LNB News 19/11/2024
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Issue Date: 19 November 2024
Published Date: 19 November 2024
Jurisdiction(s): World
On 19 November 2024, the ninth day of the 29th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) focused on discussions concerning food, agriculture, and water. Heads of Delegation convened in a drafting group to foster progress on the new collective quantified goal (NCQG) on climate finance. The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) announced that the UK, New Zealand, and Colombia joined the Coalition on Phasing Out Fossil Fuel Incentives Including Subsidies (COFFIS). In addition, the COP29 Presidency launched the Reducing Methane Emissions from Organic Waste Declaration, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) published an analysis of agrifood systems in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
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