Some like it hot: could Trump derail climate talks?
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 11 November 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Last time Donald Trump was president he pulled America out of the Paris climate agreement. What is on the agenda at COP29, as world leaders meet after a second Trump victory? The future of cloud computing (9:40). And how the culture wars came for remembrance poppies (17:35).
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| 2:08.6 | First up, though. Today, in Baku, Azerbaijan, leaders are gathering for COP 29. With 2024, virtually certain to be |
| 2:15.6 | the hottest year on record, the stakes for this annual UN climate summit are high. |
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