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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.
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 has told the Cop29 climate conference – which is country is hosting. Speaking to delegates at the United Nations summit, held in the capital city of Baku,
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.
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 U.N. climate conference known this year as COP29, they bring with them a lev
Presidency of UN climate talks handed over from UAE to Azerbaijan
COP29 began in Azerbaijan on Monday with a speech from its president Mukhtar Babayev, who addressed delegates warning the world was on the "road to ruin."
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.

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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 ...
COP29 Opens in Azerbaijan With Climate Finance at Top of Agenda
A focus of this year's annual climate event will be striking a new deal onpossibly worth trillions—helping poor countries in ...
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 ...
Why Is a Petrostate Holding This Year’s Climate Talks?
The economy of Azerbaijan, host of COP29, relies almost entirely on the fossil fuels that are the main driver of global ...
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Climate Clash at COP29: Azerbaijan's Energy Defense Amid Global Tensions
At the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, President Ilham Aliyev rebuked Western critics of his nation's oil and gas sector, while U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres criticized reliance on ...
Greta Thunberg holds protest in Georgia against Azerbaijan’s ‘absurd’ hosting of COP29 climate talks
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg labelled the move to hold the COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan "absurd" on Monday as ...
PM attempts new messaging strategy with climate announcement from Azerbaijan
Sir Keir Starmer is switching from talking about his five government missions to two "priorities" - boosting the economy and protecting our borders.
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Exxon Chief to Trump: Don’t Withdraw From Paris Climate Deal
Darren Woods was one of only a few Western oil executives attending a global climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. By ...