The UN Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, is at its halfway point, having made significant progress but with much work remaining.

As the conference reconfigures itself to meet the Paris Agreement goals – the announcement of new international carbon market standards – presents opportunities in climate finance and beyond. #TheEdit.

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• What was it like at COP29? An ecosystem, much like climate negotiations, is not static; it is constantly evolving, adapting and reconfiguring itself. – The Beautiful Truth 
• Can transition finance get us to a green future? Discover the strides made in funding the green transition. Today’s question is not whether to decarbonise, but how. A very different conversation from five years ago.  – The Financial Times
• Why every long-term investor should study ancient architecture. This essay details the magnificent time-tested buildings that are filled with lessons in resilience and stability. – The Big Think
• COP29: Which climate finance ideas are most likely to work? The conference has been labeled by many as the “finance COP,” and is expected to set new targets and clear timelines for climate finance, but what are the hopeful ideas? – The Guardian
• How Tolkien and Lewis Re-enchanted a War-Weary World. Discover the pleasure of myths and fairy tales as more than escapism; but glimpses of the profound, transcendent truths of their time. – The New York Times
• Can adversity and uncertainty be a force for good? This short documentary episode demonstrates the ups and downs of one environmental scientist’s journey in influencing business – The Beautiful Truth