COP29

The report emphasizes that the Demand Rights at COP coalition was created on September 11, 2024, and was joined by 33 NGOs and two individuals who addressed an appeal to the international community, full of bias against Azerbaijan.

After COP28 in Dubai last year, Azerbaijan hosted the 29th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP 29) from November 11 to 22 in Baku. The COP29 has raised a discussion of whether resource-rich countries should host the UN Climate Summit or not.

COP29 in Baku sparked widespread debate. Critics labeled it a failure, lamenting unmet climate finance goals, while others noted its role in deferring critical fossil fuel extraction issues to COP30. Azerbaijan's president described oil and gas as "gifts from God," triggering media backlash. Meanwhile, global elites recalibrate agendas, navigating challenges to "inclusive capitalism" and shifting narratives toward reindustrialization.

One of the key achievements was the announcement of a new financial commitment: $300 billion to address the climate crisis and an ambitious goal to mobilize $1.3 trillion by 2035.

“As the host country of COP29, we have become the target of a coordinated, well-orchestrated campaign of slander and blackmail”, said President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan during his inauguration speech at the climate conference on 12 November.

The President of the United States expressed his gratitude to Azerbaijan for hosting the event and emphasized the country's key role in achieving historic agreements.

On November 23, the closing plenary session of the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) took place.

The presidency of COP29 has announced the conclusion of a decade-long negotiation process on carbon markets in accordance with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) concluded in Baku.

The COP29 negotiations are teetering on the edge of failure. Key figures, including Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, EU Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, and around 10 EU delegation heads, remain in Baku.

On Friday, Azerbaijan's presidency presented the latest version of the proposed climate change agreement at the UN COP29 summit, amounting to at least $250 billion annually.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on nations to finally reach a unified agreement.

She proposed the creation of an intercontinental climate coalition, stressing that climate change requires collective action.

Israeli innovation strutted its stuff in Baku, but a global consensus on carbon-guzzling countries paying for the effects of their consumption is not yet on the horizon.

Azerbaijan was selected this year to host the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29). A mix of international climate experts, politicians, activists, and enterprises gathered in Baku to express that they are all really worried about the climate.

Ironically, on the second day of COP29, the Armenian government blocked an opposition resolution calling for the release of those same prisoners.

As the COP29 conference continues in Baku, Azerbaijan, intense negotiations are underway to establish a new climate finance target ranging between $300-500 billion.

The work of the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan’s capital continues. New formats are emerging: law enforcement representatives are holding their own conferences, inter-parliamentary dialogue is unfolding, and meetings are being held on the sidelines.

Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department, Hikmet Hajiyev, underscored Azerbaijan's progress in green transformation and climate diplomacy during an interview with Azerbaijan Television on the sidelines of COP29 on November 16.

John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy, will lead the US delegation to Azerbaijan to attend the upcoming COP29 climate conference which commenced on 11 November.