BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 1. A ban on vehicle use in designated lanes across several streets in Baku has come into effect today in connection with COP29, Trend reports.
The prohibition follows the expiration of the permission granted on October 15 by the Azerbaijan Land Transport Agency under the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport regarding the use of lanes for COP29.
Starting today, drivers entering the COP29 lanes will be fined 100 manat ($58.82) and receive 3 penalty points.
To note, the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) will be held in Azerbaijan in November this year. The decision was made at the plenary meeting of COP28 held in Dubai on December 11 last year.
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, which 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 the parties have decided otherwise, COP is held annually. The first COP event was held in March 1995 in Berlin, and its secretariat is located in Bonn.