“We are largely investing in increasing our gas production,” said Aliyev in Berlin, “because Europe needs more gas from new sources.”
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UN climate chief @SimonStiell urged more governments to seize the opportunity to include measures to boost #cleancooking in the next updates to their national climate action plans (NDCs) due by early next year.
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Azerbaijan wants renewables to make up 30% of its installed electricity capacity by 2030 – up from 7% in 2023. The main motivation is to use less gas in its own power stations so that more can be shipped to Europe, said the İlham Əliyev. buff.ly/3UZEUog

By global standards, Azerbaijan is no longer a major fossil fuel producer, pumping less than 1% of the world’s oil and gas. But its economy remains heavily dependent on the income they generate. buff.ly/4bGqijc

Many human rights abuses follow a pattern that begins with environmental violations – such as water or soil pollution – compounded by inadequate consultation with local communities, which then leads to protracted conflict, explains Caroline Avan
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“Azerbaijan is putting a stamp on the territory as a way to legitimise the conquest of Nagorno-Karabakh and doing so under the pretence of helping fight climate change,” says researcher Anna Ohanyan. Azerbaijan denies this.
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In the 19th century, Azerbaijan gave birth to modern crude refining, and by the 20th century it accounted for around half of the world’s oil production, helping fuel the Soviet Union’s victory in World War Two.
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As the rapid deployment of clean energy technologies fuels demand for their components, human rights abuses linked to the supply of critical minerals show no sign of letting up. buff.ly/3WDuqw2

For 15 years, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict remained frozen. Azerbaijan’s autocratic president, Aliyev, took matters into his own hands in September 2020, mounting a large-scale military offensive to take back territory. buff.ly/3UZEUog

At the opening of Azerbaijan’s first large-scale solar power plant, İlham Əliyev boasted about his country’s determination in “moving towards a green agenda” — but climate scientists have questioned the country's climate credentials. climatechangenews.com/2024/05/17/aze…

As demand grows for #criticalminerals used in #cleanenergy supply chains, new data on human rights abuses from Business & Human Rights suggests more protection is needed for communities affected by minerals mining - Daisy Clague reports for Climate Home News climatechangenews.com/2024/05/16/cal…

The US-imposed measures are designed to increase the cost of Chinese goods needed for the energy transition – and could therefore slow down America’s shift away from fossil fuels.
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Researcher Anna Ohanyan calls Azerbaijan's actions to build net zero settlements in Nagorno-Karabakh “greenwashing of an ethnic cleansing, pure and simple”. Azerbaijan says this is incorrect. buff.ly/3UZEUog

Experts have long pointed to the health damage to women and children from carbon monoxide and black soot emitted by cooking over open fires or with basic stoves. Dirty cooking contributes to 3.7 million premature deaths annually. buff.ly/4bjwopT

New data from a Transition Minerals Tracker compiled by the Business & Human Rights shows that more than 630 allegations of human rights violations have been associated with minerals mining since 2010. Of those, 91 were made in the last year alone. buff.ly/3WDuqw2

“In the end, it was hard to even find bread. There were women and kids queuing all night for a piece of bread,” recalled Siranush Sargsyan, an Armenian journalist from Nagorno-Karabakh, in an interview with Climate Home. climatechangenews.com/2024/05/15/in-…

Fantastic field piece from Nagorno Karabakh delving into (and putting holes into) Azerbaijan's 'COP for peace' plan #COP29

As demand grows for critical minerals used in clean energy supply chains, new data suggests more protection is needed for communities affected by their extraction
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Matteo Civillini travelled to Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh, where 'green' villages are populating the territories captured after a long conflict with Armenia. He found under-used buildings, ghost airports and lucrative contracts Climate Home News climatechangenews.com/2024/05/15/in-…

Five days after seemingly cordial US-China climate talks, US President Joe Biden has announced he will increase US tariffs on Chinese solar panels, electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries to run them.
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