Cop29 live: negotiators work around clock as summit builds towards climax

Day nine of the summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, with progress slow towards a deal on climate financeWith negotiations seemingly bogged down in Baku, former France envoy and Cop28 adviser Paul Watkinson – writing on social media – has put forward a way of reinvigorating the talks.He says the autocratic president of Azerbaijan since 2003, Ilham Aliyev must be kept away to allow negotiators to do their work.The UK somehow managed to keep Boris Johnson and his gaffes away from Cop26 during the second week – that might be a good precedent for the COP29 presidency to follow in the coming days Continue reading...

Cop29 live: negotiators work around clock as summit builds towards climax

Day nine of the summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, with progress slow towards a deal on climate finance

With negotiations seemingly bogged down in Baku, former France envoy and Cop28 adviser Paul Watkinson – writing on social media – has put forward a way of reinvigorating the talks.

He says the autocratic president of Azerbaijan since 2003, Ilham Aliyev must be kept away to allow negotiators to do their work.

The UK somehow managed to keep Boris Johnson and his gaffes away from Cop26 during the second week – that might be a good precedent for the COP29 presidency to follow in the coming days

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