Global Briefing: Azerbaijan appoints oil industry veteran as COP29 President

BusinessGreen staff
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Global Briefing: Azerbaijan appoints oil industry veteran as COP29 President

Confirmation of Environment Minister Mukhtar Babayev's appointment as President-designate for COP29 Climate Summit in Azerbaijan leads our round up of green business news from around the world

Azerbaijan has confirmed Environment Minister Mukhtar Babayev will serve as President of the COP29 Climate Summit, which is slated to take place in Baku this November, with Deputy Foreign Minister Yalchin...

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