We Call For Multiple Increase In Global Energy Storage Capacity By 2030 - COP29 President
Date
11/11/2024 5:12:38 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 11. We call on all
parties to increase global energy storage capacity sixfold by 2030,
the President of COP29, Azerbaijani Minister of Ecology and Natural
Resources Mukhtar Babayev said at the opening ceremony of the
conference in Baku today, Trend reports.
"As the leading global climate platform, COP29 cannot and will
not remain silent on measures to mitigate the impacts of climate
change. Together with the International Energy Agency, we have
today published calls for action for a fair and orderly
transition," he explained.
Babayev added that COP29 is bringing attention to forgotten
issues, such as food waste, which accounts for nearly 10 percent of
global emissions.
"We have included the issue of mitigation in the agenda for all
meetings leading up to the conference to find ways forward.
As the presidency, we are making every effort to address this
issue comprehensively without losing sight of our main priority in
the negotiations - achieving a new collective quantitative goal for
climate financing," he emphasized.
The opening ceremony of the much-anticipated COP29 conference
has kicked off today at the Baku Olympic Stadium.
Representatives, leaders, and climate experts from around the
globe gathered to mark the beginning of what is set to be one of
the largest climate events of the year.
The decision to host COP29 in Azerbaijan was made at the COP28
plenary session held in Dubai on December 11 of last year.
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,
signed in June 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, aims to
prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system. The
“COP” (Conference of the Parties) is the highest governing body
responsible for overseeing the convention's implementation.
A total of 198 countries participate in the convention. Unless
otherwise agreed, COP is held annually. The first COP took place in
Berlin in March 1995, with its secretariat headquartered in
Bonn.
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