As negotiations at the two-week conference neared their conclusion, Azerbaijan, the host of the COP29 climate summit, urged participating nations to put aside their differences and reach a financial agreement on Friday.
The goal of the worldwide governments gathered in Baku, a city by the Caspian Sea, is to reach a consensus on a comprehensive plan that would compel wealthy nations to provide hundreds of billions of dollars to assist developing nations in coping with the escalating effects of climate change.
According to economists, wealthier countries have been opposing the necessity for developing countries to receive at least $1 trillion a year by the end of the decade. Uncertainty around the United States’ role as the world’s largest historical producer of greenhouse gases has also hampered negotiations.
In a statement to delegates on Friday morning, the COP29 presidency stated, “We encourage parties to continue working together both within and across groups in order to propose bridging proposals that will help us to finalize our work here in Baku.”
In the hopes of reaching a settlement before the end of the day, it stated that a new draft contract would be made public in Baku at noon. Historically, COPs have operated across time.
