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.
I kinda hope that’s what it looks like TBH. I had hoped to build that kind of thing in the relative safety of a Democratic presidency, but it’s still possible (and might even grow faster) under a theocratic, authoritarian regime.
Isn’t that often the way, strangely enough? I’ve seen people actually at their best during the worst of situations… I never saw as much unity around here since we got nailed by Superstore Sandy back in 2012. It’s a shame that’s what it seems to take to get people to see each other as fellow humans, but it’s proof that there’s more humanity than I’ve suspected/expected from people.
Same. Got hit with a derecho in 2008, and it didn’t matter what you believed—people came out and helped clear trees, shared their food, offered a hot shower if their heater worked. That time sucked, but I still have a fond feeling from it because of how everyone reacted.