COP29 in Baku faces criticism for lack of progress on climate financing, political tensions, and restrictions on activism, leading to calls for reform of the COP system.
Hopes at COP29 in Baku for a breakthrough on climate financing are fading fast, fueling frustration that the United Nations ' framework for addressing global warming is dysfunctional. Non-governmental organization participants are complaining about being sidelined, while governmental representatives are perceived to be dithering. Some insiders report that haggling over funding is preoccupying governmental participants, preventing them from addressing other key issues.
'In what should be one of the most urgent meetings of the year aimed at slowing a global crisis fast spiraling out of control the talks have descended into a circus of boycotts, political tirades and fossil fuels celebrations,' a commentary posted by the American news outlet CNN stated. 'Its host, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, has been its spectacular ringmaster.
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