BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 12. COP29 is organized at the highest level, Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Francesco La Camera said at a ministerial dialogue themed "Scaling up Investment for Tripling Renewables and Doubling Energy Efficiency" within COP29 in Baku today, Trend reports.
"First of all, I would like to congratulate the Azerbaijani presidency for organizing this COP. Everything is working flawlessly. I have some experience participating in the COP. The COP29 conference is organized at the highest level. I would also like to congratulate the first decision made yesterday. This is a good start to work on this COP," he added.
The opening ceremony of the much-anticipated COP29 conference has kicked off on November 11 at the Baku Olympic Stadium.
Representatives, leaders, and climate experts from around the globe gathered to mark the beginning of what is set to be one of the largest climate events of the year.
The decision to host COP29 in Azerbaijan was made at the COP28 plenary session held in Dubai on December 11 of last year.
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, signed in June 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, aims to prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system. The “COP” (Conference of the Parties) is the highest governing body responsible for overseeing the convention’s implementation.
A total of 198 countries participate in the convention. Unless otherwise agreed, COP is held annually. The first COP took place in Berlin in March 1995, with its secretariat headquartered in Bonn.
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