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BumRushDaShow

(143,018 posts)
Sun Nov 10, 2024, 11:46 AM Nov 10

World leaders aim to shape Earth's future at COP29 climate change summit

Source: USA Today

Published 5:07 a.m. ET Nov. 10, 2024 | Updated 5:07 a.m. ET Nov. 10, 2024


World leaders will gather for about two weeks in the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan starting Monday, with a goal of figuring out how much wealthy countries should pay to help developing nations facing devastating effects of climate change. But that goal may be upstaged by the results of the U.S. election and an incoming Trump administration in the U.S.

Those results mean one of the wealthiest participants in the yearly bureaucratic meeting may soon begin a significant shift in environmental policies, may not attend next year's event and could soon again exit a landmark global climate change treaty. Here's what to know about the yearly global gathering, called COP (Conference of the Parties).

What is COP29?

COP29, being held in Baku, Azerbaijan, involves representatives and negotiators from 197 nations who have signed on to the United Nations' Framework Convention on Climate Change. It runs Monday through November 22 and has been called "the finance COP."

More than 40,000 people are expected to attend the meeting. The 12-day conference brings together diplomats, scientists, activists, lobbyists, environmental groups and businesses from countries who've ratified a treaty aimed at preventing "dangerous" human interference with the climate.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/11/10/un-climate-change-meeting-cop29-starts-monday/76115563007/

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World leaders aim to shape Earth's future at COP29 climate change summit (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Nov 10 OP
LOL SoCalDavidS Nov 10 #1
No "probably" about it AverageOldGuy Nov 10 #6
I thought... -misanthroptimist Nov 10 #2
We are headed directly for an unplanned degrowth disaster. Voltaire2 Nov 10 #3
No matter what we do, Fuckface and his goons will do the opposite. Initech Nov 10 #4
Global +3C in 75 years is a fait accompli, even if countries meet their Paris Accords goals. LudwigPastorius Nov 10 #5
COP is a greenwash fucking joke. Magoo48 Nov 10 #7

Voltaire2

(14,739 posts)
3. We are headed directly for an unplanned degrowth disaster.
Sun Nov 10, 2024, 12:07 PM
Nov 10

The fascist clowns now believe, rather than adhere to performatively, in their rejection of catastrophic climate change.

As a consequence we are going to push the world full speed over the abyss.

Initech

(102,118 posts)
4. No matter what we do, Fuckface and his goons will do the opposite.
Sun Nov 10, 2024, 01:27 PM
Nov 10

Because they can never be persuaded to do the right thing, because of stupid ass Fox News, Infowars, and talk radio. May they all rot in the hottest of hells.

LudwigPastorius

(10,901 posts)
5. Global +3C in 75 years is a fait accompli, even if countries meet their Paris Accords goals.
Sun Nov 10, 2024, 02:00 PM
Nov 10

...which the U.S. wasn't going to do even before Trump was elected.


I'm glad I never had children.

Magoo48

(5,421 posts)
7. COP is a greenwash fucking joke.
Sun Nov 10, 2024, 05:06 PM
Nov 10

The first world will not be inconvenienced by climate catastrophe until it is reconfigured by climate catastrophe. Then, adapt and survive will be the only game in town for quite some time.

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