Azerbaijan's Baku Offers Free Public Transportation To COP29 Delegates
Date
11/9/2024 2:15:06 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 9. Persons
accredited to COP29 in Baku will be able to use public transport
free of charge, Trend reports.
So, those who have jumped through the hoops of accreditation
will be able to ride the metro, buses, and trains without spending
a dime.
The aforementioned individuals will utilize public transport at
no cost till November 24.
On Monday, the 29th session of the conference of the Parties to
the UN Framework convention on Climate Change (COP29) will be
kicking off in Azerbaijan, the decision of which was made at the
plenary meeting of COP28 held in Dubai in December last year.
The UN 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 in the climate system. The
abbreviation COP (Conference of Parties) means“Conference of
Parties” and is the highest legislative body overseeing the
implementation of the Framework Convention on Climate Change.
A total of 198 countries are parties to the Convention. Unless
otherwise decided by the parties, COP is held annually. The first
COP event was held in March 1995 in Germany's Berlin with its
secretariat in Bonn.
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