Azerbaijan will host the 29th UN climate negotiations, called COP29 for short. One of the key elements connecting this COP to the others is finance–-because with all that needs doing in order to reach our climate goals of limiting global warming to no more than 1.

The next major United Nations meeting on climate change, known as COP29, is about to get underway in Baku, Azerbaijan. These annual meetings are the key international summits as the world attempts to address the unfolding climate crisis.

Nearly 200 countries will gather next week for the U.N. climate summit, COP29. Reaching a consensus for a deal among so many can be difficult. Here are some of the major players and negotiating blocs involved in the COP29 summit starting Nov.