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After previous hosts Egypt and the UAE, the summit will be once again hosted by a heavily fossil-fuel-dependent country with a track record of human rights abuses (Photo: UNEP)

COP29, last commissioner grillings, 2025 budget cuts in focus This WEEK

UN climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, kick off on Monday (11 November) — though notably absent will be several key global leaders, raising questions about the summit's impact. 

EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is not expected to attend, because of the hearings and appointments of her new executive, while US outgoing president Joe Biden and Bra...

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

After previous hosts Egypt and the UAE, the summit will be once again hosted by a heavily fossil-fuel-dependent country with a track record of human rights abuses (Photo: UNEP)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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