Co-operation to stop climate change not 'out for the count', Cop29 told 

People pose near a sign outside the venue for the Cop29 UN Climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. Picture: AP Photo/Peter Dejong

World leaders at Cop29 have been told that there is still hope for global cooperation to prevent a climate catastrophe.

The two-week event, organised by the United Nations (UN) was officially opened in Baku on Monday morning by the group's Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell.