BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 11. Pre-COP29 is an opportunity to start a real dialogue and achieve results, Italy's special envoy on climate change Francesco Corvaro told Trend at the pre-COP29 meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Trend reports.
“Since COP29 is focused on climate financing, and I understand it is not a simple issue, it is really significant for the agenda of climate change. This is the reason it's so important to start a conversation among the several parties here at Pre-COP29,” he said.
According to him, Pre-COP29 is a golden opportunity for all parties to keep the lines of communication open, find common ground, and gear up for the upcoming COP29 with results that really pack a punch.
He also pointed out that Azerbaijan and Italy are joining forces in the energy sector to cut down on the impact of energy challenges, while also cooking up new technologies and renewable energy sources.
“This is a significant potential for both our organization and companies in Azerbaijan to expand and establish a genuine framework for international collaboration,” Corvaro added.
Baku is hosting the pre-conference meeting for the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), known as Pre-COP29, which occurs before the climate summit.
Pre-COP29 in Baku is held under the motto “Raising Ambition and Ensuring Action.”
The 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) will be held this November in Azerbaijan. The decision was made at the plenary meeting of COP28 held in Dubai on December 11 last year. Within two weeks, Baku will become the center of the world and will host about 70,000-80,000 foreign guests.
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 Germany's Berlin with its secretariat in Bonn.