COP29 Azerbaijan: What’s at stake at the 2024 global climate summit?
The UN climate summit kicks off in Baku as activists such as Greta Thunberg label the event a ‘greenwash conference’.
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Kremlin warns against speculation that Russia shot down Azerbaijan Airlines flight
The Kremlin on Thursday warned against speculating what may have caused an Azerbaijan Airlines flight to crash, killing 38 of the 67 on board, after an aviation expert said evidence indicated that a Russian anti-missile battery may have brought down the passenger plane.
What Happened to Embraer Flight J2-8243?
On Christmas morning an Embraer E190 (Registration Number 4K-AZ65) crashed three kilometers from Aktau airport in Kazakhstan. The crash was on land near the shore of the Caspian Sea. The flight, originally from Baku, Azerbaijan to Grozny, Chechnya, has been diverted to Aktau. Exactly what happened to Flight J2-8243? Was it shot down? Was it a terrorist attack?
Why did an Azerbaijan Airline plane crash in Kazakhstan? What we know
At least 38 people were killed after the passenger plane crashed near Aktau in Kazakhstan.
Southeast Asia’s energy transition is lacking both finance and policy
At Cop29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, developed nations agreed to provide at least US$300 billion annually by 2035 to help developing nations. Southeast Asia alone needs US$210 billion annually until 2030 to meet its energy transition needs, according to the Asian Development Bank.
The female cotton pickers behind your clothes – and the climate change threat they face in Azerbaijan
BAKU, Azerbaijan: On the dusty outskirts of the city of Imishli in central Azerbaijan, a large statue looms over an anonymous T-junction.
Will China pay up to take the climate change lead?
The 2024 UN climate talks ended in Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 24 after two weeks of arguments, agreements and side deals involving 106 heads of states and over 50,000 business leaders, activists and government representatives of almost every country.
