The Download: understanding AI, and what to expect from the UN’s climate conference
A team at Google DeepMind that studies something called mechanistic interpretability has been working on new ways to let us peer under the hood. It recently released a tool to help researchers understand what is happening when AI is generating an output.
World leaders gather for COP29 Climate Conference without U.S. and China
World leaders are gathering in Azerbaijan for the COP29 Climate Conference to reign in carbon emissions and the burning of fossil fuels. NBC News’ Maura Barrett reports on who is attending the meeting and why there could be tension between certain leaders.
What can we expect at the COP29 Climate Conference?
With a climate-denialist re-elected as US president and another petrostate host (following Dubai in 2023)—hopes for ambitious outcomes at the 29th UN Climate Change "Conference of the Parties" (COP29) in Baku,
COP29: Baku climate conference experiences some turbulence
Some participants at the COP29 climate conference in Baku are giving it high marks for organization and appearance. The proceedings themselves, however, have been tumultuous. Several attendees have noted the presence of a legion of omnipresent young volunteers who are “polite,
What Are They Saying at the COP29 Climate Summit?
"However, we cannot forget the fact that the current climate situation of the world is the result of the industrial policies of (a) few developed countries and developing states shall not be deprived of their right to development because of what others have done.
COP29: Little progress made since last climate summit, UN special rapporteur says
COP29 is underway in Baku, Azerbaijan. Global News Morning spoke with one of the experts in attendance, Elisa Morgera, the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and Human Rights, about what's at stake at this year's climate summit.
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What’s on the table at this year’s UN climate conference
The UN COP meetings are an annual chance for nearly 200 nations to get together to discuss (and hopefully act on) climate ...
Whitehouse seeks to ‘reassure’ world at climate conference
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said much of the U.S. is still “committed to steering the planet away from climate catastrophe.” ...
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Azerbaijan craters its own climate conference
Ilham Aliyev has other ideas. The Azerbaijani autocrat opened this year’s global climate conference, known as COP29, with ...
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Global solidarity badly needed in fight against climate change
The message from COP29 is crystal clear: the world urgently needs to build a united front to combat climate change.
At UN climate talks, nations big and small get chance to bear witness to climate change
The United Nations’ annual climate conference continued Wednesday with brief speeches by nations big and small ...
Argentina withdraws delegates from climate summit as Milei heads for Mar-a-Lago
Argentine delegates at the COP29 United Nations climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, have been ordered to withdraw from ...
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More focus than ever on emerging markets at COP29 conference
The COP29 climate conference has more of a focus on emerging markets than seen at previous such events, according to Sara ...
The Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the 1st time
An Afghan official says the Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the first time since their takeover of ...
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Trump Reelection Looms Over COP29 as Climate Conference Continues to Disappoint
During his first administration, Trump withdrew from the landmark Paris Agreement. He’s pledged to do so again.