Argentina withdraws negotiators from Cop29 summit

Move adds to concerns about the stability of the Paris agreement after the election in the US of Donald TrumpCop29 climate summit – live updatesArgentinian negotiators representing the government of climate science denier Javier Milei have been ordered to withdraw from the Cop29 summit after just three days, adding to concerns about the stability of the Paris agreement.More than 80 representatives from the South American country are in Baku, Azerbaijan, for two weeks of negotiations about climate finance for the energy transition. Argentina’s far-right leader, Milei, has previously called the climate crisis a “socialist lie”, and threatened to withdraw from the Paris agreement during his election campaign last year, but he has since backed down. Continue reading...