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From the 'Black City' to the White City: Baku takes advantage of COP29 to cleanse its past as the world's first oil capital
Meanwhile, renewables account for barely 7% of Azerbaijan's energy mix, the land of fire. And although the goal is to reach ...
Anger, frustration in Baku as draft COP29 deal leaves key issues open
Disputes in Baku are growing increasingly heated 24 hours before the UN Climate Change Conference is due to end, as ...
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The “Dark Joke” of Having a Climate Summit in Azerbaijan
Baku, Azerbaijan —Azerbaijan is the land of fire, or so the Zoroastrian legend goes. Its supply of combustible fuel has long ...
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COMMENT: Will COP29 become a milestone in Azerbaijan’s long-term energy strategy?
By Fuad Shahbazov in Durham Despite its heavy reliance on fossil fuel exports for many years, Azerbaijan has now shifted its ...
As talks in Baku cross the halfway point, nations are no closer to a goal on cash for climate action
Distractions were bigger than deals in the first week of United Nations climate talks, leaving a lot to be done, especially ...
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The COP29 climate talks are about to kick off in Baku, Azerbaijan. Here's what to expect
The next major United Nations meeting on climate change, known as COP29, is about to get underway in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Cop29 turns heat up on Turkey and Azerbaijan over oil exports to Israel
The pipeline transports Azerbaijani crude oil to the Turkish port of Ceyhan, supplying Israel with 28 percent of its oil ...
Tea is a way of life in Azerbaijan and center stage at COP29. But it’s not immune to climate change
As Azerbaijan introduces its vibrant tea culture to COP29 attendees, scientists are studying how to save it from climate ...
Money to respond to climate change is key to UN talks in Baku. Nations are finding ways to raise it
Just as a simple lever can move heavy objects, rich nations are hoping another kind of leverage — the financial sort — can ...
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 ...
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COP29 climate summit kicks off in Baku. Will it be the last for the U.S.?
This year's United Nations Climate Change Conference — called COP29, since it's the 29th Conference of Parties — kicks off Monday in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, and runs through Nov. 22. The ...
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COP29 closes with carbon market agreement and ‘abysmally poor’ climate finance texts
The gavel has come down in Baku, marking a tumultuous end to negotiations at COP29 that saw the formalisation of a global carbon market and island states walk out of last-minute discussions on a ...