‘Everything was destroyed’—Large patch of Amazon rainforest cleared out for highway ahead of UN’s COP climate summit
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‘Everything was destroyed’—Large patch of Amazon rainforest cleared out for highway ahead of UN’s COP climate summit

Live Mint  

A new highway being built through the Amazon rainforest to facilitate travel for delegates attending the UN climate summit, COP30, in Belém, Brazil, has drawn fierce criticism, reported The Telegraph. Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has defended the project, stating that the summit will be “a COP in the Amazon, not a COP about the Amazon.” This is not the first time a UN climate summit has faced accusations of double standards. President Ilham Aliyev called oil and gas “a gift from God” and dismissed concerns over Azerbaijan’s increasing fossil fuel production. Similarly, past COP summits have been scrutinised for the high carbon emissions generated by the tens of thousands of delegates who fly in from around the world.

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The COP climate talks are at risk of failing – but there is a way to save them
4 months, 1 week ago

The COP climate talks are at risk of failing – but there is a way to save them

The Independent  

The COP29 presidency is accused of striking gas deals in the conference sidelines; vast numbers of world leaders haven’t shown up; and now the UN’s former climate chief says the summit in its current form can’t deliver change at the speed and scale needed for the safety of humanity. With Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev using his opening address at the …

'Victim of slander and blackmail': COP29 host Azerbaijan hits out at West in defence of oil and gas
4 months, 1 week ago

'Victim of slander and blackmail': COP29 host Azerbaijan hits out at West in defence of oil and gas

Firstpost  

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, host of this year’s UN climate summit, hit back at Western critics of his country’s oil and gas sector during his keynote address at COP29 on Tuesday, accusing them of orchestrating a “campaign of slander and blackmail” against Azerbaijan President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev speaks at the Opening Ceremony of the United Nations climate change conference …

COP29 host Azerbaijan president calls oil, gas ‘gift of God’, again
4 months, 2 weeks ago

COP29 host Azerbaijan president calls oil, gas ‘gift of God’, again

Firstpost  

Azerbaijan has seven billion barrels of proven oil reserves and was one of the first places in the world to start commercial oil production Participating world leaders and delegates, including United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, pose for a family photo during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku. …

COP29 host Azerbaijan brands oil and gas ‘gift from God’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

COP29 host Azerbaijan brands oil and gas ‘gift from God’

Al Jazeera  

President Aliyev accuses West of hypocrisy for criticising country’s fossil-fuel dependence while buying its oil & gas. Azerbaijan’s president has branded oil and gas a “gift from God” as he welcomed delegates to the COP29 climate summit. Aliyev asserted that Azerbaijan has faced a “campaign of slander and blackmail” amid calls to boycott the summit due to its reliance on …

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