World leaders gathered for COP-29 climate talks in Baku.
Baku (Azerbaijan): Leaders from around the world started gathering on Tuesday to participate in the 29th annual climate conference of the United Nations in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. However, major world leaders and powerful countries are missing from this conference. Whereas previous climate talks had seen the presence of prominent personalities. This year’s annual climate talks are expected to be like a chessboard. In which even if there are no famous personalities… but one can see a game of check-mate between developed and developing countries on various issues.
The heads of state or government of the 13 top carbon dioxide emitting countries in the world are not participating in this conference. Whereas last year the share of these countries in greenhouse gas emissions was more than 70 percent. China and the US, the biggest polluters and the strongest economies, are not sending their top representatives to the conference. The top leaders of the top four countries representing more than 42 percent of the world’s population are not coming to address the conference. “This is a symptom of the lack of political will to act,” said Bill Hare, climate scientist and CEO of Climate Analytics. There doesn’t seem to be any urgency in this.” He said that this clearly shows ”what a complete mess we are stuck in.”
Leaders of 50 countries will address
About 50 leaders including Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, British Prime Minister Keir Stormer and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will address this conference on Tuesday. Nonetheless, leaders from some of the world’s most climate-sensitive countries are expected to make a strong case. The presidents of several small island states and more than a dozen leaders from several countries in Africa are scheduled to address a two-day summit at the COP29 conference.
allegations against azerbaijan
Human rights organizations in Azerbaijan, which is hosting the UN climate talks (COP29), have accused President Ilham Aliyev and his administration of harshly suppressing freedom of expression ahead of the climate summit. He claims that the administration has targeted climate activists and journalists. Aliyev’s father Heydar ruled Azerbaijan from 1993 until his death in 2003, and he was succeeded by Ilham. Both have been accused of suppressing the voice of dissent. Situated on the banks of the Caspian Sea, this country has a population of about 10 million and is rich due to oil and natural gas reserves. (AP)
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