COP29 UNFCCC Climate Conference In Baku

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - NOVEMBER 16: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (C) from Rhode Island, U.S. Senator Ed Markey (R) from Massachusetts, and Jesse Young, Chief of Staff, Office of the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (SPEC), speak at the United States pavilion on day six at the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference on November 16, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The COP29, which is running from November 11 through 22, is bringing together stakeholders, including international heads of state and other leaders, scientists, environmentalists, indigenous peoples representatives, activists and others to discuss and agree on the implementation of global measures towards mitigating the effects of climate change. According to the United Nations, countries made no progress over the last year in reducing global emissions from the burning of fossil fuels. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)