29th Annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) - McDermott Will & Emery

29th Annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29)

Overview


McDermott Partners Carl Fleming and Shah Jahan Khandokar are proud to be selected to be a part of the Office of the US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate at the 29th Annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29).

COP29 RECAPS

COP29 Day One: Trump’s Victory Is “Not the End of Our Fight for a Cleaner, Safer Planet”

COP29 Day Two: The US Continues to “Work Together With Global Partners To Be Successful in Outcomes That Keep 1.5 Alive”

COP29 Day Three: Progress Is Made Toward Tripling Nuclear Capacity by 2050 as Cracks Appear Within Funding Models

COP29 Week One: Conference Is Told “Parties Must Remember That the Clock Is Ticking” as They Struggle To Make Progress on How To Raise $1 Trillion a Year

#BakuBreakthrough? COP29 Sets a $300 Billion Goal as Part of a $1.3 Trillion Climate Finance Ambition

MORE ABOUT COP29

In Solidarity for a Green World
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), is held annually, with the presidency rotating between the five recognized United Nations regions. The 29th annual session will be held at the Baku Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan from November 11 – 22, 2024.

Over the course of the two weeks, climate leaders across the globe will gather to discuss pressing issues such as:

  • World Climate Action
  • Finance, Investment, and Trade
  • Energy, Peace, Relief, and Recovery
  • Science, Technology and Innovation, Digitalization
  • Food, Agriculture, and Water
  • Nature and Biodiversity, Indigenous People, Gender Equality, Ocean and Coastal Zones

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