Argentina and Azerbaijan Disrupt Climate Talks Amid Political Shifts
TL;DR
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev criticized France and the Netherlands for their 'colonial' overseas territories during the COP29 climate summit, leading to France boycotting the event. Aliyev also blamed the European Parliament for violence in New Caledonia, overshadowing the conference's climate agenda. Meanwhile, Donald Trump's actions to dismantle Joe Biden's climate policies are influencing discussions at the summit, despite his absence.
- Azerbaijan craters its own climate conference POLITICO Europe
- Argentina withdraws delegates from climate summit as Milei heads for Mar-a-Lago CNN
- Argentina’s president considers exiting Paris agreement with Trump The Washington Post
- Argentina withdraws negotiators from Cop29 summit The Guardian
- COP29 climate talks urged to find $1 trillion a year for poorer countries Reuters
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