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.
Why bother doing it behind closed doors at this point? There aren’t penalties for anything if you aren’t a lousy fucking poor
This. Until people unionize and organize, the billionaires will continue to do whatever they want.
That’s for the young. I would be less than useless to that cause. But organize a group of people to take care of each other? That I can do
I am shocked I tell you, shocked.
Who wouldve thought hosting COP in a petrostate would’ve led to a conflict of interest!?