8 Takeaways From the First Week of UN Climate Talks

The UN’s annual agenda-setting climate talks got underway this week. COP, or the “Conference of the Parties,” serves as the central platform under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), where world leaders, scientists, and negotiators convene annually to drive “global climate action,” often culminating in pledges of vast financial commitments. The summit lasts for two weeks, but already this year’s talks have revealed new shifts in thinking, some unusually early pledges, new controversies, and a shift in attitude towards the talks themselves by global leaders. Here are some of the key takeaways from week one of COP29....