The COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan has opened with a warning from the United Nations that this year is almost certain to be the hottest on record. Also in the programme: is it time to rethink the war in Ukraine? And new information on the planet Uranus. (Picture: A night view shows the venue of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 11, 2024. Credit: Reuters/Murad Sezer)
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Sometimes the truth is that news may not feel that new, or to put it another way, not that surprising.
And yet you could make an argument that nothing right now may ultimately be more important than this year's UN climate talks.
They've just got underway in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
So a long scheduled summit has begun.
Maybe non surprise number one.
Non surprise number two is that the figures around the climate are alarming.
The UN has today warned that this year will be the hottest on record.
And I guess the non shocks keep coming.
When you've got the person chairing the talk saying it's a critical moment for the world's climate goals.
We may feel we've heard it all before, but does that mean that the sense of urgency and the sense of expectation should be any less?