What The World Can And Can't Expect From COP29

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🗓️ 21 November 2024

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Leaders from nearly 200 countries are in Baku, Azerbaijan, for COP29 to talk about the state of global climate change mitigation efforts.

As many nations flesh out their plans to reduce emissions, they're looking to secure new funding at this summit for their solutions — trillions of dollars' worth.

Noticeably absent from the talks in Azerbaijan are some of the world's most influential voices on the subject — from President Joe Biden to the leaders of China, India, Brazil, Britain, Germany and France.

We discuss the role the world's most powerful countries play in shaping our climate future.

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0:26.6	Music or older to purchase. Every year, leaders from nearly 200 countries around the world get together to talk about
0:31.3	the state of the climate.
0:32.8	It's called the Conference of Parties, or more commonly, COP.
0:36.4	This year, it's happening in Baku, the capital
0:38.8	city on the eastern coast of Azerbaijan. It started on November 11th and is scheduled to wrap up
0:44.2	Friday, November 22nd. As many nations flesh out their plans to reduce emissions and curb the
0:50.0	effects of climate change, they're looking to cop to secure new funding, trillions of dollars
0:55.0	worth of funding. But not everyone is in attendance. Some of the world's most influential voices
1:00.1	on climate didn't make the track, including President Biden. As the conference draws to a close,
1:05.4	what can we expect to come out of this year's climate talks? How might COP 29 signal which
1:10.2	direction the world's climate is headed?
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