G20 leaders turn focus to climate change

COP29 President calls on G20 leadership to progress climate talks
Azerbaijan, the host country of United Nations climate change conference, has called on G20 leaders to send a positive signal of their commitment to addressing climate issues, as nations struggle to reach an agreement on new financial aid targets.
Climate talks in Azerbaijan head into their second week, coinciding with G20 in Rio
United Nations talks on getting money to curb and adapt to climate change resume Monday with fresh hope that negotiators and ministers can work through disagreements and hammer out a deal after slow progress last week.
G20 leaders turn focus to climate change at close of Rio summit
Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies meet on Tuesday to discuss sustainable development and the transition to cleaner energy, as they aim to increase the odds of a successful deal to address global warming at U.
G20 backs climate finance deal but faces fossil fuel backlash
Activists and a key negotiating group at the stalled COP29 climate talks on Tuesday cautiously welcomed a G20 leaders statement backing a finance deal for poorer countries, but some slammed a missing reference to fossil fuels.
G20 Leaders Fail To Break UN Climate Talks Deadlock
G20 leaders failed Monday to reach a breakthrough on stalled climate talks by not committing the money the United Nations is seeking to help developing countries cope with global warming.
G20 talks in Rio reach breakthrough on climate finance, sources say
Diplomatic tensions over global warming spilled over into the G20 summit negotiations in Brazil this week, with sources saying the 20 major economies reached a fragile consensus on climate finance that had eluded U.
Hopes set on G20 spurring deadlocked UN climate talks
Nations returned Monday to the negotiating table at deadlocked UN climate talks in Azerbaijan, but with time running out hopes of a breakthrough are pinned on G20 leaders meeting in Brazil.With the clock ticking,
UN chief urges G20 'leadership' on stalled climate talks
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called on G20 leaders gathering in Rio de Janeiro to rescue stalled concurrent UN climate talks in Azerbaijan by showing "leadership" on cutting emissions.
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COP29 president avoids answering how many fossil fuel deals his country has done while hosting UN climate talks
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