Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, led a high-level ministerial forum at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, focused on mobilizing law enforcement to combat environmental crimes. In partnership with UNODC and Azerbaijan's Prosecutor General's Offi
The UAE Pavilion at COP29 in Azerbaijan hosted a series of sessions highlighting the country's efforts to decarbonise high-emission sectors and advance the transition to a climate-neutral economy through fostering innovation and investment in sustainability and renewable energy sectors.
The UAE has announced the launch of an initiative to establish the "Global Energy Efficiency Alliance" at COP29, aiming to double annual global energy efficiency rates by 2030 and reduce emissions.
The COP29 Presidency today launched the Baku Call on Climate Action for Peace, Relief, and Recovery (BCCAP), a milestone initiative aimed at addressing the urgent nexus of climate change, conflict, and humanitarian needs.
Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), represented India at the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP 29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), held in Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 15-16, 2024.
Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan signed a strategic partnership agreement on the production and transfer of green energy during the sidelines of COP29 taking place in Baku.
Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and China have signed an agreement on the establishment of an intermodal cargo terminal in the Port of Baku in Alat on the sidelines of the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), Astana News reported.
The COP Presidencies Troika which includes the United Arab Emirates (COP28), Azerbaijan (COP29), and Brazil (COP30), met today within the framework of COP29 to assess the '"Roadmap to Mission 1.5°C".
Supported by UNICEF, the youth delegates from India, Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Baku advocated for the inclusion of children's needs in the COP 29 outcome document and the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) 3.0 on Monday.
He emphasized the significance of COP29 in accelerating global action on climate change, focusing on emissions reduction, climate finance, and limiting global temperature rise.
The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) is taking place in Azerbaijan's capital of Baku from November 11 to 22 and is aimed to agree on at least a ten-fold increase in the money that developed countries are mandated to make available.
The year 2024 is on track to be the warmest on record, with exceptionally high monthly global mean temperatures, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said. The report issued on the first day of the COP29 also highlighted that the ambitions of the Paris Agreement are in great peril.