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COP29: UN Climate Talks in Baku 2024

The 29^th UN climate talks took place in Baku in November 2024. Germanwatch was on site. Read our background stories, press releases, and blog posts on the climate conference in times of multiple crises.

Focus pages of the UN climate conferences

2026: COP31 in Antalya/Turkey

2025: COP30 in Belém/Brazil

2024: COP29 in Baku/Azerbaijan

2023: COP28 in Dubai

2022: COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh

2021: COP26 in Glasgow/UK

2019: COP25 in Madrid/Spain

2018: COP24 in Katowice/Poland

2017: COP23 in Bonn/Germany

2016: COP22 in Marrakech/Marokko

2015: COP21 in Paris/France

2014: COP20 in Lima/Peru

Archive: Background papers from past UN climate conferences

Germanwatch has accompanied all UN climate conferences for many decades with information-rich background papers.
An overview of all publications can be found here >>.

News and Publications on COP29

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International climate co-operation UN climate conferences Policy Brief 2. October 2024

A Primer on Nationally Determined Contributions 3.0

Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are the climate plans of countries that have signed the Paris Agreement. Every five years, these plans need to be updated, adding more ambition to reduce emissions. In this primer, we give an introduction to NDCs, their history, and describe four essentials of a good next generation of NDCs.

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Climate finance UN climate conferences 30. September 2024

NCQG: The Role of Different Sources for Adaptation Finance

The New Collective Quantified Goal on climate finance will be defined at COP29 in late 2024. It will shape the future of climate finance and guide Parties' efforts to finance climate action for years to come. The Goal therefore needs to highlight the importance of adaptation finance and contain strong provisions to ensure that adaptation finance flows in line with the evolving needs and priorities of developing countries, as well as the Global Goal on Adaptation of the Paris Agreement. Our policy brief details how this can be achieved.

Preview open letter 10 tests

News Report 25.09.2024

Ten tests for countries' new climate plans that will make or break 1.5C

Over the next few months, countries will be releasing the next generation of climate plans known as National Determined Contributions (NDCs). Read our open letter detailing the '10 tests' for global leaders to stay on track and limit global warming to 1.5°C, to avoid catastrophic climate change.

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Dealing with the impacts of climate change Discussion Paper 24. September 2024

Fair Shares in Loss and Damage Finance

We are living in the ‘era of loss and damage’. In this era, the decision to establish the new Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FLD) at COP27 was a historic milestone. Seeking to inform and catalyse advocacy on the topic, we calculate fair shares for countries in providing finance to address L&D.

Die Zwischenverhandlungen fanden vom 3. bis zum 13. Juni in Bonn statt

UN climate conferences Blog post 15.08.2024

SB Debrief

The 60th session of the Subsidiary Bodies (SBs) took place in Bonn in June 2024. This debrief provides a summary of the key discussions and outcomes from the session across the (negotiation) topics discussed, including the Mitigation Work Programme, Just Transition, Adaptation, Loss and Damage, Climate Finance, Global Stocktake, and Agriculture and Food Security. Additionally, it contextualises these developments within the big picture and offers a perspective on the upcoming expectations for COP29.

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Adaptation expectations for COP29 (African Arguments)

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