Recapping the COP 29 Climate Conference in Baku

December 6th, 2024 - by The Climate Reality Project

“Ultimately, coming out of COP 29, we nust
transform disappointment into determination.
We can solve the climate crisis.
Whether we do so in time to meet the goals
of the Paris Agreement will depend on
what comes next.”
— Former US Vice President Al Gore on COP 29’s outcome

Recapping the COP 29 Climate Conference in Baku
The Climate Reality Project

(December 5, 2024) — As our founder and chairman noted, COP 29’s disappointing conclusion only underscores the importance of next year’s climate talks in Brazil.

After two weeks of deliberations, wealthy countries came together and settled on a $300 billion per year climate deal, but it’s a far cry from what vulnerable countries need to survive the climate crisis.

“While the agreement reached at COP 29 avoids immediate failure, it is far from a success,” former Vice President Al Gore wrote in his statement on COP 29.

Although negotiations failed to yield adequate funding for climate finance, COP 29 was nevertheless a great time to gather with our global network of Climate Reality Leaders and staff #OnTheGroundCOP29.

Here are some highlights and takeaways from this year’s United Nations climate conference in Baku:

Following previous events in Egypt and UAE, COP 29 in Azerbaijan marked the third year in a row that the world’s most high-stakes climate negotiations have been hosted by petrostates.

One thing is clear: The outsized influence of fossil fuel interests at these talks demonstrates the dire need to reform the COP process.

As we look to next year’s COP 30 in Brazil, it’s on us to keep up the pressure and push for real solutions that meet the urgency of the moment.

Join us and act now: Tell world leaders to phase out fossil fuels and transition to clean energy.

ACTION: Tell World Leaders: Phase Out
Fossil Fuels and Transition to Clean Energy

https://www.climaterealityproject.org/act/dear-world-leaders

THE LETTER
Dear World Leaders,
You gave us the Paris Agreement. And promised you’d work together to hold global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius so we’d prevent the worst of climate change.

1.5 was a lifeline for the planet. A chance to protect our future. Especially in the Global South. Watching the sea swallow our homes. Sweating through lethal heat waves. Seeing our families suffer. All from pollution that we didn’t create, but made others rich.

For all of us, 1.5 was hope.

But so far, you’ve failed to deliver. Failed to end your addiction to fossil fuels. Failed to turn those speeches into the support billions need to survive.

So what have we seen instead?

The hottest years on record. Thousands dying prematurely who didn’t have to. And the climate crisis moving faster than ever.

We MUST move faster too.

So we’re calling on you to rise to the moment. To do what it takes to keep the Paris Agreement goal of 1.5 alive.

That means real climate action plans to phase out fossil fuels and transition to clean energy as fast as countries can. With rich nations going first.

It means making the energy transition fair for everyone. Finally delivering the finance Global South nations need to grow with clean energy.

It means making truly brave commitments to climate action. Commitments that will actually keep 1.5 alive. And then turning them into real action right away.

Real action to keep 1.5 alive NOW.

This is the moment. History is watching. So are we.

Thanks for all that you do,
Your friends at Climate Reality