Azerbaijan chosen to host Cop29 after fraught negotiations

Climate activists likely to be concerned by another fossil fuel-reliant country taking over summit presidencyAzerbaijan has been announced as the host of next year's climate summit after fraught negotiations.Under UN rules it was eastern Europe's turn to take over the rotating presidency but the groups need to unanimously decide on the host. Russia had blocked EU countries and Azerbaijan and Armenia were blocking each other's bids. Continue reading...