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Frustration Mounts at COP29 Climate Talks

Published: 2024-11-14

At the COP29 climate summit in Baku, leaders expressed deep frustration over the lack of political will to address climate change.

Grenada's Prime Minister, Dickon Mitchell, highlighted the devastation his island faces from extreme weather, warning that other regions could soon face similar fates.

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama criticized the absence of major polluters from the talks, questioning the purpose of negotiations without genuine commitment.

Meanwhile, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus from Bangladesh condemned wealthy nations for their role in climate change, calling the negotiations humiliating for poorer countries.

As extreme weather events become more frequent, European leaders like Croatia's Andrej Plenkovic urged immediate action to prevent further climate disasters in vulnerable regions like the Mediterranean.