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++NEW CLIMATE FINANCE TEXT++ It finally includes the core number that developed countries have so far resisted: $250bn a year for developing countries. It also has a target of $1.3tn a year... but only as part of a wider goal including "all public and private sources"

NEW – COP29: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Baku ✍️ Aruna Chandrasekhar Daisy Dunne Orla Dwyer Simon Evans Josh Gabbatiss Molly Lempriere Ayesha Tandon Giuliana A. Viglione, PhD Song_W #COP29 ➡️ buff.ly/3VaAmuP

IN SUMMARY: Developing countries wanted: Mobilisation: $1.3tn Provision: $600bn Investment: ⛔️ They got: Mobilisation: $300bn Provision: 🤷‍♂️ Investment: $1.3tn (maybe)

🆕3 COPs and an ICJ case: Daisy Dunne and I sum up a hectic fortnight. 🔦 Spotlight on the overlooked + ongoing "land" COP, where: - Ibrahim Thiaw is calling for $2.6tn to combat desertification. - African countries demand a drought protocol. More: carbonbrief.org/cropped-4-dece…

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us yesterday evening for a wide ranging discussion on COP29 and the state of climate policy in the UK 🇬🇧

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NEW: Just 10/195 countries signed up to the Paris Agreement met the UN’s 10 Feb deadline to submit their 2035 climate pledges UN climate chief Simon Stiell said latecomers must submit by September

What’s happened this week in climate change DeBriefed | Nearly 95% of countries miss UN climate deadline; 1.5C on horizon; Behind-the-scenes of CB analysis ✍️ Written by @VernerViisas 📝 Edited by Daisy Dunne Read here ➡️ buff.ly/4hCvOXc

NEW: UK has published its biodiversity pledge (called an NBSAP), as countries gather in Rome for the second part of #COP16 gov.uk/government/pub…

NEW – UK belatedly publishes nature pledge at COP16 in Rome as it seeks ‘leadership role’ | Daisy Dunne Read here: buff.ly/438L2Pu

Nations agreed to a "permanent arrangement” to provide biodiversity finance to developing nations, “future-proofing” the flow of funds past 2030. Decades in the making + in this aid-cutting climate, it's a big deal. w/ Orla Dwyer Daisy Dunne Giuliana A. Viglione, PhD Yanine Quiroz 🐞

Really enjoyed appearing on UK icon Scroobius Pip's Distraction Pieces podcast to talk about my career as a climate journalist and the work of Carbon Brief Please give it a listen! Ft. stories of polar bears and almost getting duped by a secret letter open.spotify.com/episode/3VBKgm…

FACTCHECK: Almost all the headlines on Tony Blair / net-zero are *wildly* inaccurate REALITY: 1️⃣Net-zero is *only way* to stop warming 2️⃣Blair calls for tech to "turbocharge our path to net-zero" 3️⃣He categorically *does not* say "net-zero is doomed to fail" 🧵 1/6