COP29 Hosts Unveil Busy Programme As Main Climate Agenda Stalls

COP29 host Azerbaijan said Tuesday that voluntary pledges on everything from tourism to world peace would be sought at the UN climate summit as disagreements over money stymie the main agenda. Nations are supposed to agree at the November conference how much should be raised for developing countries to cope with climate change but the formal negotiations so far have been mired in disagreement. With two months to go, Azerbaijan -- which has remained upbeat despite the deadlock -- has unveiled over a dozen initiatives on the sidelines that it...