The road to COP29, this year’s United Nations Climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, feels like the buildup to a long-awaited climax after decades of polarized debate on financing climate action for the world’s most vulnerable countries. Against a backdrop of geopolitical, economic, and social instability, the COP29 Presidency is hoping for a historic moment for renewed trust and global collaboration on climate change at this year’s climate talks.
Minister Mukhtar Babayev, Azerbaijan’s Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources and the President Designate of COP29 is confident in the potential for “the Finance COP” to transform ambition into tangible action for Small Island Developing States, Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and other countries and regions most impacted by climate change.
He sees Azerbaijan’s COP presidency as pivotal in…
