Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev caused a stir with his speech at the UN climate conference. His country’s oil and gas reserves are a ‘gift from God’ that should not be held back by anyone. “Because the market needs them, people need them.”
Oil and gas are just as natural resources as gold, copper, wind or the sun. “Accusing us that we have oil is like accusing us that Baku has more than 250 days of sunshine a year.” The Azerbaijani head of state also used his speech at the UN climate conference to order Western environmental organizations to launch targeted smear campaigns against him. accuse the country. Their political knowledge and culture are inadequate.
The 62-year-old has ruled the former Soviet republic with an iron fist for almost twenty years. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), oil and gas account for about 90 percent of the country’s exports.
There has previously been criticism of Azerbaijan’s lack of climate policy ambitions. Politicians also accuse the authoritarian leadership of not respecting human rights.
Guterres: “The rich are causing the problem”
UN Secretary General António Guterres, among others, was probably not very enthusiastic about the speech. At least he himself spoke of “avoidable injustice”, where the rich cause the problem and the poorest pay the highest price. Guterres called on heads of state and government to keep their promises and phase out climate-damaging fossil fuels.
Moreover, they would have to raise money to cover any losses and damages incurred. Financing for climate protection and adaptation in poorer countries is now being negotiated in Baku during the two-week UN climate conference. “Climate money is not a handout, it is an investment. Climate protection is not an option, it is a duty. The clock is ticking,” Guterres emphasizes.
Source: Krone
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