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COP29’s contentious climate change deal
Nov 25, 2024
Episode 1292

COP29’s contentious climate change deal

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The deal didn't deliver the $1.3 trillion target that poorer countries said they need.

Wealthy nations at the United Nations’ annual climate change conference, COP29, agreed to provide $300 billion a year to help poorer countries deal with the effects of climate change. The deal falls dramatically short of the $1.3 trillion poorer countries asked for. We’ll get into it. And, we’ll look at the costly effects of a taxpayer-supported school voucher program in Arizona. Then, we’ll explain how some U.S. farm groups are preparing for possible mass deportations under the incoming Trump administration. Plus, an A.I.-generated granny used to combat phone scams makes us smile.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

Kimberly Adams’ cat Artax sits in a bag. (Courtesy Adams)

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