Azerbaijan trusted with key COP30 decisions, including COP31 host selection

At the request of Brazil, Azerbaijan has been assigned the role of coordinating one of COP30’s pivotal outcome documents—the Global Stocktake (GST) of the Paris Agreement.

Domestic media notes that following Brazil’s assumption of the COP presidency, Azerbaijan has maintained an active role in climate diplomacy. Owing to the confidence it has earned in international negotiations, Baku has been entrusted with significant responsibilities within the COP30 negotiation process.

In collaboration with Brazil, Azerbaijan prepared the “Roadmap from Baku to Belém,” a strategy aimed at increasing global climate finance to $1.3 trillion. The document was presented at COP30 and received broadly positive responses from the majority of participating countries.

Moreover, Azerbaijan and Norway have been tasked with negotiating two critical COP30 decisions, including the selection of the host country for COP31. The negotiations, conducted on behalf of COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago, are led by Azerbaijan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Yalcın Rafiev and Norway’s Minister of Climate and Environment Andreas Bjelland Eriksen.

In November 2024, Azerbaijan hosted COP29 in Baku, marking a significant milestone on the global climate stage. The summit drew more than 72,000 participants, representing nearly 200 countries.

During Azerbaijan’s presidency, two primary objectives were prioritised from the outset: establishing a New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) for climate finance and finalising the rules for carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

COP29 concluded with a landmark agreement, in which developed countries committed to mobilising at least $300 billion annually by 2035 to support developing nations—a threefold increase over the previous $100 billion target.

The conference also advanced longstanding elements of the Paris Agreement. After nearly a decade of discussions, Parties reached a consensus on carbon market mechanisms, providing renewed momentum for the global trading of emission reductions.

By Tamilla Hasanova