Environment Summits of 2024:
In 2024, global environmental efforts faced a series of setbacks as key UN climate summits failed to deliver impactful resolutions.
2024 Climate Summits:
- Biodiversity (Colombia): Failed to finalize financing mechanisms for sustainable land-use practices, falling short of the $700 billion annual goal.
- Climate Change (Azerbaijan): Divisions over fossil fuel transition and inadequate funding pledges for developing nations.
- Land Degradation (Saudi Arabia): Lack of consensus on a legally binding drought protocol.
- Plastic Pollution (South Korea): No agreement due to opposition from nations reliant on plastic-based economies, favouring recycling over reduction.
