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COP29 begins tomorrow in Azerbaijan with Green financing agenda
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COP29 will be held in Baku city from November 11 to 22, 2024.
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COP29 Summit is themed “In Solidarity for a Green World”.
By: Muhammad Arif, Editor NSN.Asia
Baku:Top global leaders and climate change stakeholders will gather in the Silk Road city, Baku, of Azerbaijan, for the 29th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, COP29 Summit, starting from November 11-22, 2024, with the green financing agenda and green economy priorities set for the global climate actions.
Here’s what readers need understand about the UN Climate Summit and why it’s so important to advance key priorities.
COP29 Summit is themed “In Solidarity for a Green World”.
COP29, also called ‘finance COP’, is the meeting of the group of 198 countries that have signed the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. leaders and climate change stakeholders will deliberate to find creative solutions are needed to mitigate climate crisis.
There will be continued discussions on setting a new collective goal on climate finance, taking into account the needs and priorities of developing countries as regards combating climate crisis.
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Global coal capacity saw 2% growth in 2023 but there was a record rise in world’s renewable energy capacity – but still a way off climate targets.
Azerbaijan is getting ready to welcome the world to Baku for COP29. The COP29 Presidency team, colleagues and communities are working together to support climate action.
Programming for COP29 has now been published on the official COP29 website in advance of the conference taking from the 11th- 22nd November.
The highly anticipated COP29 has officially released its comprehensive programming for both the Blue and Green Zones.
The detailed programming being updated according to the conference agenda is now available on the official COP29 website, offering a glimpse into the diverse range of events, discussions, and exhibitions that will shape the global climate agenda. For those attending COP in person, the programming will be available at information desks across both the Blue and Green Zone.
The programming covers both the Blue Zone, where the formal negotiations and decision-making take place, and the Green Zone – a space open to the public that features a variety of exhibitions, workshops, and cultural events related to climate change. The programming for both zones include a diverse range of topics, such as climate finance, adaptation, mitigation, technology, and climate finance.
Whilst the scheduling for the formal negotiations in the Blue Zone is managed by the UNFCCC, there are several country pavilions in this zone, with their own events and programming for Blue Zone accredited participants to engage in. The Azerbaijan Pavilion will feature multiple sessions spanning several of the key thematic days including finance, energy, science, human capital, and transport from the 13th-22nd November. These will be led by a range of key stakeholders from both the public and private sectors.
Visitors in the Green Zone will be able to experience and participate in panels, workshops, keynote speeches, and fireside chats, also aligning with each thematic day. The COP29 official partners will use the opportunity in the Green Zone to inspire climate conversation and facilitate action amongst stakeholders from both the public and private sectors.
The COP28 was held last year in Dubai and was the largest attended climate COP in history, convening 97,000 delegates, and more than 150 heads of state, along with negotiators, business leaders and non-state actors.
The conclusion of COP28 emphasized the need for determined action to make progress on renewable energy, a just transition and more.
Though U.N. has not allowed the Taliban to take up Afghanistan’s seat at the General Assembly but Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi said on Sunday that officials from the National Environmental Protection Agency had arrived in Azerbaijan to attend the COP conference.
