29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29)

Summary:

Information Guide covering the 29th Conference of Parties to the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - also known as COP 29 - and notably the European perspective on it. This Conference was held in Baku, Azerbaijan between and 11 November and 22 November 2024.

Further information:

The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the supreme body of the UNFCCC Convention. It consists of the representatives of the Parties to the Convention. It holds its sessions every year. The COP takes decisions which are necessary to ensure the effective implementation of the provisions of the Convention and regularly reviews the implementation of these provisions.

In the negotiations unfolding at the Conference, the European Union's (EU) priorities included:

• A new climate finance goal of at least $300 billion per year from the developed world by 2035
• Agreement on the rules for carbon trading markets
• Progress towards defining the Global Goal on Adaptation

Official

COP29 Azerbaijan https://cop29.az/en/home

United Nations: COP29 https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/cop29

UN Climate Change Conference Baku - November 2024 https://unfccc.int/cop29

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE): UNECE @ COP29 https://unece.org/cop29

European Commission: EU at COP29 Climate Change Conference https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal/climate-action-and-green-deal/eu-un-climate-change-conference/eu-cop29-climate-change-conference_en

German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development: “Team Germany” at COP29 https://www.bmz.de/en/news/press-releases/un-climate-change-conference-team-germany-at-cop29-234504

European Commission: Press corner: Opening remarks by Commissioner Hoekstra at the joint press briefing with the European Parliament at COP29 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_24_5983

European Commission: Press Corner: Closing remarks of Commissioner Hoekstra at COP29 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_24_6041

COP29 world leaders climate action summit, Baku, Azerbaijan, 12-13 November 2024 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/international-summit/2024/11/12-13/

European Investment Bank: The EIB at the UN Climate Conference (COP29) https://www.eib.org/en/events/eib-united-nations-climate-conference-cop29.htm

UK Parliament: House of Commons Library: COP29 https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/cop29/

European Commission: Press Release, 8/11/2024: EU to support continued global climate action and push for ambitious finance and investment goals at COP29 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_5721

COP29: Key outcomes and next steps for the UK https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/cop29-key-outcomes-and-next-steps-for-the-uk/

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News

EurActiv: Topics: COP29 https://www.euractiv.com/topics/cop29/

Euronews: Tag: COP29 https://www.euronews.com/tag/cop29

LeMonde: COP29 https://www.lemonde.fr/en/cop29/

France24: Tag: COP29 https://www.france24.com/en/tag/cop29/

Reuters: COP29 https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/

BBC News: COP29 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c4gxp72d5zyt

The Guardian: COP29 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/cop29

Politico: COP29 https://www.politico.eu/cop29-latest-news-united-nations-climate-summit/

Deutsche Welle: COP29 Azerbaijan https://www.dw.com/en/cop29-azerbaijan/t-70536195

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Commentary and Analysis

The Conversation: Topics: COP29 https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/cop29-151442

Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI): Publications & Events: COP29 Climate https://www.iddri.org/en/publications-and-events/cop29-climate

Climate Action Network (CAN Europe): COP29 https://caneurope.org/cop29/

Chatham House: Explainer, 14/11/2024: What is COP29 and why is it important? https://www.chathamhouse.org/2024/10/what-cop29-and-why-it-important

European Council on Foreign Affairs (ECFR): Commentary, 25/10/2024: Warming up: How the EU can prepare for COP29 in the wake of the US election https://ecfr.eu/article/warming-up-how-the-eu-can-prepare-for-cop29-in-the-wake-of-the-us-election/

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Dispatches, 25/11/2024: Lack of Progress at COP29 Puts Rights at Risk https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/11/25/lack-progress-cop29-puts-rights-risk

European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS): At a Glance, 11/11/2024: COP29 climate change conference in Baku https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_ATA(2024)766232

European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS): At a Glance, 11/11/2024: COP29 climate change conference: Outcomes https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_ATA(2024)766266

Friends of the Earth (Europe): Press Release, 18/11/2024: Europe brings gas lobbyists to COP29 to strike deals https://friendsoftheearth.eu/news/europe-brings-gas-lobbyists-to-cop/

Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI): 13/11/2024: COP29 unpacked: eight critical topics driving the climate agenda in Baku https://www.sei.org/features/cop29-unpacked-eight-critical-topics-driving-the-climate-agenda-in-baku/

The Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB): 20/11/2024: The politics of just transitions - reflections from the COP29 Just Transitions Ministerial Roundtable https://www.ihrb.org/latest/the-politics-of-just-transitions-reflections-from-the-cop29-just-transitions-ministerial

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