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From the 'Black City' to the White City: Baku takes advantage of COP29 to cleanse its past as the world's first oil capital
A century and a half after Baku became the world's first oil city, President Ilham Aliyev is transforming the swamp of the ...
Negotiators are urged to get down to business as climate talks in Baku enter second week
United Nations climate talks resumed Monday with negotiators urged to make progress on a deal that could see developing ...
The Nation on MSN3d
The “Dark Joke” of Having a Climate Summit in Azerbaijan
Baku, Azerbaijan —Azerbaijan is the land of fire, or so the Zoroastrian legend goes. Its supply of combustible fuel has long ...
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The COP29 climate talks are about to kick off in Baku, Azerbaijan. Here's what to expect
The next major United Nations meeting on climate change, known as COP29, is about to get underway in Baku, Azerbaijan. These ...
Tea is a way of life in Azerbaijan and center stage at COP29. But it’s not immune to climate change
As Azerbaijan introduces its vibrant tea culture to COP29 attendees, scientists are studying how to save it from climate ...
City view of Baku, Azerbaijan
The Flame Towers are seen in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, Nov. 13, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua) This photo taken on Nov. 14, 2024 ...
A dead whale showed up outside COP29 in Azerbaijan. It's just an art installation
A Belgian-based art collective known as Captain Boomer is behind the dead whale art installation outside the COP29 summit in ...
Welcome to Baku, a City Built on Oil Hosting the World’s Climate Conference
This week, world leaders will meet in Azerbaijan’s capital to discuss global warming and other environmental issues at the ...
Money to respond to climate change is key to UN talks in Baku. Nations are finding ways to raise it
Money is the key issue in Baku, where negotiators are working on a new amount for aid to help developing nations transition ...
As talks in Baku cross the halfway point, nations are no closer to a goal on cash for climate action
Distractions were bigger than deals in the first week of United Nations climate talks, leaving a lot to be done, especially ...
Azerbaijan Should Never Have Been COP Host
The country’s authoritarian President Ilham Aliyev personally oversees the largest cash cow: the State Oil Fund. That may be ...
Climate talks in Azerbaijan head into their second week, coinciding with G20 in Rio
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — United Nations talks on getting money to curb and adapt to climate change resumed Monday with fresh ...