Round 100 world leaders and heads of state are anticipated at COP29 UN local weather summit in Baku on Tuesday and Wednesday amid warnings that 2024 is on monitor to beat temperature data.
However fewer high leaders are making the journey to the Azerbaijani capital than went to COP28 in Dubai and the one earlier than in Glasgow in 2021.
– G20 –
Solely 4 G20 leaders from the world’s main economies have thus far confirmed their presence, in response to AFP bureaus and a provisional listing drawn up by the United Nations — Britain’s Keir Starmer, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Russian President Vladimir Putin isn’t more likely to attend however his prime minister Mikhail Mishustin is predicted.
But G20 nations are answerable for 77 % of greenhouse gases, in response to the UN.
– European Union –
Of the bigger EU nations, solely Spain (Pedro Sanchez) and Poland (Andrzej Duda) are sending leaders.
However the heads of presidency of Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Malta and the Czech Republic will attend, in response to a provisional UN listing that would but change.
European Council chief Charles Michel can be resulting from give a speech Tuesday, although Fee President Ursula von der Leyen isn’t coming.
– Creating nations –
Dozens of leaders of poor nations threatened by local weather change — notably African and Pacific nations — are making the journey, led by Kenya’s William Ruto and Bangladesh’s interim chief Muhammad Yunus.
Mia Mottley, the Barbados premier who has for years pushed for reform of the system for local weather funding, can even communicate.
– Latin America –
Latin America can be hardly represented in any respect by its leaders, with Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Colombia’s Gustavo Petro and the brand new Mexican chief Claudia Sheinbaum all absent.
Vice President Geraldo Alckmin will as a substitute symbolize Brazil, which is holding COP30 in Belem in a yr’s time.
