Earth’s biggest polluters aren’t sending leaders to UN climate talks in a year of weather extremes

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.

Earth’s biggest polluters aren’t sending leaders to UN climate talks

In a year of weather extremes, four nations with more than 42% of all the world's population – China, the U.S., India and Indonesia – do not have heads of state present.

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…

Biggest name world leaders missing at UN climate talks, others fill the void

The top leaders of the 13 largest carbon dioxide-polluting countries will not appear

Earth’s biggest polluters aren’t sending leaders to UN climate talks in a year of weather extremes

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — 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 le…

Earth's biggest polluters aren't sending leaders to U.N. climate talks

The top leaders of the 13 largest carbon dioxide-polluting countries will not appear at COP29.