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One of the most memorable results of COP28 relates to energy efficiency.
As Day.Az reports on Friday with reference to Trend, this was said by the Deputy Minister of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Chief Executive Officer of COP29 Elnur Soltanov in Baku within the framework of the preliminary meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Pre-COP29).
“When we developed the COP29 energy initiatives with the Department of Energy, we were really inspired by what happened with this particular initiative, including tripling renewables and doubling energy efficiency.
Most energy initiatives are what we call grid modernization, local and international green energy corridors, and grid storage.
The third point that I would like to draw attention to is that Azerbaijan has begun to implement the obligations of the initiative. Last year we launched the largest solar power plant in the entire region in Azerbaijan.
Our renewable energy potential will undoubtedly more than triple. When it comes to green corridors, we’re actually leading the way. And I think that this term will become one of the legacies of Azerbaijan,” he said.
It should be noted that the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) will be held in November this year in Azerbaijan. This decision was made at the COP28 plenary meeting held in Dubai on December 11 last year. Within two weeks, Baku will become the center of the world and will receive about 70-80 thousand foreign guests.
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is an agreement signed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992 to prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system. The abbreviation COP (Conference of Parties) translated from English means “Conference of Parties”, this is the highest legislative body that controls the implementation of the Framework Convention on Climate Change.
There are 198 countries that are parties to the Convention. Unless the parties agree otherwise, the COP is held annually. The first COP event took place in March 1995 in Berlin, and its secretariat is located in Bonn.