Sustainability leaders head to COP29 with dampened enthusiasm
Many believe the two-week event starting on November 11 in Baku is unlikely to yield ambitious results.
Donald Trump’s recent reelection as US president and new allegations that COP29 organisers are promoting oil and gas deals have massively dampened sustainability leaders’ enthusiasm as they head to Baku for the UN’s annual climate change conference.
While the urgency of the climate crisis is ever more undeniable, many believe the two-week event starting on November 11 in Azerbaijan – dubbed as the ‘finance COP’ for its focus on unlocking the funds necessary for the climate transition – is unlikely to yield any ambitious results.
