COP29 Summit Live Updates: COP29 to kick off in Baku today with focus on climate finance goals

COP29 World Climate Action Summit Live Updates: The 29th UN climate summit, COP29, begins today in Baku, Azerbaijan, and will run until November 22. This year’s summit is focused on a new financial commitment, known as the “New Collective Quantified Goal” (NCQG), aimed at assisting developing nations in coping with the adverse effects of climate change, largely caused by greenhouse gas emissions like carbon dioxide. Often referred to as the “Finance COP,” COP29’s main objective is to secure agreements on financial targets to support vulnerable countries facing climate-related challenges.