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Azerbaijan is the host of the UN's climate conference, shining a spotlight on the petrostate

The spotlight is on Azerbaijan as the small petrostate in the South Caucasus hosts the U.N.’s biggest climate conference. Diplomats from across the world will descend on the capital Baku for the annual climate summit,

Yahoo · 3d

COP29, the U.N. conference on climate change, underway in Azerbaijan

The United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP29, is underway in Azerbaijan at a time when the U.S. is producing more oil than any country and is expected to produce more when President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated in January. Bernadette Woods ...

Voice of America · 2d

As Azerbaijan hosts UN climate conference, analysts point to poor rights record

As officials from around the world gather in Baku for the United Nations climate change conference, civil society groups are highlighting Azerbaijan’s poor human rights record, including the jailings of more than a dozen journalists over the past year.

Azerbaijan defends oil and gas

The Independent on MSN · 1d

Oil and gas are gift of god, Azerbaijan president tells climate summit

Oil and gas are a “gift of god”, Azerbaijan ’s president Ilham Aliyev told the Cop29 climate conference on Tuesday. Speaking to delegates at the United Nations summit, held in the capital city of Baku, Mr Aliyev defended his nation’s fossil fuel resources after some campaigners had criticised holding the event in Azerbaijan.

BBC · 1d

Oil and gas are a 'gift of god', says COP29 host

The president of COP29’s host country has told the UN climate conference that oil and gas are a "gift of god". Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev criticised "Western fake news" about the country's emissions and said nations "should not be blamed" for having fossil fuel reserves.

GlobalData on MSN · 1d

Azerbaijan defends oil and gas at COP29 amid Western criticism

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev defended his country's oil and gas industry at the 29th UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 29), criticising Western nations for their stance on fossil fuels, reported Reuters.

Argentina withdraws delegates from climate summit

Anadolu Ajansi · 5h

Argentina’s president withdraws country's delegation from UN Climate Change Conference

Argentina's President Javier Milei on Wednesday ordered his negotiators to withdraw from the COP29 UN Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, according to press reports. The delegates attending the summit were ordered to suspend their activities only three days in and return to Buenos Aires immediately, British daily The Guardian reported.

CNN on MSN · 19h

Argentina withdraws delegates from climate summit as Milei heads for Mar-a-Lago

Argentine delegates at the COP29 United Nations climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, have been ordered to withdraw from negotiations and return home, according to a source at the country’s foreign ministry.

The Guardian on MSN · 1d

Cop 29 live: Argentina’s negotiators ordered to withdraw from climate summit

Dharna Noor Brazil’s new climate plan, known as a “nationally determined contribution”, has won praise from many at Cop29. But, according to my colleague Dharna Noor, it has left young conference attendees with the organization Engajamundo unimpressed.

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Azerbaijan is hosting the U.N. climate conference, putting the authoritarian petrostate in spotlight

Diplomats from across the world head to Azerbaijan for the annual climate summit, known as COP29. Critics allege greenwashing ...

Associated Press2d

Azerbaijan accused of ramping up repression of critics ahead of hosting UN climate summit

As representatives from nearly 200 countries, along with hundreds of journalists, arrived in Azerbaijan in November for the ...

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Climate talks open in Azerbaijan with calls for a path away from the ‘road to ruin’

In Azerbaijan, where the world’s first oil well was drilled and the smell of fuel was noticeable outdoors, the talks were ...

The Daily Signal19h

President of Country Hosting UN Climate Summit Defends Fossil Fuels, Slams Media and Green ‘Hypocrisy’

Azerbaijan's president defended fossil fuels at COP29, criticizing media narratives and asserting that natural resources are ...

30m

UN climate talks haven’t improved Earth’s climate prognosis in 3 years

For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven't lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to ...

COP29 climate talks urged to find $1 trillion a year for poorer countries

Money is a central focus of the climate talks being held in Azerbaijan and the success of the summit is likely to be judged ...

Opinion

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At COP29, It's About More Than the Climate | Opinion

As global leaders convene in Baku this month for the COP29 climate conference, they may be tempted to focus on saving the planet and ignore the odious nature of the conference's host.

BBC17h

Climate COP Out?

Show more Today we look at the COP29 climate conference in Azerbaijan. World leaders, diplomats and climate ...

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