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New Calls for Reform Emerge as COP29 Negotiations Struggle
A former UNFCCC chief and others say streamlined and more frequent science-based meetings are needed to address the escalating climate crisis.
By Bob Berwyn
BAKU, Azerbaijan—Calls to reform the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiations grew louder last week as former high-level UNFCCC officials, leading scientists and other climate experts published a letter saying the annual talks “cannot deliver the change at exponential speed and scale, which is essential to ensure a safe climate landing for humanity.”