No cop-out on climate crisis

COP29 must look beyond the US to progress on limiting emissions and raising finances for developing nations to transition from fossil fuels

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National delegations and climate activists converge in Baku, Azerbaijan for COP29 beginning Monday in the backdrop of Donald Trump's return as President of the United States (US). The US President-elect is a climate-sceptic and his return is seen as a setback for climate negotiations, the progress the world has made on emissions, and raising funds for developing countries, issues set to dominate the deliberations at Baku.