How will Donald Trump's US election win affect COP29 climate talks? | BBC News

World leaders taking part in the latest annual UN climate meeting in Azerbaijan are hoping to agree action to help rein in rising global temperatures.

US President-elect Donald Trump is a known climate sceptic who has called efforts to boost green energy a "scam", and his victory has been seen by climate experts as a major setback.

He won’t actually be at COP29, and the team representing President Joe Biden will push for progress, but they know that anything agreed will not bind the new administration.

A key issue under discussion at the talks in Baku is how to get more cash to poorer countries to help them curb their planet-warming gases, and to cope with the growing impacts of climate change.

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[kraiker]

You know you can always reduce pollution by making these meetings online instead of using planes and all those fancy cars

[dachochiyo]

Is it truth that EU countries start using coal? You talking and meeting for nothing, you just need money from America😊

[knockedoutloaded]

When you know EXACTLY what a BBC report is going to say without even watching it. Oh and the usual Bill Gates funded 'expert' makes an appearance as usual 😂

[unlikeable]

If the BBC says it, don't ever believe it.

[RichardCaldwell-jz]

I'm Stepping over bodies daily on my way to work because of climate change here in the UK 🇬🇧 and the whole experience has just been truly heartbreaking and horrifying 💔 😢

Your thoughts and prayers are much appreciated

[thefifthdoctor]

Too many left bots on here. Taking the V8 out for a run today and leave it to idle a bit too.

[ashleyconnor]

Talks are a joke, nothing will be changed

[Buttsy]

Hopefully trump helps put a stop to these people and their ridiculous agenda to make people much worse off.

[captainbuggernut]

Well, given his love of the UN, I'd say not great. I'm sure he will agree to one thing mind, he disagrees.😂

[RammingSpeed-lkkk]

Plants breathe c02 right?...get MORE PLANTS!

[mywayto-digital]

Start calling him for who he is: President Trump ;)

[RenoGerry]

The problem is that climate-change is devastating some parts of the world like Florida to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars while other inland areas are barely affected. The average intensity of hurricanes/typhoons has been increasing. This is greatly increasing the effect of storm surges.

[davidfromamerica]

What Climate ⁉️
You mean the Climate inside my Private Jet ⁉️
👍😎

[markalocon]

Someone has gotta clean up the bots in these comments

[Bungle-UK]

Hopefully bring some common sense to these idiots and cancel the government control in the name of weather hysteria.

[liamogorman]

If emissions are such an issue why did the eu put tarrifs on chinese evs? Surely if we are all gonna die because of emissions they would accept cheap alternatives from anywhere

[DanVicary]

$1Trillion annual cost to victims of industrialized countries, who pays for that? Corporations/ translating to customers or politically skip a step, consumers will pay?

[ravenmad]

There is water erosion on the Sphinx in Egypt, in an area that is now desert.
The climate changes naturally.

[LuciFeric]

"YOURE ON A BOAT WITH A POWERFUL BATTERY! YOU SEE A SHARK! MIT PROFESSORS SAID SIR, YOU'RE A GENIUS! NO ONE EVER ASKED US THAT BEFORE!"

[Samayil_]

Lol, we don't take orders from anybody. Least of all those made sitting in a dictators palace.