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Hosts insist they are executing plan for final phase of negotiations, but insiders warn major issues remain far from being resolved

Wide-ranging G20 communique signals support for 'successful negotiations in Baku' and reiterates commitment to delivering bolder decarbonisation efforts

COP29 Presidency calls on G20 leaders to 'send a positive signal of their commitment to addressing the climate crisis'

Campaigners warn Baku Summit made negligible progress during the first week of talks, as fears mount US exit from Paris Agreement could spark contagion

EXCLUSIVE: High Level Champion for COP29 Nigar Arpadarai rejects criticism of Baku Summit, as she argues fossil fuel industries have a key role to play in tackling climate change

UPDATED: Scores of top businesses and organisations voice deep concern about 'lack of progress and focus' at UN climate talks in Azerbaijan, as new climate finance text released

Slimmed down draft negotiating text on key collective climate finance target comes as Ministers prepare to arrive in Baku for second week of crunch talks

Oil and gas giant reverses 2021 ruling in blow to climate campaigners, European Parliament delays landmark deforestation legislation by a year, and German city announces 2035 gas grid phase-out

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: COP29

In a post-election press call, climate leaders from the World Resource Institute and the Biden administration shared insights into climate action during the next Trump administration