A group of conflict-affected countries is pushing at COP29 to double financial aid to more than $20 billion a year to combat the natural disaster and security crises facing their populations, a letter seen by Reuters showed.

Rich nations have the “legal and moral obligation” to pay the US$1.3 trillion that developing countries are asking for to endure climate impacts, say advocates. But some Southeast Asian countries may no longer rely on it to adapt to climate change.

COP29, this year's biggest environmental conference, is now underway. Here is how leaders from around the world are coming together to advance global climate efforts.

Countries at the COP29 summit tried to make progress on how to raise up to $1 trillion in climate finance for the world's most vulnerable, as political tensions overshadowed the talks and Argentina on Thursday pulled its delegation from Baku.

African negotiators at the COP29 climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan are asking rich countries for $1.3 Trillion per year in climate finance.

Climate change undermines the fight against HIV, TB and malaria. Integrating health into climate policy is crucial to overcoming these deadly diseases.

One of the report's key projections is the global investment need for climate action, estimated at $6.3–6.7 trillion annually by 2030.