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Azerbaijan Fails to Mention Fossil Fuels at UNGA Speech
Energy & Power
|EP_22_09 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 9 October 16, 2024)
COP29 Host Azerbaijan's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jeyhun Bayramov, spoke recently at the 79th United Nations General Assembly and outlined a few critical COP29 outcomes. 350.org recognizes and welcomes the mention of the need for a renewable energy uptake and the delivery of a fair and ambitious New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) at COP29, but expresses concern over Azerbaijan's continued pattern of not mentioning 'transitioning away from fossil fuels'.
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In addition, Bayramov repeated its pledge to a fund for climate action, a mere distraction and greenwashing attempt as long as contributing companies continue to expand fossil fuel produ
This story is from the EP_22_09 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 9 October 16, 2024) edition of Energy & Power.
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