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A sign for COP29, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, sits outside the headquarters in Baku, Azerbaijan
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COP29: Everything you need to know

Azerbaijan hosts the UN's annual climate conference, COP29, in Baku, from November 11 to November 22. Climate finance and the transition away from fossil fuels will be high on the agenda for negotiators.

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The logo for the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference is painted on a road in Baku, Azerbaijan

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The COP29 logo on a building in Baku, Azerbaijan

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