COP29: Host nation Azerbaijan hits out at West in defence of oil...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : The airing of these opposing views on the main stage underscore the challenge at the heart of the climate negotiations: many Western states remain dependent on fossil fuels while at the same time seeking to pressure others who produce them into shifting to greener energy sources.
49% : "This year's summit is supposed to be focused on raising hundreds of billions of dollars to fund a global transition to cleaner energy sources and limit the climate damage caused by carbon emissions.
47% : That success was marred by a row over the summit priorities - a procedural tug-of-war that pitched European and small island countries against the Arab group of nations on how prominent the future of fossil fuels should be on the agenda.
46% : Azerbaijan president: We should not be blamed for fossil fuels*Comments highlight tension at heart of climate talks*U.N. chief Guterres tells world leaders to 'pay up'*Many world leaders absent from the summit(Recasts with Azerbaijan comments)By William James and Kate AbnettBAKU, Nov 12 (Reuters) -
37% : The comments came on the second day of a summit at which nearly 200 nations are meeting to discuss how they can cut fossil fuel emissions, and moments before United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said doubling down on fossil fuels was an absurd strategy.

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