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The COP29 Presidency attended the Petersberg Climate Dialogue, alongside high-level representatives from around 40 countries to discuss concrete steps towards overcoming the climate crisis and strengthening confidence in the multilateral climate system. During the summit, the COP29 President collaborated with high-level ministerial actors to emphasise the COP29 Presidency’s priorities for the year ahead and underline its support for the COP30 Presidency of Brazil. This includes discussing next steps towards the successful delivery of the Baku-to-Belem roadmap. The engagements in Berlin provided an opportunity for the COP29 Presidency to remind everyone that as we look ahead to COP30, the world will be looking to everyone to show tangible progress on the implementation of the commitments we have made. #PetersbergClimateDialogue

The COP29 Presidency is pleased to join the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, where participants will engage in candid discussions on translating COP29’s historic outcomes into actions that also support the COP30 Presidency’s vision of a global mutirão, uniting the global community to tackle shared climate challenges. #PetersbergClimateDialogue #PCD

The COP29 Presidency attended the Sustainable Energy for All conference, the leading forum for international leaders and UN officials to discuss how capital can be better directed towards sustainable energy. During the summit, the Presidency collaborated with the public, private and charitable actors present in Barbados to emphasise the urgency of accelerating the clean energy transition and call on countries to deliver on the promises made at COP29 and strengthen their commitments on climate finance. The summit in Barbados provided an opportunity for the COP29 Presidency to remind everyone that amidst challenges to the multilateral system, the benefits of the COP process remain and can deliver for people around the world. #SEforALLForum

The UNFCCC has released its latest quarterly update, highlighting major climate developments from October to December 2024, including the outcomes of COP29 in Baku. The update from Executive Secretary Simon Stiell emphasises that the goal of $300 billion annually will underpin concrete actions and implementation. Mr Stiell highlights that the goal comes as part of broader efforts to mobilise $1.3 trillion per year, ensuring essential financial support for vulnerable communities facing the worst impacts of climate change. Beyond finance, the update underscores the strong progress made in Baku with regards to the breakthrough on Article 6 to enhance carbon market mechanisms, and advancements in Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs) to strengthen accountability and progress tracking. Looking ahead, Mr Stiell concludes that collaboration will be essential and that the COP29 and COP30 Presidencies, together with the UNFCCC, are committed to ensuring that commitments made in Baku translate into tangible progress in the coming year. As the global climate landscape evolves, ensuring the successful delivery of these commitments will be critical to accelerating climate action. Read the full update here: https://lnkd.in/eQT5Q5mw #COP29

The COP29 Presidency is delighted to have started engagements at Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) to connect, collaborate and drive action with climate leaders towards #SDG7 in line with the Paris Agreement. The COP29 President will be attending several engagements with international leaders, UN officials and the COP30 presidency to discuss how capital can be better directed towards sustainable energy. #SEforALLForum #COP29

COP29 Presidency is delighted to have arrived Munich Security Conference, the leading forum to discuss international security. The COP29 President and Lead Negotiator will be attending several engagements with international leaders to discuss how the progress made at COP29 can deliver a better and safer future for people around the world. #MSC2025 #COP29

To conclude engagements World Governments Summit , COP29 President held a bilateral meeting with HE Dr. Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak, Minister of Climate Change and Environment for the UAE. The leaders discussed the lessons learnt from respective COPs and discussed how to further cement UAE-Azerbaijan relations. #WGS25 #WorldGovSummit

The COP29 President and Lead Negotiator Yalchin Rafiyev attended a panel World Governments Summit hosted by the COP Presidencies Troika. In their remarks, they reflected on the spirit of engagement and partnership with the UAE and affirmed Azerbaijan’s support for the imcoming COP30 Presidency. #WGS25 #WorldGovSummit

The COP29 President was pleased to serve as the chair of the Global Council on Goal 17 at World Governments Summit. In his remarks, Mr Babayev highlighted how climate finance is just one part of the means of implementation in Goal 17 and affirmed that the spirit of collaboration is vital to deliver real progress this year. #WGS25 #WorldGovSummit

Today at World Governments Summit the COP29 President attended a panel organised by the UAE’s Ministry of State for Government Development focusing on strengthening global partnerships for post 2030. In his remarks, Mr Babayev reiterated Azerbaijan’s commitment to delivering the Baku Finance Goal and working alongside the Brazilian Presidency on the roadmap to this target. #WGS25 #WorldGovSummit