Earth’s biggest polluters aren’t sending leaders to UN climate talks in a year of weather extremes
- World leaders are meeting at the United Nations climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, but the leaders of the 13 largest carbon dioxide-polluting countries are absent.
- Climate scientist Bill Hare stated that this absence indicates a lack of political will and urgency to address climate issues.
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres emphasized the need for developing countries to leave Baku with a deal, asserting, "This money is not charity, it's an investment.
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Earth's biggest polluters are not sending leaders to U.N. climate talks in year of weather extremes
World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan although the big names and powerful countries are noticeably absent, unlike past climate talks which had the star power of a soccer World Cup.


The Leaders of the World's Top Polluters Are Skipping COP29
BAKU, Azerbaijan — World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan although the big names and powerful countries are noticeably absent, unlike past climate talks which had the star power of a soccer World Cup. But 2024’s COP29 climate talks are more like the International Chess Federation world championship, lacking the recognizable names but big on nerd power and strategy. The top leaders…

Earth’s biggest polluters aren’t sending leaders to UN climate talks in a year of weather extremes
World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference. But the big names and powerful countries are noticeably absent,
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