World’s most polluting cities revealed at COP29

Climate summit host faces backlash over support for fossil fuels, crackdown on dissent
Autocratic Azerbaijan is drawing criticism as COP29 host for its stance on fossil fuels, with President Ilham Aliyev calling them a “gift of the God.”
Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform
Seven states or provinces spew more than 1 billion metric tons of greenhouse gases, all of them in China, except Texas, which ranks sixth.
The world’s most polluting cities revealed at COP29 as frustration grows at fossil fuel presence
Cities in Asia and the United States emit the most heat-trapping gas that feeds climate change, with Shanghai the most polluting, according to new data that combines observations and artificial intelligence.
COP29 host Azerbaijan promoted fossil fuel deals ahead of climate summit, NGO says
An official with Azerbaijan's Presidency of next week's United Nations COP29 climate summit appeared to offer to facilitate talks about new fossil fuel deals ahead of the conference, according to a video secretly recorded by an advocacy group.
Frustration grows over fossil fuel influence at U.N. climate talks
Environmental advocates released reports decrying fossil fuel industry influence at the United Nations' COP29 climate talks in petrostate Azerbaijan.
UN urged to ban pro-fossil fuel nations from hosting climate talks
Prominent scientists and politicians are urging the United Nations to bar countries that oppose phasing out fossil fuels from hosting the UN climate conference. The appeal, in a letter published on Friday during the COP29 conference in Baku,
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Azerbaijan leader’s praise for fossil fuel an ‘abuse’ of COP29, Belgium says
Energy Minister Tinne Van der Straeten called Ilham Aliyev’s remarks “inappropriate,” given his role hosting the annual climate summit.
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House Republicans Deliver Aggressive Support for Fossil Fuels at COP29
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Colombia’s government is eager for a post-fossil fuels economy. But costs are a barrier
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