COP29 president, EU envoy highlight path forward for global climate action in Munich PHOTO

COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev met with the EU Special Envoy for Climate and Environment, Anthony Agotha, to discuss enhancing climate action within the Baku to Belém Roadmap.

The high-level meeting took place on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, where both parties emphasized the need for increased cooperation to address global climate challenges, Caliber.Az reports.

COP29 President held a bilateral meeting @MunSecConf with Mr. Anthony Agotha, EU Special Envoy for Climate and Environment Diplomacy. During the meeting, they discussed the need for enhanced climate action and how to stay on course to meet the objectives of the Baku to Belém… pic.twitter.com/5OeKEdOZVV

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“COP29 President held a bilateral meeting at the Munich Security Conference with Mr. Anthony Agotha, EU Special Envoy for Climate and Environment. During the meeting, they discussed the need for enhanced climate action and how to stay on course to meet the objectives of the Baku to Belém Roadmap,” a post on COP29 official X account reads.

Babayev and Agotha shared their commitment to reinforcing the roadmap's goals, focusing on accelerating efforts towards more sustainable environmental practices and international climate diplomacy.

The Baku to Belém Roadmap to 1.3T provides an opportunity to discuss barriers to finance flows to developing countries in an increasingly difficult political context. However, as parties embark down this path, they must be cautious as to not reopen what was agreed in Baku.

The final product of the roadmap should be factual and inform decision making at all levels, including political. Ensuring transparency is of the utmost importance, and the process could be conducted in a range of manners: under the direct authority of the Presidencies; through the appointment of parties or an independent group for drafting; through the support of a separate process to both draft a roadmap and address finance outside the remit of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); or through a combination of these formats.

By Vafa Guliyeva