COP29 – Farming on the global stage as NFU team arrives in Azerbaijan

British Agricultural Bureau senior European policy adviser Jenny Brunton speaks at the UNFCCC Farmers’ Constituency meeting.

Posting on X, formerly Twitter, Jenny writes: “Climate change is already here and farmers are often on the frontlines of the impacts.

“We need climate finance to deliver for farmers reflecting the complexity and scale of the challenges faced, that works with the diversity of farm systems.”

Did you catch NFU senior climate change adviser Dr Ceris Jones on Farming Today this morning?

Speaking to the BBC Ceris said: “COP29 has been designated the finance COP – all governments are going to Baku with the aim of increasing ambition so that everyone can work together to meet the Paris Agreement.

“But ambition needs delivery and finance is one of those. There are a number of finance negotiations at the COP and all the farmer organisations want to ensure agriculture is invested in to meet the climate challenges ahead.”

When asked what role farmers have to play in all this, Ceris remarked that “everyone sees a different way of getting to the same end”.

“We [farming] have a lot of offer and that needs to be recognised nationally and internationally, but for that to happen farmers need to be engaged and involved in the conversation at all stages of the process.”

Listen from 08:00.