All eyes on G20 for breakthrough

World looks to G20 in Rio for breakthrough in climate talks
Diplomatic tensions over global warming will take center stage at the G20 summit in Brazil this week, as negotiators at U.N. talks in Azerbaijan hit an impasse on climate finance that they hope leaders of the world's 20 major economies can break.
Host of the COP29 Climate Talks Is Raining on His Own Parade
Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev has been praising fossil fuel and taking shots at geopolitical rivals, casting a cloud over the climate summit.
All eyes on G20 for breakthrough as COP29 climate talks stall
Negotiations were deadlocked Saturday at the midway point of the UN climate summit, with hopes pinned on G20 leaders intervening to strike a critical finance pact at the crunch talks.
UN climate chief asks G20 leaders for boost as COP29 finance talks lag
The plea, made in a letter to G20 leaders from top U.N. climate official Simon Stiell, comes as negotiators at the COP29 conference in Baku struggle for a deal intended to scale up money to address the worsening impacts of global warming.
UN climate chief warns G20 of 'economic carnage' amid climate change
Half way through the UN climate conference, the UN climate chief looked ahead to the gathering of the Group of 20 (G20) powers and issued a dire warning about the outlook for the globe unless changes are made.
UN climate chief urges G20 to spur tense COP29 negotiations
The UN's climate chief urged G20 leaders on Saturday to push COP29 talks towards a deal to raise money for developing nations as diplomats struggled to find common ground in
UN climate chief asks G20 leaders for boost as finance talks lag
The U.N.'s climate chief called on leaders of the world's biggest economies on Saturday to send a signal of support for global climate finance efforts when they meet in Rio de Janeiro next week. The plea,
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