Cop29 will be led by Azerbaijan’s ecology minister who is oil industry veteran
Cop29 will be led by Azerbaijan’s ecology minister who is oil industry veteran
Mukhtar Babayev is named president-in-waiting of UN climate summit to be held in November
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They're hosting a climate change conference in Azerbaijan? A country that's mainly known for its oil production?
Are the UN even trying to pretend they're acting in our best interest at this point?
16 0 ReplyThere are regional rotation rules, and Russia vetoed every other possible location in the region
13 0 ReplySo Russia alone can influence the outcome to the point of making the entire conference a laughing stock. Seems like a pretty big fuck up to me.
7 0 ReplyThe whole UN is like that; it functions as a forum to talk, not an effective place to set policy.
8 0 ReplySo, pointless in this effort then. Cool.
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