Azerbaijan, UN and COP29

Azerbaijan accused of ramping up repression of critics ahead of UN climate summit
When officials from more than 200 countries and hundreds of journalists arrive in Azerbaijan in November for the U.N.'s annual climate conference, they’ll bring a level of scrutiny the hosts aren’t accustomed to — and don't often tolerate.
What to expect as the UN’s COP29 climate change summit begins in Azerbaijan
The 2024 summit in Azerbaijan comes amid fresh reports showing that global warming levels are accelerating, bringing more intense climate-related disasters and an increased demand for funding to mitigate and protect communities from the effects of climate change.
World leaders gather for photo at COP29 climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan
World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan although the big names and powerful countries are noticeably absent, unlike past climate talks which had the star power of a soccer World Cup.
Live Briefing: More than 100 world leaders to convene at COP29 climate summit in Baku
World leaders, including British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, are scheduled to speak as this year’s U.N. Climate Change Conference heads into its second day.
World leaders begin plenary speeches at COP29 climate summit
Dozens of leaders are set to give speeches at the UN's Climate Change Conference in Azerbaijan on Tuesday, setting the tone for the two-week negotiations. Among others, UN Secretary General António Guterres is expected to speak.
COP29: World leaders meet in Azerbaijan for climate talks
Dozens of world leaders arrived in Azerbaijan on Tuesday (November 12) for COP29 but many big names are skipping the UN climate talks where the impact of Donald Trump's election victory is keenly felt.
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 ...
The COP29 climate talks are about to kick off in Baku, Azerbaijan. Here's what to expect
The next major United Nations meeting on climate change, known as COP29, is about to get underway in Baku, Azerbaijan. These ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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World leaders descend on Azerbaijan's capital Baku for United Nations climate talks
World leaders descend on Azerbaijan's capital Baku for United Nations climate talks World leaders are converging Tuesday ...
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Greta Thunberg protests against Azerbaijan hosting global climate summit
as Baku hosts the COP29 U.N. Climate Conference. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze) Climate activist Greta Thunberg labelled ...
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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 ...
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UN climate conference opens in Azerbaijan with call for substantive climate-finance action
The 29th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, held this year in the Azerbaijani capital Baku, kicked off November ...
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What will this year's COP29 conference do to address climate change on a global level?
The annual U.N. climate change conference is about to begin in Azerbaijan, but what will actually happen there? More ...
Italy's Meloni argues for 'pragmatic' climate policy at Baku COP29
Italy's far-right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, stated at the UN climate conference in Baku that she does not intend to ...