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COP29 is for oil deals
An undercover investigation reveals how the Azerbaijani petrostate used its position as host of COP29 to facilitate discussion of new...
Nov 19, 202412 min read


Efforts to boycott COP29 fail - Ilham Aliyev
Efforts to boycott COP29 have failed, as confirmed by the participation of 80 presidents, vice-presidents and prime ministers from...
Nov 19, 20242 min read


Know Your Host: Why It Matters That Azerbaijan Is Hosting the COP29 Climate Summit
This year’s ‘COP29’ — the world’s premier climate change conference — is about to begin in Azerbaijan. Over 11 days of meetings,...
Nov 19, 20241 min read


IAEA Chief Grossi Comments on Upcoming Tehran Talks During COP29 in Bakuv
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi, speaking on the sidelines of COP29 in Baku, provided remarks on...
Nov 19, 20241 min read


COP29 host Azerbaijan intensifies repression
Much is at stake at the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. The petrostate host nation has locked up dozens of critics in the past mo
Nov 19, 20245 min read


COP29 hosts accused of detaining climate defenders
The Azerbaijani government is using COP29 to crack down on environmental activists and other political opponents, according to human...
Nov 19, 20243 min read


Rights and wrongs ahead of Baku's Cop29 hosting
After recent climate conferences in Egypt and Dubai, Azerbaijan will be the next authoritarian petrostate to host this year’s climate...
Nov 19, 20246 min read


Azeri fossil-fuel cash cow brings controversy to Switzerland
Socar, Azerbaijan’s state energy company, is a key source of public funding for the country. It also relies heavily on business in...
Nov 19, 20245 min read


Pro-Palestine Protest at COP29 Conference
On Monday, during the COP29 climate conference in Baku, a group of volunteers from various countries held a protest in support of...
Nov 19, 20241 min read


UN Secretary General arrives in Baku for COP29 conference
Генсек ООН Антониу Гутерреш прибыл в понедельник в Баку для участия в климатической конференции COP29. «В условиях, когда глобальная...
Nov 19, 20241 min read


Environmental activists hold rallies at COP29 site
On November 16, at the venue of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change...
Nov 19, 20241 min read


Youth Gathering at COP29 in Baku
The Young Reporters Academy (YNA) held a key event at COP29, organizing the "Youth Leadership Forum," which brought together the next...
Nov 19, 20242 min read


Minister of Ecology of Azerbaijan elected chairman of COP29
Azerbaijan's Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, Mukhtar Babayev, has been elected as the President of the 29th session of the...
Nov 19, 20241 min read


UNFCCC Executive Secretary Urges New Ambitious Climate Finance Target at Baku Summit
Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), has called on member countries...
Nov 19, 20244 min read


Protest Against Whaling and Deep-Sea Mining Draws Attention at COP29, But Questions Remain About Group’s Origins
Amid the bustling scenes of this year’s COP29 climate conference, a protest against whaling and deep-sea mining, organized by a group...
Nov 19, 20243 min read


Eco-activists protest at COP29
At the venue of the COP29 conference in Baku, a group of activists held a protest under the slogan ‘Pay up’. Climate activists unfurled...
Nov 19, 20241 min read


COP29: 1.3 trillion US dollars
A new draft agreement on financing climate programs, unveiled at the 29th session of the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP29),...
Nov 19, 20241 min read


Taliban and Red Cross Representatives Hold Talks at COP29
On November 13, representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Afghan Taliban held talks in Baku as part...
Nov 19, 20241 min read


Climate Observers Partnership condemns the Government of Azerbaijan for Violating Human Rights and Disrespecting Women's Rights
Today, November 18, marks Gender Justice Day at COP29 , a moment meant to highlight support to the rights and dignity of women around the...
Nov 18, 20243 min read


Podesta Calls for Global Financial Commitment on Climate Action at COP29
John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the U.S. President on International Climate Policy and head of the U.S. delegation, called on nations to...
Nov 18, 20241 min read
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