Source: COP29 Outcomes: Unpacking the NCQG and More | World Resources Institute
Many developing country representatives left the summit deeply disappointed and frustrated that wealthier countries didn’t put more money on the table. “Once again, the countries most responsible for the climate crisis have failed us,” said the Least Developing Countries Group in a statement. “We leave Baku without an ambitious climate finance goal, without concrete plans to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees C, and without the comprehensive support desperately needed for adaptation and loss and damage.”
While the outcome did demonstrate that countries are still committed to working together on climate action — even if imperfectly — more ambition is essential, especially in the run-up to COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
Here, we offer a deeper dive on the key outcomes from COP29 and what lies ahead:
