>National TV news networks dedicated only 57 minutes to this year’s COP29 — the United Nations' annual climate summit, where nearly 200 countries negotiate global climate action — compared to 5 hours and 42 minutes of coverage in 2023. >This decrease in coverage comes during a critical moment when climate negotiations face mounting challenges including complex financing discussions for developing nations. >A Media Matters review of COP29 coverage from November 11, 2024, the first day of the summit, through November 24, 2024, the final day, found: >- Corporate broadcast outlets and major cable news networks aired 57 minutes of combined coverage across 25 segments about COP29, representing a significant decrease from COP28's coverage, which totaled 5 hours and 42 minutes. >- Cable news networks — CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC — aired a combined 54 minutes across 23 segments about the climate summit. >- Corporate broadcast networks — ABC, CBS, and NBC — aired 3 minutes of coverage across 2 segments about COP29. >- Of the 25 total segments aired across broadcast and cable news networks, 11 segments mentioned Trump's pledge to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. >. . [Source](https://www.mediamatters.org/broadcast-networks/national-tv-news-provides-limited-coverage-cop29)