From new goals to climate reparations, 5 things to watch at COP29

Get the Full StoryOfficials from around the world will soon convene in Azerbaijan to negotiate the latest round of climate talks at COP29. Here s what they ll be talking about.

It s possible there has never been a worse time for the United Nations to hold negotiations on climate change. Post-pandemic inflation has upended countries around the world, straining public budgets and distracting governments from climate action. Conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East continue to rage, scrambling the priorities of powerful countries like Russia, Iran, and those of the European Union. To top it all off, the United States just elected Donald Trump, who has called climate change a hoax and removed the U.S. from the 2015 Paris climate agreement during his first term in office.

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