Azerbaijan offers free metro rides, bus travel to COP29 delegates

The participants of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) have been enjoying free metro rides in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku since November 6. 

COP29 participants can take advantage of this offer by simply presenting their accreditation cards, Caliber.Az reports via local media. 

Free public transport services will be available for conference attendees, including metro, buses, and trains as part of the COP29 event, which will be held in Baku from November 11 to 22.

From November 9 to 24, bus travel will be also free for COP29 participants in Baku. COP29 participants will be able to use public transportation for free upon presenting their accreditation cards.

The 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) will take place in Azerbaijan this November. 

This decision was made during the COP28 plenary in Dubai on December 11, 2023. For two weeks, Baku will host approximately 70,000 to 80,000 international attendees, becoming a major global hub for climate discussions. 

The UNFCCC, established at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992, aims to prevent dangerous human-induced interference with the climate system. COP, or the "Conference of the Parties," is the primary decision-making body responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Convention. With 198 member states, the COP meets annually, unless otherwise agreed by the parties. The inaugural COP was held in Berlin in March 1995, and the secretariat is based in Bonn.

By Naila Huseynova