COP29: Baku Summit opens with plea for nations to 'agree a way out of this mess'

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UNFCCC executive secretary Simon Stiell insists only path to climate safety lies through the Paris Agreement process as crunch talks begin in Azerbaijan

UN climate chief Simon Stiell has insisted the only viable way for the world to secure a stable climate is through the Paris Agreement, as he today kicked off the COP29 UN Climate Summit with a plea for...

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