Watch: Secret footage shows COP29’s chief Elnur Soltanov discussing gas and oil deals
Oil and gas accounts for about half of Azerbaijan’s total economy and more than 90% of its exports, according to US figures.
this is the second year in a row the BBC has revealed alleged wrongdoing by the host government.
These events are supposed to be about reducing the world’s use of fossil fuels – the main driver of climate change – not selling more.
Who wouldve thought hosting COP in a petrostate would’ve led to a conflict of interest!?
But Azerbaijan has always been such a nice place!
Probably Putin, who vetoed any suggestion of other locations.
If no location is found, then it defaults to Germany hosting the COP.