Money is a central focus of the climate talks being held in Azerbaijan and the success of the summit is likely to be judged on that goal.

The next major United Nations meeting on climate change, known as COP29, is about to get underway in Baku, Azerbaijan. These annual meetings are the key international summits as the world attempts to address the unfolding climate crisis.

COP29 - is being held during yet another record-breaking year of higher global temperatures, adding pressure to negotiations aimed at curbing climate change.The last global scientific consensus on climate change was released in 2021 through the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,