Americas > Meet the new boss, same as the old boss: Azerbaijan selects ex-oil exec as COP29 president

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss: Azerbaijan selects ex-oil exec as COP29 president

Published 10:35 on January 5, 2024  /  Last updated at 03:18 on January 6, 2024  / Roy Manuell /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Paris Article 6

Azerbaijan's environment minister, who worked for 26 years at the country's state oil and gas firm, has been appointed as the president-designate of COP29, due to be held in November in Baku.
Azerbaijan's environment minister, who worked for 26 years at the country's state oil and gas firm, has been appointed as the president-designate of COP29, due to be held in November in Baku.


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