COP29 Climate Talks Focus on Financing NYT | Top Stories By: David Gelles and Brad Plumer 13 November 2024 at 20:32 Negotiators agree that trillions are needed to help lower-income countries adapt and cope, but not on who should pay. © Maxim Shemetov/ReutersDelegates at the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Wednesday.