The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP29, is currently underway in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11 to 22, 2024. Here are some key trends and highlights:

- **Venue and Organization**: The conference is being held at the Baku Olympic Stadium, with a 112,000 m² venue developed next to the stadium. The event is expected to welcome around 80,000 attendees, including senior government officials[1][2].

- **Key Focus Areas**: The conference is focusing on several critical areas, including setting a new climate finance goal to replace the former $100 billion target, fully activating the Loss and Damage fund, and supporting vulnerable communities. Discussions also include updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) from countries and finalizing guidelines for carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement[1][3].

- **Health and Climate**: Health is a significant concern at COP29, with discussions emphasizing the need for ambitious decision-making across all negotiating streams, including climate finance, mitigation, adaptation, and loss and damage. The international health and climate community is calling for action on climate and health, including the implementation of the UAE COP28 Declaration on Climate and Health[3].

- **Transportation Management**: A comprehensive transport management plan has been implemented to minimize traffic during the conference, including dedicated COP29 fleets of vehicles, complimentary conference shuttles, and express public buses[2].

- **Criticisms and Boycotts**: EU diplomats have criticized Azerbaijan for not including fossil fuel phaseouts on the conference agenda. Papua New Guinea has announced a boycott of the summit, calling it and previous COP summits a "total waste of time"[1].

As the conference concludes today, November 22, 2024, the global community awaits the outcomes and commitments made by participating countries to address the pressing issues of climate change.