Taliban delegation in Azerbaijan to make debut at UN climate summit
The Taliban in Afghanistan sent its representatives to Azerbaijan on Sunday to attend a major United Nations climate change conference, marking the first such participation since they seized power three years ago.
COP29 Opens In Azerbaijan As World Seeks New Climate Change Funding Goal
( MENAFN - IANS) Baku, Nov 11 (IANS) The 29th session of the conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), or COP29, kicked off in Azerbaijan's capital city of Baku on Monday.
COP29 opens in Azerbaijan for talks centred on climate funding
The annual United Nations climate summit has started in Azerbaijan, with countries readying for tough talks on finance and trade, following a year of weather disasters that have emboldened developing countries in their demands for more funds.
Azerbaijan gears up for COP29: How Baku is preparing to host the world's biggest climate summit
In this episode of Road to COP29, we take a behind-the-scenes look at Baku's grand preparations to host the global climate summit.
Live Briefing: World’s nations gather for U.N. climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan
The U.N. Climate Change Conference, or COP29, begins a year after a historic agreement to move away from coal, oil and gas. This year is on track to be the hottest on record.
COP29 in Azerbaijan: What’s at stake at the 2024 global climate summit?
Global climate summit kicks off in Baku as activists such as Greta Thunberg label the event a ‘greenwash conference’.
Taliban Administration Officials to Attend UN Climate Conference in Azerbaijan
Afghan Taliban officials will attend a major United Nations climate conference that starts next week, the Afghan Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, the first time they have attended since the former insurgents took power in 2021.
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Cop29 live updates: climate summit gets under way in Baku, Azerbaijan
Finance at top of agenda as developing nations call for funding to build protection against extreme weather impacts
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 of the authoritarian petrostate.
Azerbaijan is the host of the UN's climate conference, shining a spotlight on the petrostate
Diplomats from across the world will descend on the Azerbaijani capital of Baku for the annual climate summit, known as COP29, to discuss how to avoid the increasing threats from climate change in a place that was one of the birthplaces of the oil
The U.N. climate change conference begins in Baku, Azerbaijan
As world leaders gather for the annual summit to discuss progress on tackling climate change, the election of Donald Trump casts a shadow over the talks.
Welcome to Baku, a City Built on Oil Hosting the World’s Climate Conference
This week, world leaders will meet in Azerbaijan’s capital to discuss global warming and other environmental issues at the ...
There’s a mind-bending Soviet-era oil rig city ‘floating’ on the planet’s largest lake
Neft Daşları, meaning “Oil Rocks,” was the world’s first oil-drilling platform. In recent decades, its population has dwindled, while sections have fallen into disrepair and been claimed by the sea.
Oil exporter Azerbaijan is gearing up to host COP29, as it seeks to boost its gas exports
The Azerbaijani government is accused of greenwashing as it prepares to ramp up oil and gas exports to the European Union.
Why A Soviet-Era Oil Rig City Is Floating On Earth's Largest Lake
Deep in the Caspian Sea, around 100 kilometres off the coast of Azerbaijan's capital Baku, lies Neft Daslari, the world's oldest offshore oil platform. Also known as “Oil Rocks”, this vast, ...
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Suspicious Social Media Accounts Target Art Organizations with Pro-Azerbaijan Messaging Ahead of COP29
Seemingly fake social media accounts have been targeting major art platforms as foreign relations deteriorate between France ...
COP29: Azerbaijan wants to improve its image without giving up oil
Nearly 30 dissidents, journalists and trade unionists have been arrested in recent months ahead of COP29, while the country ...
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Cop29: Hong Kong environment minister to attend UN climate change summit in Azerbaijan
Tse will visit a renewable energy facility in Azerbaijan and return to the city later in the month. Climate negotiators ...