The Download: understanding AI, and what to expect from the UN’s climate conference
A team at Google DeepMind that studies something called mechanistic interpretability has been working on new ways to let us peer under the hood. It recently released a tool to help researchers understand what is happening when AI is generating an output.
World leaders gather for COP29 Climate Conference without U.S. and China
World leaders are gathering in Azerbaijan for the COP29 Climate Conference to reign in carbon emissions and the burning of fossil fuels. NBC News’ Maura Barrett reports on who is attending the meeting and why there could be tension between certain leaders.
What can we expect at the COP29 Climate Conference?
With a climate-denialist re-elected as US president and another petrostate host (following Dubai in 2023)—hopes for ambitious outcomes at the 29th UN Climate Change "Conference of the Parties" (COP29) in Baku,
What Are They Saying at the COP29 Climate Summit?
"However, we cannot forget the fact that the current climate situation of the world is the result of the industrial policies of (a) few developed countries and developing states shall not be deprived of their right to development because of what others have done.
COP29: Little progress made since last climate summit, UN special rapporteur says
COP29 is underway in Baku, Azerbaijan. Global News Morning spoke with one of the experts in attendance, Elisa Morgera, the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and Human Rights, about what's at stake at this year's climate summit.
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What’s on the table at this year’s UN climate conference
The UN COP meetings are an annual chance for nearly 200 nations to get together to discuss (and hopefully act on) climate ...
UN climate talks haven’t improved Earth’s climate prognosis in 3 years
For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven't lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to ...
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The hottest year ever: Trump's second term and what to expect for the climate
Many of Trump’s anti-environmental and climate policies will likely be tempered at home and abroad by states, governments and ...
UN climate conference — just an excuse to shake West down for cash
With low expectations set before it even began, the UN climate summit in Azerbaijan will nonetheless see grandiose speeches ...
Whitehouse seeks to ‘reassure’ world at climate conference
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said much of the U.S. is still “committed to steering the planet away from climate catastrophe.” ...
29th Climate Conference (COP) Tracker | Day 3 LIVE: Climate finance stalemate, emissions report, and global south demands
COP29 in Baku faces hurdles in climate finance negotiations amid record-high emissions, requiring urgent action for equitable support.
The Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the 1st time
An Afghan official says the Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the first time since their takeover of ...
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By Somini Sengupta Darren Woods was one of only a few Western oil executives attending a global climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. By Rebecca F. Elliott Low-income countries need at least $ ...
The consequences of climate and environmental policy unleashed
Remember the movie “Elysium”? Its dystopian premise deserves another look in 2024, as the incoming Trump administration ...
Azerbaijan is the host of the UN's climate conference, shining a spotlight on the petrostate
Diplomats from across the world will descend on the Azerbaijani capital of Baku for the annual climate summit, known as COP29 ...