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Azerbaijan names a former oil exec to lead climate talks : NPR
Azerbaijan's ecology minister has been named to lead the United Nations' annual climate talks later this year, prompting concern from some climate activists over his former ties to the state oil ...
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Climate talks open in Azerbaijan with calls for a path away from the ‘road to ruin’ - Los Angeles Times
BAKU, Azerbaijan — United Nations annual climate talks stuttered to a start Monday with more than nine hours of backroom bickering over what should be on the agenda for the next two weeks. It ...
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Azerbaijan poised to host next year’s global climate talks
DUBAI — Azerbaijan appears poised to host next year’s global climate summit after longtime adversary Armenia on Friday agreed to stop blocking its bid. The development means another oil ...
Azerbaijan’s leader takes a wrecking ball to his own climate talks as calls rise for total ‘overhaul’ - MSN
From the moment the US election results rolled in, climate leaders knew Donald Trump would be a blow to the COP29 talks in ...
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Azerbaijan taps former oil industry leader to head this year’s climate talks - POLITICO
It is the third oil exporter to host the annual U.N. climate talks after Egypt and the UAE. ... he said Azerbaijan aimed to cut its climate pollution 35 percent by 2030 and 40 percent by 2050.
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The COP29 climate talks are about to kick off in Baku, Azerbaijan. Here's what to expect - MSN
The next major United Nations meeting on climate change, known as COP29, is about to get underway in Baku, Azerbaijan. These annual meetings are the key international summits as the world attempts ...
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Azerbaijan names a former oil executive to lead 2024 climate talks
Azerbaijan's ecology minister has been named to lead the United Nations' annual climate talks later this year, prompting concern from some climate activists over his former ties to the state oil ...
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Climate talks open with calls for a path away from the ‘road to ruin.’ But the real focus is money - Hartford Courant
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — United Nations annual climate talks stuttered to a start Monday with more than nine hours of backroom bickering over what should be on the agenda for the next two weeks ...
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Azerbaijan faces growing pressure on human rights ahead of UN climate talks : NPR
Azerbaijan was picked to host this year’s United Nations climate talks after Russia blocked bids from countries in the European Union, which has supported Ukraine in its war with Moscow.
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Climate talks in Azerbaijan head into their second week, coinciding with G20 in Rio - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
That hope comes from the arrival of the climate and environment ministers from around the world this week in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the COP29 talks. They’ll give their teams instructions on ways ...
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KUOW - Gov. Inslee in Azerbaijan for global climate talks
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is spending the week in Azerbaijan, an oil-producing nation between Russia and Iran, for the latest round of the United Nations’ global climate talks.