Ilham Aliyev, the strongman president of Azerbaijan, used his platform at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Germany on Friday to declare the presence of fossil fuels in his country a “gift of the gods” and declare his intention to expand Baku’s exports to Europe.
Aliyev’s robust defense of oil and gas – major contributors to his nation’s economy – was particularly notable as the United Nations honored Azerbaijan with hosting duties for this years “COP29,” the U.N.’s annual climate alarmism conference. Azerbaijan is taking the reins from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), one of the world’s most formidable oil exporters, which appointed the head of the state-run oil company there in charge of organizing the conference.
COP29, the sequel to last year’s COP28,
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