As the COP29 negotiations in Baku enter their final days, the atmosphere remains charged with urgency to deliver a final text. Delegates from nearly 200 nations are working around the clock to resolve pivotal issues, yet several key items remain unresolved. Among them are the finalization of Article 6 rules governing the international carbon market, agreement on the timeline for the $1 trillion New Collective Quantified Goal for climate finance, and firm commitments to enhance Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in line with the Paris Agreement’s ambitions.