It went well past the official deadline, late into the night – but finally, COP29 ended with a deal. Hardly anyone felt victorious. Back from Baku, reporter Akshat Rathi tells producer Mythili Rao why the agreed on New Climate Quantified Goal of $300 billion made both developed and developing countries unhappy, and he shares what heads of state and ministers from Denmark to Mauritania and Indonesia to Israel had to tell Zero about this year’s conference.

Explore further:
Past episode about COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev’s challenges in Baku
Past episode about why climate finance fights were expected to dominate COP29
Past episode with Brazil’s climate secretary about the country’s vision for COP30

Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks to Siobhan Wagner, Sharon Chen, Jen Dlouhy, Alfred Cang, John Ainger, Natasha White, Will Kennedy, Rakteem Katakey, and Aaron Rutkoff. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green.

It went well past the official deadline, late into the night – but finally, COP29 ended with a deal. Hardly anyone felt victorious. Back from Baku, reporter Akshat Rathi tells producer Mythili Rao why the agreed on New Climate Quantified Goal of $300 billion made both developed and developing countries unhappy, and he shares what heads of state and ministers from Denmark to Mauritania and Indonesia to Israel had to tell Zero about this year’s conference.
Explore further:
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<li dir="ltr">Past episode about <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/cop-opener-blake-to-mythili-v4">COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev’s challenges in Baku</a></li>
<li dir="ltr">Past episode <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/avinash-persaud-v3-mixdown">about why climate finance fights were expected to dominate COP29</a></li>
<li dir="ltr">Past episode with <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/cop29-talks-are-at-an-impasse-brazil-is-already-lo">Brazil’s climate secretary about the country’s vision for COP30</a></li>
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Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks to Siobhan Wagner, Sharon Chen, Jen Dlouhy, Alfred Cang, John Ainger, Natasha White, Will Kennedy, Rakteem Katakey, and Aaron Rutkoff. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/green">https://www.bloomberg.com/green</a>.

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COP29's last-minute deal is a miracle and a mess

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