Welcome to Baku, a City Built on Oil Hosting the World’s Climate Conference
This week, world leaders will meet in Azerbaijan’s capital to discuss global warming and other environmental issues at the United Nations COP29 summit.
Azerbaijan is the host of the UN’s climate conference, shining a spotlight on the petrostate
Diplomats from across the world will be in Baku to discuss how to avoid the increasing threats from climate change in a place that was one of the birthplaces of the oil industry.
Taliban Administration Officials to Attend UN Climate Conference in Azerbaijan
Afghan Taliban officials will attend a major United Nations climate conference that starts next week, the Afghan Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, the first time they have attended since the former insurgents took power in 2021.
The Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the 1st time
An Afghan official says the Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the first time since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021
Azerbaijan is hosting the U.N. climate conference, putting the authoritarian petrostate in spotlight
Diplomats from across the world head to Azerbaijan for the annual climate summit, known as COP29. Critics allege greenwashing of the authoritarian petrostate.
Afghanistan to join UN climate talks for first time under Taliban
Afghanistan will participate in the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, the country's National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) announced on Sunday. This marks a significant development for Afghanistan,
Taliban to attend UN climate conference for first time
The Taliban will this week attend a UN climate conference for the first time since its takeover of Afghanistan in 2021.The Cop29 conference begins on
Afghanistan to attend COP29 climate talks for the first time since Taliban takeover
It's a rare invitation for the Taliban - the AFP reports that an Afghan delegation will attend the United Nations climate change summit which starts on Monday in Azerbaijan. In February this year, the country reopened its embassy in Kabul,
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