(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 18. As part of
COP29 in Baku, Trend News Agency proudly presents COP for Hope, a
special project offering an unparalleled platform to hear from
world leaders and trailblazers in politics, economics, science, and
ecology, all united by a shared commitment to addressing today's
pressing climate challenges.
Today, we are honored to speak with Vice-Chancellor of the
Federal Republic of Germany Robert Habeck.
In an exclusive interview with Trend , Habeck
noted that COP29 in Baku has marked a new stage in the history of
COP events.
Robert Habeck emphasized that Germany's approach is to engage
partners who are eager to explore the benefits of decarbonization
within their respective industries.
"The innovation here is that COP has traditionally focused on
the green transition of the energy market and energy systems. Now,
we're expanding the conversation to include entire industries. If
you look at the evolution of COP, we've come a long way-from
initial discussions to now addressing the greening of materials
like steel, concrete, and cement, and setting standards for
them.
On Friday, we launched the Climate Club platform, which serves
as a central hub where countries can connect with us. Through this
platform, we can share insights on green steel, green aluminum, and
other green industries. The shift to renewable energy sources is
unstoppable in the face of climate change, and this transition is
now being driven by market forces. In this regard, the commitments
made at this COP are truly promising.
Of course, we now need to work intensively to turn these
promises into concrete programs and build the necessary networks,"
he added.
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 at the Baku Olympic Stadium on
November 11. It is the largest event organized by Azerbaijan to
date, and the first time in the region that it is being held in
Azerbaijan.
Within COP29, the highest level event - the summit of world
leaders on climate action – was 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.
In addition to being a top priority that creates the conditions
for action, creating climate finance will also help fulfill the
1.5°C pledge by bringing everyone together.
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is an agreement
signed at the Rio Earth Summit in June 1992 to prevent dangerous
human interference in the climate system. The acronym COP
(Conference of Parties) stands for“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 Berlin, and its secretariat is
located in Bonn.
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