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We have all been working very hard over the past two weeks and I know that none of us want to leave Baku without a good outcome,
COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev told a plenary session which kicked off just after 8 pm local time on Saturday
This is not the climate and environmental justice agenda that he got elected on,
Menotti saidOf course, it will not be better under Trump, but it’s really shameful what they’re doing under Biden,
said Victor Menotti, director of the International Forum on Globalization, after Podesta was hustled out of a side door by security personnel with television crews in hot pursuitThe amount that is proposed to be mobilized is abysmally poor. It's a paltry sum,
said Indian delegate Chandni Raina
No country got everything they wanted, and we leave Baku with a mountain of work still to do. So this is no time for victory laps,
he remarkedThis Cop has been a disaster for the developing world,
said Mohamed Adow, director of Power Shift AfricaI had hoped for a more ambitious outcome—on both finance and mitigation—to meet the great challenge we face,
he said, while urging governments to "build on this agreement."
While some may seek to deny or delay the clean energy revolution that's underway in America and around the world, nobody can reverse it—nobody,
Biden declaredThis document is little more than an optical illusion. This, in our opinion, will not address the enormity of the challenge we all face. Therefore, we oppose the adoption of this document,
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It was hard fought" and the amount of financing "is at the boundary between what is politically achievable today in developed countries and what would make a difference in developing countries,
said Avinash Persaud, special advisor on climate change to the President of the Inter-American Development Bank
The goal is too little, too distant,
she said, her speech punctuated frequently by applause and cheers.jpg)
COP29 took place in tough circumstances but multilateralism is alive and more necessary than ever,
Laurence Tubiana, chief executive office of European Climate Foundation, an architect of the landmark Paris AgreementNo developing country will fall for this."
Mohamed Adow of Power Shift Africa had called the initial proposal "a slap in the face," stating
What they’ve done essentially is undermine the mandate to try to reach 1.5,
said Tamara Gilbertson, climate justice program coordinator with the Indigenous Environmental Network
We absolutely object to the unfair means followed for adoption,
Raina saidThe $300 billion goal is not enough, but is an important down payment toward a safer, more equitable future,
said World Resources Institute President Ani DasguptaIt’s a paltry sum,
India negotiator Chandni Raina said, repeatedly saying how India objected to rousing cheersWe have ended a decade-long wait and unlocked a critical tool for keeping 1.5 degrees in reach,
said COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev
It has been a difficult journey, but we’ve delivered a deal,
Steill said after the agreement was adopted
What is happening here is highlighting what a very different boat our vulnerable countries are in, compared to the developed countries,
said Cedric Schuster, the Samoan chairman of the group