World leaders are gathering in Azerbaijan for the COP29 Climate Conference to reign in carbon emissions and the burning of fossil fuels. NBC News’ Maura Barrett reports on who is attending the meeting and why there could be tension between certain leaders.

With a climate-denialist re-elected as US president and another petrostate host (following Dubai in 2023)—hopes for ambitious outcomes at the 29th UN Climate Change "Conference of the Parties" (COP29) in Baku,

The outcomes of COP16 on biodiversity may conflict with the continued climate funding fight between environmentalists and policy makers at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Nations from across the globe convened at the United Nations' annual climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Wednesday, and leaders from climate-vulnerable regions detailed the extreme weather their countries have faced.