Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Azerbaijan's COP29 Official Accused of 'Betraying' Climate Goals
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At COP29 in Azerbaijan, controversy has emerged around a senior official, Elnur Soltanov who, in a recorded meeting, appeared to discuss potential fossil fuel deals. Soltanov, also Azerbaijan's deputy energy minister, reportedly described “investment opportunities in Azerbaijan’s state oil and gas company, Socar, to a man posing as an investor." The meeting, set up by Global Witness, shows Soltanov suggesting joint ventures and calling natural gas a “transitional fuel,” despite COP’s focus on tackling the climate crisis. Critics, including a former UN climate official, labeled Soltanov’s actions a betrayal of COP’s mission. Azerbaijan’s COP29 team has yet to comment.
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