False Solutions COP? Carbon Market and Removals Dominate a Controversial Opening of COP29
COP29 opened in Baku, Azerbaijan, under the presidency of Mukhtar Babayev, Azerbaijan’s minister for ecology and natural resources. On the very first day, the COP presidency sought to push forward carbon market rules without extensive Party negotiations, sparking immediate controversy. Like his predecessor, Sultan Al Jaber—who presided over COP28 in Dubai—Babayev brings a background in…
