A secret recording shows the chief executive of Azerbaijan's COP29 team, Elnur Soltanov, discussing "investment opportunities" in the state oil and gas company with a man posing as a potential investor. "We have a lot of gas fields that are to be developed," he says.

A stated goal of COP29 is that, “The conference will also be a key moment for countries to present their updated national climate action plans under the Paris Agreement, which a

The BBC reports that Elnur Soltanov, chief executive of Azerbaijan’s team at next week's COP29 climate change conference in Baku, has been recorded promoting fossil fuel deals. Soltanov was reportedly secretly filmed while talking about the potential development of Azerbaijan's gas fields to a man posing as an investor.