(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 22. 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.
The professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary
Biology at US Moravian University, Mark Urban, became our next
interviewee.
In an interview with Trend , Mark
Urban said that one of the important things for him was that his
students were able to have the COP experience and the opportunity
to learn about a new culture.
The professor noted that he is looking forward to the final
decision on the COP29 negotiations.
“It's too early to talk about negotiations. At the moment, we
are still looking forward to the last word,” he emphasized.
He also shared his impressions of Azerbaijani cuisine and
Baku.
“We had a great time here. Many students came to Baku with us.
Here they got acquainted with a new culture. In particular, I
should mention that we like your cuisine and we enjoyed trying
delicious treats. I want to say that we like your bread and tea. My
students and I had the opportunity to visit Icherisheher and its
surroundings. It is a wonderful experience for us,” 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 Presidency 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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