‘Azerbaijan cannot impose any solution,’ the host of COP29 told Euronews, adding that the only way to move the climate summit forward was through consensus.
Foreign Policy advisor to the President of Azerbaijan at COP29 told Euronews: Azerbaijan is only one of 198 participants and they all “have their own responsibilities and their own goals.”
“Azerbaijan cannot impose any solution or any decision on other countries,” Hikmet Hajiyev said on the sidelines of the summit in the capital Baku on Saturday. he said.
Many critics argue that Azerbaijan has always been an oil and gas rich state. It would be an unsuitable host for COP29. “Azerbaijan does not deny that it is an oil and gas producing country, but we should not be treated only according to the facts about oil and gas, but only according to how we use our resources for green transformation.” Hajiyev answered.
“COP is based on real events, and we must also accept inconvenient truths, what is an inconvenient truth? There is a major oil and gas producer, but also Countries have responsibility based on the concept of joint and differentiated responsibility.“Hajiyev added.
During Azerbaijan may be extracting fossil fuels from undergroundMany States, especially in Europe, purchase these fuels and are obliged to use them in their homes, factories and vehicles.
negotiators COP29They are working on a deal that could mean hundreds of billions of euros for the poorest countries. Many are located in the Global South and are already suffering the costly impacts of weather disasters caused by climate change.
Many experts stated that this is needed. billion dollars annually or more, both to compensate for these losses and to pay for the transition to clean energy that most countries cannot afford on their own.
