OPEC Secretariat Pavilion To Debut At COP29 In Baku
Date
10/16/2024 11:05:02 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 17. OPEC Secretariat
will host a pavilion at COP29 in Baku, said Haitham Al Ghais, OPEC
Secretary General, Trend reports.
As he welcomed the participants of the 26th Coordination Meeting
on Climate Change in Vienna, Al Ghais highlighted the focus on the
new collective quantified goal on climate finance and ISO
standards.
"The OPEC Secretariat will continue to monitor climate-related
debates and processes and remain in close communication with OPEC
and DoC delegations on emerging developments. Moreover, the OPEC
Secretariat will host a pavilion at COP29 to present its viewpoints
on emission reductions, energy security, and the role of oil for
sustainable energy access for all," he said.
OPEC Secretary General further commended the incoming COP29
Presidency, which was present at the meeting, for its collaborative
and inclusive approach.
This November, Azerbaijan will host COP29. This decision was
made at the COP28 plenary meeting held in Dubai on December 11 last
year. Baku will become the center of the world and will receive
about 70–80,000 foreign guests.
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is an
agreement signed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992
to prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system.
COP-the Conference of the Parties-is the highest legislative body
overseeing the implementation of the Framework Convention on
Climate Change. There are 198 countries that are parties to the
Convention. Unless the parties agree otherwise, the COP is held
annually. The first COP event took place in March 1995 in Germany's
Berlin with its secretariat in Bonn.
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