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Euronews
3 days ago
- Business
- Euronews
The Qatar Economic Forum fuels ambition and innovation
In this episode, Laila Humairah interviews financial elites, policymakers and deal-making executives who showcase cutting-edge innovations that contribute to sustainable growth. ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤ In this episode of Energy Frontiers, COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev calls for urgent climate action and accountability from world leaders ahead of COP30 in Brazil. Speaking to Euronews, Babayev stresses the need to move beyond pledges and into implementation—highlighting outcomes from COP29 in Baku, including a $300 billion climate finance target and progress on Article 6 carbon markets. With climate leadership fragmented and global emissions still rising, Babayev says 2025 must be a turning point: 'It's time for developed countries to deliver real support to the developing world.'
Euronews
3 days ago
- Politics
- Euronews
COP29 President urges action ahead of COP30 in Brazil
In this episode of Energy Frontiers, COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev calls for urgent climate action and accountability from world leaders ahead of COP30 in Brazil. Speaking to Euronews, Babayev stresses the need to move beyond pledges and into implementation—highlighting outcomes from COP29 in Baku, including a $300 billion climate finance target and progress on Article 6 carbon markets. With climate leadership fragmented and global emissions still rising, Babayev says 2025 must be a turning point: 'It's time for developed countries to deliver real support to the developing world.'
Yomiuri Shimbun
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Azerbaijan to Submit COP 29 Climate Plan by September
LONDON (Reuters) — Azerbaijan, host of last year's United Nations climate summit, will deliver its overdue climate action plan by September, COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev told Reuters on May 1, adding the oil-producing country was advancing its green energy transition. Azerbaijan had said it would use its presidency of the annual U.N. talks to lead by example and persuade countries to submit national climate plans aligned with the U.N. goal to try to limit warming to 1.5 C above preindustrial levels. The Paris Agreement requires all countries to submit Nationally Determined Contributions, or climate action plans, that describe policies or decisions to cut emissions, and update them every few years. But only a handful of countries submitted plans by the original February deadline, and Azerbaijan was among those who failed to do so, prompting the U.N. to extend the deadline to September. 'It is very easy to declare something,' Babayev said, noting that countries may have delayed submission of their NDCs due to the need for more preparation to develop their programs. He said Azerbaijan was developing a comprehensive program for a transition to a lower carbon economy and would submit its plan by September. Campaigners are concerned global efforts to tackle climate change are losing momentum after the United States, historically the biggest producer of greenhouse gases, under President Donald Trump has withdrawn from the United Nations' efforts and big business has abandoned sustainability goals.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
COP29 president Azerbaijan will submit delayed climate plan by September
By Virginia Furness and Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) -Azerbaijan, host of last year's United Nations climate summit, will deliver its overdue climate action plan by September, COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev told Reuters on Thursday, adding the oil-producing country was advancing its green energy transition, Azerbaijan had said it would use its presidency of the annual U.N. talks to lead by example and persuade countries to submit national climate plans aligned with the U.N. goal to try to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit)above pre-industrial levels. The Paris Agreement requires all countries to submit Nationally Determined Contributions, or climate action plans, that describe policies or decisions to cut emissions, and update them every few years. But only a handful of countries submitted plans by the original February deadline and Azerbaijan was among those who failed to do so, prompting the U.N. to extend the deadline to September. "It is very easy to declare something," Babayev said, noting that countries may have delayed submission of their NDCs due to the need for more preparation into developing their programmes. He said Azerbaijan was developing a comprehensive programme on a transition to a lower carbon economy and would submit its plan by September. Campaigners are concerned global efforts to tackle climate change are losing momentum after the United States, historically the biggest producer of greenhouse gases, under President Donald Trump has withdrawn from the United Nations' efforts and big business has abandoned sustainability goals. Babayev said Azerbaijan was working towards a goal to generate 30% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030 and planned to increase its solar capacity, as well as seeking to export offshore wind from the Caspian Sea to EU customers. "For us, it's so important to demonstrate how the country with a big oil and gas history (has) now turned the economy to the green energy direction," he said. Only 19 countries have submitted new Nationally Determined Contributions, according to tracker Climate Watch. Azerbaijan this year hands the presidency of the U.N. talks to Brazil, which will host COP30 in November.
Zawya
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Zawya
COP29 president Azerbaijan will submit delayed climate plan by September
Azerbaijan, host of last year's United Nations climate summit, will deliver its overdue climate action plan by September, COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev told Reuters on Thursday, adding the oil-producing country was advancing its green energy transition, Azerbaijan had said it would use its presidency of the annual U.N. talks to lead by example and persuade countries to submit national climate plans aligned with the U.N. goal to try to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit)above pre-industrial levels. The Paris Agreement requires all countries to submit Nationally Determined Contributions, or climate action plans, that describe policies or decisions to cut emissions, and update them every few years. But only a handful of countries submitted plans by the original February deadline and Azerbaijan was among those who failed to do so, prompting the U.N. to extend the deadline to September. "It is very easy to declare something," Babayev said, noting that countries may have delayed submission of their NDCs due to the need for more preparation into developing their programmes. He said Azerbaijan was developing a comprehensive programme on a transition to a lower carbon economy and would submit its plan by September. Campaigners are concerned global efforts to tackle climate change are losing momentum after the United States, historically the biggest producer of greenhouse gases, under President Donald Trump has withdrawn from the United Nations' efforts and big business has abandoned sustainability goals. Babayev said Azerbaijan was working towards a goal to generate 30% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030 and planned to increase its solar capacity, as well as seeking to export offshore wind from the Caspian Sea to EU customers. "For us, it's so important to demonstrate how the country with a big oil and gas history (has) now turned the economy to the green energy direction," he said. Only 19 countries have submitted new Nationally Determined Contributions, according to tracker Climate Watch. Azerbaijan this year hands the presidency of the U.N. talks to Brazil, which will host COP30 in November. (Reporting by Virginia Furness; Editing by Rachna Uppal and Barbara Lewis)
