Analysis: "It's not going well at COP29 right now"
The negotiations on how rich countries should compensate the poor for the effects of the climate crisis may be postponed until the upcoming climate meeting in Bonn in June, writes the BBC's Mark Poynting in a quick analysis.
"But the talks haven't completely collapsed yet, so we'll see how things develop in the coming hours."
Many poor countries left the COP29 deliberations in Azerbaijan on Saturday afternoon.
Patrick Greenfield writes in The Guardian that it is certainly not unusual for climate summits to have a high tone, or for that matter that the deliberations drag on over time, but that several delegates can already be seen in the corridors with their bags packed.
He points out that the Biodiversity Summit in Colombia dissolved without a decision just a few weeks ago, and that something similar may be about to happen now.
“This is something to keep an eye on. It's not going well right now," he writes.
Poor countries leave the negotiations at COP29
Negotiators from poor countries have left the negotiations with the host country Azerbaijan at the COP29 climate summit, AFP reports.
- We came here for a fair settlement. We don't feel we've been listened to, says Cedric Schuster, Samoan chairman of the Alliance of Small Island States.
According to the BBC's dispatcher, there is confusion at the scene. Hundreds of participants have gathered outside the meeting room to try to get answers to what will happen next. If the island nations do not return to the negotiations, they may end without an agreement, according to the channel.
According to The Guardian, the island nations have published a statement stating that they are still "part of the process" - but exactly what that means is currently unclear.
EU climate chief: Unclear if we will succeed
The hope of reaching an agreement at the COP29 climate summit appears to be about to be extinguished after a number of poor countries left the negotiations on Saturday, TT reports.
- We do everything we can in all areas to build bridges and achieve success. But it is uncertain whether we will succeed, says the EU's climate director Wopke Hoekstra to reporters outside the negotiation room.
During the day, the rich countries raised their offer of climate support to 300 billion dollars a year. The money must be paid out to the poorer countries, which have demanded the sum of 1 300 billion dollars.
The negotiations on how rich countries should compensate the poor for the effects of the climate crisis may be postponed until the upcoming climate meeting in Bonn in June, writes the BBC's Mark Poynting in a quick analysis.
"But the talks haven't completely collapsed yet, so we'll see how things develop in the coming hours."
Many poor countries left the COP29 deliberations in Azerbaijan on Saturday afternoon.
Patrick Greenfield writes in The Guardian that it is certainly not unusual for climate summits to have a high tone, or for that matter that the deliberations drag on over time, but that several delegates can already be seen in the corridors with their bags packed.
He points out that the Biodiversity Summit in Colombia dissolved without a decision just a few weeks ago, and that something similar may be about to happen now.
“This is something to keep an eye on. It's not going well right now," he writes.
Poor countries leave the negotiations at COP29
Negotiators from poor countries have left the negotiations with the host country Azerbaijan at the COP29 climate summit, AFP reports.
- We came here for a fair settlement. We don't feel we've been listened to, says Cedric Schuster, Samoan chairman of the Alliance of Small Island States.
According to the BBC's dispatcher, there is confusion at the scene. Hundreds of participants have gathered outside the meeting room to try to get answers to what will happen next. If the island nations do not return to the negotiations, they may end without an agreement, according to the channel.
According to The Guardian, the island nations have published a statement stating that they are still "part of the process" - but exactly what that means is currently unclear.
EU climate chief: Unclear if we will succeed
The hope of reaching an agreement at the COP29 climate summit appears to be about to be extinguished after a number of poor countries left the negotiations on Saturday, TT reports.
- We do everything we can in all areas to build bridges and achieve success. But it is uncertain whether we will succeed, says the EU's climate director Wopke Hoekstra to reporters outside the negotiation room.
During the day, the rich countries raised their offer of climate support to 300 billion dollars a year. The money must be paid out to the poorer countries, which have demanded the sum of 1 300 billion dollars.
Saudi Arabia is accused of editing COP text
A
delegate from Saudi Arabia is accused of editing an official
negotiating text from the COP29 climate summit, The Guardian reports.
Usually,
non-editable PDF files are sent to the participating countries from the
host country, after which the documents are discussed together. In the
case at hand, Basel Alsubaity of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy had
made changes, without other countries being invited to do so.
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This kind of behavior from a host country risks endangering the entire
COP, says Catherine Abreu, head of the International Climate Politics
Hub.
Oil-rich Saudi Arabia has been repeatedly accused of acting as a brake in the climate negotiations.
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