G20 leaders met in Rio to boost climate action, calling for increased finance and progress at COP29 in Baku. Key goals include aiding developing nations, addressing global warming, and finalising a treaty on plastic pollution by 2024.
G20 leaders met in Rio de Janeiro to address sustainable development and the transition to clean energy, aiming to boost the chances of a global climate deal at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The COP29 host urged G20 nations to send a strong signal on climate action to save stalled talks.
With 2024 set to be the hottest year on record, leaders seek to solidify a response to global warming ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the US presidency, amid concerns he may withdraw from the Paris Agreement.
In a joint statement, G20 nations called for a significant increase in climate finance to aid developing countries and urged COP29 negotiators to finalise a new financial goal by week’s end. However, no specific targets were set, sparking criticism from activists over the lack of concrete commitments.
Developed nations argue for broader funding contributions, including from wealthier developing nations like China, while countries such as Brazil insist the responsibility lies with developed economies.
The G20, responsible for 85% of the global economy and over 75% of emissions, also pledged to finalise a treaty to combat plastic pollution by the end of 2024.
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A bus operated by Kern Transit overturned on Monday morning after hitting railway tracks alongside Sierra Highway in Lancaster, California. Approximately 20 people, including an eight-year-old boy, were reported injured in the accident, according to emergency services.
Scientists have sequenced the full genome of a man buried in pharaonic Egypt over 4,500 years ago, revealing that about 20% of his ancestry came from Mesopotamia, in a rare discovery linking the two early civilisations.
A federal judge has halted President Donald Trump’s controversial asylum ban at the US-Mexico border, ruling that the move oversteps his executive powers. The decision marks a major legal setback for Trump’s immigration policies and upholds protections for migrants seeking refuge.
Vietnam is set to confirm the purchase of 50 Boeing planes worth $8 billion, alongside agreements to import $2.9 billion in US agricultural products, as part of a wider trade deal. The announcement follows high-level talks between US and Vietnamese officials, signalling strengthened economic ties be
The U.S. economy faces a 40% risk of recession in the second half of 2025, JP Morgan analysts said on Wednesday, citing rising tariffs and stagflation concerns.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck off Japan’s Tokara Islands on Wednesday, with no tsunami warning issued but residents advised to remain vigilant.
China has ramped up efforts to protect communities impacted by flood control measures, introducing stronger compensation policies and direct aid from the central government.
The European Commission is set to propose allowing carbon credits from other countries to count towards the EU’s 2040 climate target, according to a leaked internal document.
Severe rain in Venezuela has caused rivers to overflow and triggered landslides, sweeping away homes and collapsing a highway bridge, with five states affected and no casualties reported so far.
Global temperatures in 2024 exceeded the crucial 1.5°C threshold above pre-industrial levels for the first time, marking a serious warning for the world’s climate goals under the Paris Agreement, scientists said.
Wildfires and a severe heatwave sweeping across Europe have claimed the lives of two people in Spain and another two in France, while also causing the shutdown of a nuclear reactor in Switzerland.
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have established a joint venture to implement the Green Energy Corridor: Azerbaijan–Central Asia project aimed at building infrastructure for clean energy transmission and strengthening a regional energy cooperation.
A Clean Energy Centre will be officially launched during the 17th Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit, to be hosted by Azerbaijan this week, announced Asad M. Khan, Secretary General of the ECO.
The European Union plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040 and, for the first time, allow limited use of foreign carbon credits to meet the target.
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