COP 29, which will be held in Baku between November 11-22, has been widely trailed as “the finance COP” and it is certainly true that decisions on how funding for mitigation and adaptation in the developing world is to be sourced and allocated will be fundamental to the success of the Conference. Although this is probably the most important item on the main intergovernmental agenda there are a number of other key issues which COP 29 needs to address.