(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 12. A press
conference titled "USCAN: A Game-Changer: How the US Election
Results Signal a Climate Turning Point" was held as part of COP29,
Trend reports .
The speakers included Kelly Stone, Senior Policy Analyst at
ActionAid USA; Rachel Cletus, Director of Climate and energy Policy
at the Union of Concerned Scientists; Ashley Thomas, Senior Policy
and Program Advisor at Oxfam America; and Sheelah Bearfoot,
Representative of the Chiricahua Apache Nation, at the press
conference.
Experts have voiced their concerns regarding the implications of
the upcoming US presidential election on climate policy. They
caution that a potential election of Donald Trump could result in a
surge in fossil fuel production within the country, jeopardizing
critical efforts to meet climate objectives.
Nevertheless, it is important to recognize that the Joe Biden
administration currently holds power. Expectations for COP29 are
high, with hopes that the US will showcase leadership, embrace
accountability, and foster ambitious outcomes during
negotiations.
Moreover, a key focus of the conference will be climate finance
assistance, which is vital for low-income countries striving to
accelerate their transition to clean energy, adapt to the impacts
of climate change, and address losses and damages fairly and
equitably.
To note, the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to
the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), which will
run until November 22, opened on November 11 at the Baku Olympic
Stadium.
The event is the largest organized by Azerbaijan to date and is
the first time the region has hosted the event in Azerbaijan.
Within COP29, the highest-level event - the summit of world leaders
on climate action - will be held on November 12–13.
The main expectation from COP29 is to agree on a fair and
ambitious New Collective Quantitative Goal (NCQG) on climate
finance. The COP29 chairmanship has launched 14 initiatives that
include linkages between climate action and the Sustainable
Development Goals, including green energy corridors, green energy
storage, harmony for climate resilience, clean hydrogen, methane
reduction in organic waste, action on green digital technologies,
and other topics.
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