COP29 host Azerbaijan shelves fossil-fuelled climate fund
COP29 host Azerbaijan suspended the launch of a new fund with voluntary contributions from fossil fuel producers.
Before and After COP29, Azerbaijan Is a Risky Place for Climate Activists
Javid Gara is a 32-year-old, self-employed electrician who moved from Baku to England’s Manchester three years ago. He also runs Azerbaijan’s only independent climate group, campaigning to clean up the environment and cut emissions.
Azerbaijan Eyes Prestige Boost From Hosting COP29, Despite The Critics
Azerbaijan has gotten bad press for big events in the past. But the problem could be magnified with COP29 this month, given its planetary stakes and alleged obfuscation around its precursors in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.
COP29 host Azerbaijan promoted fossil fuel deals ahead of climate summit, NGO says
An official with Azerbaijan's Presidency of next week's United Nations COP29 climate summit appeared to offer to facilitate talks about new fossil fuel deals ahead of the conference, according to a video secretly recorded by an advocacy group.
COP29 host Azerbaijan faces climate disaster as Caspian Sea dries up
Water levels in the Caspian Sea are set to fall dramatically as the climate gets hotter, posing a major threat to economic activity and ecosystems in the region
COP29 | UN climate conference underway in Azerbaijan
AZERBAIJAN - The COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan is hoping to come up with a new agreement for climate-related transfers from rich countries to poor countries. It is dubbed the finance COP because this is its primary objective.
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COP29 Bulletin Day 4: Azerbaijan’s climate fund on ice and Europe hits back at Aliyev criticism
Azerbaijan postpones the launch of a controversial climate fund and gets embroiled in a diplomatic spat with the EU ...
A dead whale showed up outside COP29 in Azerbaijan. It's just an art installation
A Belgian-based art collective known as Captain Boomer is behind the dead whale art installation outside the COP29 summit in ...
Panelists Take On Climate Finance and Politics at Newsweek's COP29 Event
At Newsweek's "Pillars of the Green Transition" event at COP29, panelists talked climate finance and the coming shift in U.S.
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COP29 host Azerbaijan hits out at West in defence of oil and gas
Azerbaijan's finance ministry said the share of oil and gas as a contribution to the economy was declining as the country ...
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At COP29, Azerbaijan Navigates Climate Ambitions Amid Complex Geopolitical Ties
Azerbaijan's attempt to lead in renewable energy faces challenges due to its reliance on fossil fuels and complex regional ...
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France boycotts COP29 after Azerbaijan’s ‘colonies’ attack
Azerbaijan’s president blamed Emmanuel Macron’s government for deadly violence in New Caledonia earlier this year.
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Azerbaijan defends fossil fuels at COP29 as big names skip summit
The host of the UN climate summit in Azerbaijan on Tuesday defended fossil fuels and the right of countries to exploit them ...
COP29: Host nation Azerbaijan hits out at West in defence of oil and gas industry
By William James and Kate Abnett BAKU (Reuters) -Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev used a keynote speech at the COP29 ...
Azerbaijan’s leader takes a wrecking ball to his own climate talks as calls rise for total ‘overhaul’
From the moment the US election results rolled in, climate leaders knew Donald Trump would be a blow to the COP29 talks in ...