage’ refers to a country getting back on its feet after being hit by a climate event and is particularly relevant to lower income countries. Developed countries generally aim their efforts towards ‘mitigation’,

Optimism at COP29 is in short supply as the world’s largest economies have shown little appetite to increase their financial contributions to support green transitions for developing countries and to

India will emphasize climate finance, accountability, and protection for vulnerable communities at COP29 in Baku. The delegation will push developed nations to fulfill climate pledges and deliver real resources for climate action.

The central focus of COP29 negotiations is on a bigger target for climate finance – the money rich nations provide poor nations to help with their energy transition and climate resilience.

COP29 begins with Trump expected to pull out of Paris climate accords It's being called, not for the first time, the "last-chance saloon". Leaders are gathering in the oil-rich nation of Azerbaijan for COP29.