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COP29 Azerbaijan: What’s at stake at the 2024 global climate summit?
The UN climate summit kicks off in Baku as activists such as Greta Thunberg label the event a ‘greenwash conference’.
The UN annual climate summit is now under way in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku, with thousands of representatives from the world converging in the South Caucasus nation for two weeks of negotiations over how to tackle the climate crisis.
But the global summit has been overshadowed by the re-election of Donald Trump as United States president, who has expressed his intention to walk out of the landmark Paris Agreement for the second time. He is also likely to reduce the US’s carbon-cutting commitments critical in the transition to net zero.
Countries have also failed to agree on how to fund the transition towards green energy and climate change mitigation programmes around the world.
Here is what you need to know:
When and where is the COP29 being held?
COP29 will take place in Azerbaijan’s capital city, Baku, between November 11-22.
The decision to host the summit in a country whose economy is based on fossil fuels has been criticised by climate activists, including Greta Thunberg, who labelled the event a “greenwash conference” during a recent lecture.
What does COP stand for?
COP is an abbreviation for the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, which refers to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – a multilateral treaty adopted in 1992.
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