Azerbaijani government sources confirmed to Euronews<\/a> that an initial investigation revealed a Russian surface-to-air missile was fired at the plane as it flew over Chechnya.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1735385195,"updatedAt":1735398879,"publishedAt":1735391433,"firstPublishedAt":1735391433,"lastPublishedAt":1735398879,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/93\/70\/40\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_2727470d-a2d0-5832-96a1-0ec0d83f6cf4-8937040.jpg","altText":"The wreckage of Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 on the ground near the airport of Aktau, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024.","caption":"The wreckage of Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 on the ground near the airport of Aktau, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP\/The Administration of Mangystau 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Kazakhstan.","keySentence":"","url":"azerbaijan-plane-crash-investigation-to-determine-type-of-rocket-used-authorities-say","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/12\/27\/azerbaijan-plane-crash-investigation-to-determine-type-of-rocket-used-authorities-say","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The investigation into the Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8432 crash in Aktau on Wednesday will now focus on what weapon caused the incident, Azerbaijan's Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rashad Nabiyev\u00a0said on Friday after speaking with the survivors in neighbouring Kazakhstan.\n\nOn Thursday, Azerbaijani government sources confirmed to Euronews that an initial investigation revealed a Russian surface-to-air missile was fired at the plane on Wednesday as it flew over Chechnya. \n\nAzerbaijan Airlines\u2019 Embraer 190 was flying from the country's capital of Baku to Grozny, the regional capital of the Russian republic of Chechnya. \n\nDuring its flight, the plane crashed whilst attempting to an emergency landing in the city of Aktau in southwestern Kazakhstan \u2014 killing 38 people and leaving 29 survivors injured. \n\nSources said that despite the pilot's requests for an emergency landing, the aircraft was not allowed to land at Russian airports, leaving it to divert from its path towards the Kazakh city across the Caspian Sea. \n\nAn official probe into the crash has not yet concluded. However, the survivors told the authorities they heard three blast sounds that seemed to come from outside as the aircraft flew over Grozny. \n\n\"During our visit to survivors, including those with Russian citizenship, all of them, without exception, stated that they heard three blast sounds when the aircraft was above Grozny city,\" Nabiyev told the Baku-based international outlet AnewZ.\n\n\"They indicated that these sounds came from outside, suggesting there was an external impact on the plane,\" he added. \n\nOne flight attendant sustained injuries to her hand, while another passenger suffered injuries to her hand and leg as a result of the explosions, Nabiyev added.\n\n\"In other footage, holes are visible on the plane's wing, along with various signs of damage inside the plane, particularly in its interior parts, caused by what appears to be an impact from sharp external objects,\" he explained.\n\n\"Our investigation team, along with aviation specialists invited for this case, will now examine what kind of weapon \u2014 or rather what kind of rocket \u2014 was used.\"\n\nAirlines refuse to fly over Russia\n\nOn Friday, Azerbaijan Airlines announced it would suspend flights from Baku to seven Russian airports, including Grozny, until the final results of an investigation into the crash were released. \n\nIn addition, Kazakhstan\u2019s Qazaq Air said it would suspend its flights from Astana to Yekaterinburg, citing an ongoing risk assessment of flights to Russia. \n\nIsrael\u2019s El Al said flights from Tel Aviv to Moscow for this week would be cut due to \u201cdevelopments in Russia\u2019s airspace\u201d.\n\nMoscow has remained tight-lipped about suspicions from reports and aviation experts that the plane could have been hit by a Russian air defence missile. \n\nOn Friday, Russia's aviation chief said a Ukrainian drone attack was under way in the region of Chechnya at the time an Azerbaijani airliner attempted to land before diverting to Kazakhstan and crashing there earlier this week.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The investigation into the Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8432 crash in Aktau on Wednesday will now focus on what weapon caused the incident, Azerbaijan's Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rashad Nabiyev\u00a0said on Friday after speaking with the survivors in neighbouring Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Azerbaijani government sources confirmed to Euronews that an initial investigation revealed a Russian surface-to-air missile was fired at the plane on Wednesday as it flew over Chechnya. <\/p>\n<p>Azerbaijan Airlines\u2019 Embraer 190 was flying from the country's capital of Baku to Grozny, the regional capital of the Russian republic of Chechnya. <\/p>\n<p>During its flight, the plane crashed whilst attempting to an emergency landing in the city of Aktau in southwestern Kazakhstan \u2014 killing 38 people and leaving 29 survivors injured. <\/p>\n<p>Sources said that despite the pilot's requests for an emergency landing, the aircraft was not allowed to land at Russian airports, leaving it to divert from its path towards the Kazakh city across the Caspian Sea. <\/p>\n<p>An official probe into the crash has not yet concluded. However, the survivors told the authorities they heard three blast sounds that seemed to come from outside as the aircraft flew over Grozny. <\/p>\n<p>\"During our visit to survivors, including those with Russian citizenship, all of them, without exception, stated that they heard three blast sounds when the aircraft was above Grozny city,\" Nabiyev told the Baku-based international outlet AnewZ.<\/p>\n<p>\"They indicated that these sounds came from outside, suggesting there was an external impact on the plane,\" he added. <\/p>\n<p>One flight attendant sustained injuries to her hand, while another passenger suffered injuries to her hand and leg as a result of the explosions, Nabiyev added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8933588,8934052\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//12//26//exclusive-preliminary-investigation-confirms-russian-missile-over-grozny-caused-aktau-cras/">Exclusive: Preliminary investigation confirms Russian missile caused Azerbaijan Airlines crash<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//12//26//as-more-details-over-azerbaijan-airlines-crash-emerge-captain-and-crew-are-hailed-as-heroe/">As more details over Azerbaijan Airlines crash emerge, pilots and crew are hailed as heroes<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"In other footage, holes are visible on the plane's wing, along with various signs of damage inside the plane, particularly in its interior parts, caused by what appears to be an impact from sharp external objects,\" he explained.<\/p>\n<p>\"Our investigation team, along with aviation specialists invited for this case, will now examine what kind of weapon \u2014 or rather what kind of rocket \u2014 was used.\"<\/p>\n<h2>Airlines refuse to fly over Russia<\/h2><p>On Friday, Azerbaijan Airlines announced it would suspend flights from Baku to seven Russian airports, including Grozny, until the final results of an investigation into the crash were released. <\/p>\n<p>In addition, Kazakhstan\u2019s Qazaq Air said it would suspend its flights from Astana to Yekaterinburg, citing an ongoing risk assessment of flights to Russia. <\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s El Al said flights from Tel Aviv to Moscow for this week would be cut due to \u201cdevelopments in Russia\u2019s airspace\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Moscow has remained tight-lipped about suspicions from reports and aviation experts that the plane could have been hit by a Russian air defence missile. <\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Russia's aviation chief said a Ukrainian drone attack was under way in the region of Chechnya at the time an Azerbaijani airliner attempted to land before diverting to Kazakhstan and crashing there earlier this week.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1735294959,"updatedAt":1735316647,"publishedAt":1735310953,"firstPublishedAt":1735310953,"lastPublishedAt":1735312332,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/93\/51\/80\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_3cc3caa7-ca6e-54f6-b44a-b71cc82cfae2-8935180.jpg","altText":"In this photo released by Kazakhstan's Emergency Ministry Press Service, rescuers work at the wreckage of Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 lies on the ground near the airport.","caption":"In this photo released by Kazakhstan's Emergency Ministry Press Service, rescuers work at the wreckage of Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 lies on the ground near the airport.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP\/The Administration of Mangystau 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AIRLINES CRASH PILOTS CREW","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"As more details over Azerbaijan Airlines crash emerge, pilots and crew are hailed as heroes","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Pilots and crew of doomed Azerbaijan Airlines flight hailed as heroes","titleListing2":"As more details over Azerbaijan Airlines crash emerge, captain and crew are hailed as heroes","leadin":"Captain\u00a0Igor Kshnyakin, co-pilot\u00a0Aleksandr Kalyaninov and purser Hokuma Aliyeva lost their lives in the crash landing, while the other two flight attendants,\u00a0Zulfugar Asadov and Aidan Rahimli,\u00a0reportedly survived and were being treated in hospital.","summary":"Captain\u00a0Igor Kshnyakin, co-pilot\u00a0Aleksandr Kalyaninov and purser Hokuma Aliyeva lost their lives in the crash landing, while the other two flight attendants,\u00a0Zulfugar Asadov and Aidan Rahimli,\u00a0reportedly survived and were being treated in hospital.","keySentence":"","url":"as-more-details-over-azerbaijan-airlines-crash-emerge-captain-and-crew-are-hailed-as-heroe","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/12\/26\/as-more-details-over-azerbaijan-airlines-crash-emerge-captain-and-crew-are-hailed-as-heroe","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"As harrowing details emerge of the last moments of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8432, which crashed on Wednesday in Aktau, the flight crew who did their best to save the passengers until the last moment are being hailed as heroes.\u00a0\n\nAzerbaijan Airlines published the names of the five crew members, identifying\u00a0Igor Kshnyakin\u00a0and\u00a0Aleksandr Kalyaninov\u00a0as pilots and\u00a0Hokuma Aliyeva, Zulfugar Asadov and Aydan Rahimli\u00a0as flight attendants.\n\nAccording to the airline, the Embraer 190 aircraft carried 37 Azerbaijani citizens, six from Kazakhstan, three from Kyrgyzstan, and 16 Russian nationals.\u00a0\n\nA total of 29 passengers survived the crash, including three children, while 38 perished as\u00a0the\u00a0pilots\u00a0attempted to make an emergency landing near the Kazakh city of Aktau after flying the damaged aircraft over 300 miles across the Caspian Sea. \u00a0\n\n\u00a0\n\n\u00a0\n\nAzerbaijani government sources have exclusively confirmed to Euronews on Thursday that a Russian surface-to-air missile caused the crash.\u00a0\n\nAccording to the sources, the missile was fired at Flight 8432 during drone air activity above Grozny, and the shrapnel hit the passengers and cabin crew as it exploded next to the aircraft mid-flight.\n\nGovernment sources have told Euronews that the damaged aircraft was not allowed to land at any Russian airports despite the pilots\u2019 requests for an emergency landing, and it was ordered to fly across the Caspian Sea towards Aktau in Kazakhstan.\n\nAccording to data, the plane\u2019s GPS navigation systems were jammed throughout the flight path above the sea.\n\nCaptain\u00a0Kshnyakin, First Officer Kalyaninov and chief flight attendant Aliyeva lost their lives in the crash landing. Hailing them as heroes, the Azerbaijani government decided on Friday that the three victims would be buried with state honours. The other two flight attendants, Asadov and Rahimli,\u00a0reportedly survived and were being treated in hospital on Friday.\u00a0\n\nAzerbaijan Airlines President Samir Rzayev paid tribute to the crew\u2019s heroism. \"Their bravery and dedication to their duties, even in the final moments, will never be forgotten. The priority they gave to saving lives has made them heroes, and their names will be remembered in history,\" Rzayev said.\n\nThe family of Aliyeva, the flight's purser who died in the crash, paid tribute to her, saying, \u201cshe always told us to be proud of her\u201d. \n\nAliyeva\u2019s voice can be heard in a chilling video filmed by a passenger mid-flight in which she is heard trying to comfort the cabin. \n\nSubkhonkul Rahimov, a passenger from Yekaterinburg who survived the crash on Wednesday, also praised Aliyeva and her courage.\n\n\"The flight attendant who was closer to the pilots endured a horrifying situation ... She showed determination and carried out all her functions and duties perfectly in such a situation,\" Rahimov said, according to domestic outlets.\n\n\"I remember when she told people to 'stay calm' \u2013 there was a man who was getting agitated \u2013 of course, it was important to stay calm. She spoke mainly in Azerbaijani and was calming people down,\" he added.\n\nAliyeva\u2019s family told APA news agency that she had been working for Azerbaijan Airlines since 2016, was a \u201ccheerful person\u201d and studied law before deciding to become a flight attendant. \n\n\u201cShe had visited many countries and always told us to be proud of her. Once, after returning from a trip, she said their plane almost crashed... This time, the crash happened, and my daughter couldn\u2019t survive, \u201d Aliyeva\u2019s family said.\n\nAnd in another tragic development, the youngest victim of the plane crash was identified on Friday as 13-year-old Mukhammadali Farid Oglu Eganov. He was flying alone to join his mother in Grozny for the holidays, AnewZ reported.\n\nRemarkable airmanship\n\nCaptain\u00a0Kshnyakin\u00a0had a flight experience of over 15,000 hours of which 11,200 hours as captain, according to Azerbaijan Airlines. \n\nHe and First Officer Kalyaninov displayed remarkable airmanship, according to experts, as they managed to fly the stricken plane across the Caspian Sea and crash landing just 3 kilometres short of the Aktau airport runway.\u00a0\n\nBased on the footage of the crash site and the wreckage, aviation experts concluded that the Embraer 190\u2019s left horizontal stabiliser appears to be punctured by shrapnel and that the aircraft lost most of its hydraulic systems, likely including rudder control. \n\nThe videos analysed by experts show the pilots were forced to vary the aircraft speed, pitching down to gain speed and climbing to slow down to be able to steer the plane, resulting in what is known as phugoid motion or an oscillation. \n\nThe pilots did not seem to have the choice to land the plane softly, and they had to attempt a crash landing without being able to flare.\u00a0\n\nBoth black boxes of the aircraft were recovered on Friday and will now be reviewed by the investigators. Regional prosecutor Abylaibek Ordabayev said that \u201cthe audio of the radio communication between the dispatcher and crew has been collected, while the inspection of the crash site, covering over 4,000 square kilometers, is almost complete, with police increasing security in the area.\u201d\n\nHowever, Russian investigative Telegram channel VChK-OGPU published what it said was the transcript of the communications between the cockpit and Grozny air traffic controllers. \n\nAccording to the excerpts, Captain Kshnyakin is allegedly heard saying several times that he was losing control of the plane, that the hydraulic and GPS systems were not functioning, and that the cabin pressure was dropping as he tried to divert the stricken aircraft to other airports in the area. \n\nThe excerpts only feature the immediate communication on approach to Grozny around the time of the explosion next to the aircraft. The captain thought the blast was a bird strike, according to leaked transcripts.\u00a0\n\nAzerbaijan Airlines told Azerbaijani Trend news agency that the last full technical inspection of the aircraft was conducted last October. \n\nAccording to the airline, the Embraer 190 aircraft, registered as 4K-AZ65 and manufactured in 2013, had completed a total of 9,949 landings and accumulated some 15,257 flight hours before the crash.\u00a0\n\n","htmlText":"<p>As harrowing details emerge of the last moments of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8432, which crashed on Wednesday in Aktau, the flight crew who did their best to save the passengers until the last moment are being hailed as heroes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Azerbaijan Airlines published the names of the five crew members, identifying\u00a0Igor Kshnyakin\u00a0and\u00a0Aleksandr Kalyaninov\u00a0as pilots and\u00a0Hokuma Aliyeva, Zulfugar Asadov and Aydan Rahimli\u00a0as flight attendants.<\/p>\n<p>According to the airline, the Embraer 190 aircraft carried 37 Azerbaijani citizens, six from Kazakhstan, three from Kyrgyzstan, and 16 Russian nationals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A total of 29 passengers survived the crash, including three children, while 38 perished as\u00a0the\u00a0pilots\u00a0attempted to make an emergency landing near the Kazakh city of Aktau after flying the damaged aircraft over 300 miles across the Caspian Sea. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1871851282371088774\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Azerbaijani government sources have exclusively confirmed to Euronews on Thursday that a Russian surface-to-air missile caused the crash.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the sources, the missile was fired at Flight 8432 during drone air activity above Grozny, and the shrapnel hit the passengers and cabin crew as it exploded next to the aircraft mid-flight.<\/p>\n<p>Government sources have told Euronews that the damaged aircraft was not allowed to land at any Russian airports despite the pilots\u2019 requests for an emergency landing, and it was ordered to fly across the Caspian Sea towards Aktau in Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n<p>According to data, the plane\u2019s GPS navigation systems were jammed throughout the flight path above the sea.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8933588,8931588\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//12//25//azerbaijani-passenger-plane-crashes-near-kazakh-city-of-aktau/">Russian air defence missile incident emerges as likely cause of Azerbaijan Airlines crash <\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//12//26//exclusive-preliminary-investigation-confirms-russian-missile-over-grozny-caused-aktau-cras/">Exclusive: Preliminary investigation confirms Russian missile caused Azerbaijan Airlines crash<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Captain\u00a0Kshnyakin, First Officer Kalyaninov and chief flight attendant Aliyeva lost their lives in the crash landing. Hailing them as heroes, the Azerbaijani government decided on Friday that the three victims would be buried with state honours. The other two flight attendants, Asadov and Rahimli,\u00a0reportedly survived and were being treated in hospital on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Azerbaijan Airlines President Samir Rzayev paid tribute to the crew\u2019s heroism. \"Their bravery and dedication to their duties, even in the final moments, will never be forgotten. The priority they gave to saving lives has made them heroes, and their names will be remembered in history,\" Rzayev said.<\/p>\n<p>The family of Aliyeva, the flight's purser who died in the crash, paid tribute to her, saying, \u201cshe always told us to be proud of her\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>Aliyeva\u2019s voice can be heard in a chilling video filmed by a passenger mid-flight in which she is heard trying to comfort the cabin. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-freeform\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <script async src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////telegram.org//js//telegram-widget.js?22\%22 data-telegram-post=\"axarazchat\/209282\" data-width=\"100%\"><\/script>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Subkhonkul Rahimov, a passenger from Yekaterinburg who survived the crash on Wednesday, also praised Aliyeva and her courage.<\/p>\n<p>\"The flight attendant who was closer to the pilots endured a horrifying situation ... She showed determination and carried out all her functions and duties perfectly in such a situation,\" Rahimov said, according to domestic outlets.<\/p>\n<p>\"I remember when she told people to 'stay calm' \u2013 there was a man who was getting agitated \u2013 of course, it was important to stay calm. She spoke mainly in Azerbaijani and was calming people down,\" he added.<\/p>\n<p>Aliyeva\u2019s family told APA news agency that she had been working for Azerbaijan Airlines since 2016, was a \u201ccheerful person\u201d and studied law before deciding to become a flight attendant. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe had visited many countries and always told us to be proud of her. Once, after returning from a trip, she said their plane almost crashed... This time, the crash happened, and my daughter couldn\u2019t survive, \u201d Aliyeva\u2019s family said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5618181818181818\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//93//40//52//808x454_cmsv2_a9b302c3-86db-50d7-9931-b93eb4379c1e-8934052.jpg/" alt=\"The youngest victim of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash, 13-year-old Mukhammadali Farid Oglu Eganov\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/93\/40\/52\/384x216_cmsv2_a9b302c3-86db-50d7-9931-b93eb4379c1e-8934052.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/93\/40\/52\/640x360_cmsv2_a9b302c3-86db-50d7-9931-b93eb4379c1e-8934052.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/93\/40\/52\/750x421_cmsv2_a9b302c3-86db-50d7-9931-b93eb4379c1e-8934052.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/93\/40\/52\/828x465_cmsv2_a9b302c3-86db-50d7-9931-b93eb4379c1e-8934052.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/93\/40\/52\/1080x607_cmsv2_a9b302c3-86db-50d7-9931-b93eb4379c1e-8934052.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/93\/40\/52\/1200x674_cmsv2_a9b302c3-86db-50d7-9931-b93eb4379c1e-8934052.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/93\/40\/52\/1920x1079_cmsv2_a9b302c3-86db-50d7-9931-b93eb4379c1e-8934052.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">The youngest victim of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash, 13-year-old Mukhammadali Farid Oglu Eganov<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Courtesy of AnewZ<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>And in another tragic development, the youngest victim of the plane crash was identified on Friday as 13-year-old Mukhammadali Farid Oglu Eganov. He was flying alone to join his mother in Grozny for the holidays, AnewZ reported.<\/p>\n<h2>Remarkable airmanship<\/h2><p>Captain\u00a0Kshnyakin\u00a0had a flight experience of over 15,000 hours of which 11,200 hours as captain, according to Azerbaijan Airlines. <\/p>\n<p>He and First Officer Kalyaninov displayed remarkable airmanship, according to experts, as they managed to fly the stricken plane across the Caspian Sea and crash landing just 3 kilometres short of the Aktau airport runway.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Based on the footage of the crash site and the wreckage, aviation experts concluded that the Embraer 190\u2019s left horizontal stabiliser appears to be punctured by shrapnel and that the aircraft lost most of its hydraulic systems, likely including rudder control. <\/p>\n<p>The videos analysed by experts show the pilots were forced to vary the aircraft speed, pitching down to gain speed and climbing to slow down to be able to steer the plane, resulting in what is known as phugoid motion or an oscillation. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1872341851363316132\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The pilots did not seem to have the choice to land the plane softly, and they had to attempt a crash landing without being able to flare.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Both black boxes of the aircraft were recovered on Friday and will now be reviewed by the investigators. Regional prosecutor Abylaibek Ordabayev said that \u201cthe audio of the radio communication between the dispatcher and crew has been collected, while the inspection of the crash site, covering over 4,000 square kilometers, is almost complete, with police increasing security in the area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Russian investigative Telegram channel VChK-OGPU published what it said was the transcript of the communications between the cockpit and Grozny air traffic controllers. <\/p>\n<p>According to the excerpts, Captain Kshnyakin is allegedly heard saying several times that he was losing control of the plane, that the hydraulic and GPS systems were not functioning, and that the cabin pressure was dropping as he tried to divert the stricken aircraft to other airports in the area. <\/p>\n<p>The excerpts only feature the immediate communication on approach to Grozny around the time of the explosion next to the aircraft. The captain thought the blast was a bird strike, according to leaked transcripts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Azerbaijan Airlines told Azerbaijani Trend news agency that the last full technical inspection of the aircraft was conducted last October. <\/p>\n<p>According to the airline, the Embraer 190 aircraft, registered as 4K-AZ65 and manufactured in 2013, had completed a total of 9,949 landings and accumulated some 15,257 flight hours before the crash.\u00a0<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1735228751,"updatedAt":1735317957,"publishedAt":1735229971,"firstPublishedAt":1735229971,"lastPublishedAt":1735317957,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/93\/40\/52\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_f1e14bc2-2d07-5163-9cef-f1dcec0817d5-8934052.jpg","altText":"FILE: Azerbaijan Airlines Captain Igor Kshnyakin (left) and First Officer Alexander Kalyanov (right)","caption":"FILE: Azerbaijan Airlines Captain Igor Kshnyakin (left) and First Officer Alexander Kalyanov 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AZERBAIJAN RUSSIA MISSILE","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Exclusive: Preliminary investigation confirms Russian missile caused Azerbaijan Airlines crash","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Exclusive: Russian missile caused Aktau crash, investigation confirms","titleListing2":"Exclusive: Preliminary investigation confirms Russian missile caused Azerbaijan Airlines crash","leadin":"38 passengers were killed on Wednesday after Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8432 crashed as it attempted to make an emergency landing near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.","summary":"38 passengers were killed on Wednesday after Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8432 crashed as it attempted to make an emergency landing near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.","keySentence":"","url":"exclusive-preliminary-investigation-confirms-russian-missile-over-grozny-caused-aktau-cras","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/12\/26\/exclusive-preliminary-investigation-confirms-russian-missile-over-grozny-caused-aktau-cras","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Azerbaijani government sources have exclusively confirmed to Euronews on Thursday that a Russian surface-to-air missile caused the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Aktau on Wednesday.\n\nAccording to the sources, the missile was fired at Flight 8432 during drone air activity above Grozny, and the shrapnel hit the passengers and cabin crew as it exploded next to the aircraft mid-flight.\n\nGovernment sources have told Euronews that the damaged aircraft was not allowed to land at any Russian airports despite the pilots\u2019 requests for an emergency landing, and it was ordered to fly across the Caspian Sea towards Aktau in Kazakhstan.\n\nAccording to data, the plane\u2019s GPS navigation systems were jammed throughout the flight path above the sea.\n\nThe missile was fired from a Pantsir-S air defence system, Baku-based international outlet AnewZ reported, citing Azerbaijani government sources. \n\nAccording to Russian sources, at the time the Azerbaijan Airlines flight was passing over the territory of Chechnya, Russian air defence forces were actively attempting to shoot down Ukrainian UAVs.\n\nThe head of the Security Council of the Chechen Republic, Khamzat Kadyrov, confirmed that a drone attack on Grozny took place on Wednesday morning, noting that there were no casualties or damage.\u00a0\n\nIf this preliminary data is confirmed, this would be the second time in a decade that Russian forces have destroyed a commercial aircraft after the MH17 crash in Ukraine. This time, Russia's own citizens, as well as those from neighbouring countries, are among the casualties. \n\nThe crash also evokes an earlier incident from November 2018, when an Air Astana Embraer 190 lost its hydraulics over Portugal but, with the help of the Portuguese Air Force, landed safely.\n\nFurther investigation into Wednesday's crash is expected to unveil the circumstances surrounding the missile's firing, the non-authorisation for landing at a nearby airport in Russia, and the instruction to cross the sea with a damaged plane.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Azerbaijani government sources have exclusively confirmed to Euronews on Thursday that a Russian surface-to-air missile caused the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Aktau on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>According to the sources, the missile was fired at Flight 8432 during drone air activity above Grozny, and the shrapnel hit the passengers and cabin crew as it exploded next to the aircraft mid-flight.<\/p>\n<p>Government sources have told Euronews that the damaged aircraft was not allowed to land at any Russian airports despite the pilots\u2019 requests for an emergency landing, and it was ordered to fly across the Caspian Sea towards Aktau in Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n<p>According to data, the plane\u2019s GPS navigation systems were jammed throughout the flight path above the sea.<\/p>\n<p>The missile was fired from a Pantsir-S air defence system, Baku-based international outlet AnewZ reported, citing Azerbaijani government sources. <\/p>\n<p>According to Russian sources, at the time the Azerbaijan Airlines flight was passing over the territory of Chechnya, Russian air defence forces were actively attempting to shoot down Ukrainian UAVs.<\/p>\n<p>The head of the Security Council of the Chechen Republic, Khamzat Kadyrov, confirmed that a drone attack on Grozny took place on Wednesday morning, noting that there were no casualties or damage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8932734,8931588\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//12//25//azerbaijani-passenger-plane-crashes-near-kazakh-city-of-aktau/">Russian air defence missile incident emerges as likely cause of Azerbaijan Airlines crash <\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//12//26//azerbaijani-president-ilham-aliyev-launches-criminal-probe-into-azerbaijan-airlines-plane-/">President Aliyev launches criminal probe into Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>If this preliminary data is confirmed, this would be the second time in a decade that Russian forces have destroyed a commercial aircraft after the MH17 crash in Ukraine. This time, Russia's own citizens, as well as those from neighbouring countries, are among the casualties. <\/p>\n<p>The crash also evokes an earlier incident from November 2018, when an Air Astana Embraer 190 lost its hydraulics over Portugal but, with the help of the Portuguese Air Force, landed safely.<\/p>\n<p>Further investigation into Wednesday's crash is expected to unveil the circumstances surrounding the missile's firing, the non-authorisation for landing at a nearby airport in Russia, and the instruction to cross the sea with a damaged plane.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1735215523,"updatedAt":1735282760,"publishedAt":1735215994,"firstPublishedAt":1735215994,"lastPublishedAt":1735282760,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/93\/35\/88\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_938b5c82-2c29-5da5-a341-4d5be5a8e28d-8933588.jpg","altText":"a part of Azerbaijan Airlines' Embraer 190 lies on the ground near the airport of Aktau, Kazakhstan, 26 December 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crash.","keySentence":"","url":"azerbaijani-president-ilham-aliyev-launches-criminal-probe-into-azerbaijan-airlines-plane-","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/12\/26\/azerbaijani-president-ilham-aliyev-launches-criminal-probe-into-azerbaijan-airlines-plane-","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Azerbaijan\u2019s President Ilham Aliyev instructed his government to initiate a commission to investigate the cause of the Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8432 crash on Wednesday, when 38 passengers were killed as the plane attempted to make an emergency landing near the Kazakh city of Aktau.\n\n\u201cThe commission's task is to fully investigate the matter, examine the causes of the crash and all its details, and provide information both to me and to the Azerbaijani public,\u201d Aliyev said in an official briefing released by the Azerbaijani Presidency.\n\nOn Wednesday afternoon, Euronews obtained information from official sources linked to the crash investigation stating that while nearing the Russian city of Grozny \u2014 the flight\u2019s destination \u2014 surviving passengers heard an explosion followed by what looked like shrapnel hitting the plane and damaging the fuselage.\n\nThe information corresponds with a news report from Azerbaijan-based international news channel AnewZ, which quotes a Russian military blogger who claims that \u201cthe damage to the aircraft suggests that plane may have been accidentally struck by an air-defence missile system.\u201d\n\nOther Russian military experts have come out with the same conclusion, stating that Russian air defences around the Chechen capital might have mistaken the civilian aircraft for a Ukrainian drone. There has been no official comment from the Kremlin on these claims so far.\n\nThe Azerbaijani president says the matter needs to be fully uncovered, though he did not hint at what his government suspects is the cause behind the crash.\n\n\u201cThe reasons for the crash are not yet known to us. There are various theories, but I believe it is premature to discuss them. The matter must be thoroughly investigated.\u201d\n\nThe Azerbaijani leader said the public would be regularly informed of the commission\u2019s findings and progress in the criminal case.\n\nA total of 29 passengers on board the flight from the Azerbaijani capital Baku survived the crash and were transported to receive care for their wounds at nearby medical facilities.\n\nAzerbaijan\u2019s President Ilham Aliyev was flying himself at the time of the tragic accident. Aliyev was headed to St Petersburg to attend an informal summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) hosted and organised by Russia\u2019s President Vladimir Putin.\n\n\u201cWhen I was informed of this tragic incident during the flight. I immediately gave instructions for the plane to return to Baku. While still in the air, I issued the necessary directives and spoke with the prime minister,\u201d Aliyev said.\n\nA flock of birds or missile strike?\n\nEarlier reports suggested the plane, on its usual Baku-Grozny route, was forced to divert due to a bird strike.\n\nHowever, a Russian investigative Telegram channel shared on Wednesday that it was in possession of evidence, including a full transcript of the conversation between the pilots and the control tower, that Flight 8432 first had its GPS systems fail and the dispatcher lost \"radar contact,\" making it impossible for the crew to land in Grozny.\n\nThe pilots then opted to return to Baku, which was when an explosion reportedly occurred near the plane, according to the Telegram channel. The plane's hydraulics also stopped working, forcing the pilots to perform an emergency landing as soon as the aircraft was over land.\n\nOther Russian military bloggers have made claims that the said explosion happened over the Naursky District of Chechnya, where several Russian military units are posted, including those with air defence systems, basing their conclusions on open-source data.\n\nFlight-tracking data from FlightRadar24 showed the aircraft making what appeared to be a figure-eight once nearing the airport in Aktau. Its altitude moved up and down substantially over the last minutes of the flight before impacting the ground.\n\nIn 2011, Russian forces in Chechnya were equipped with the Barnaul-T, which at the time was said to be capable of providing air defence to the entire region of North Caucasus.\n\nRecently, several Pantsir systems were also deployed in Chechnya.\n\nFlightRadar24 separately said in an online post that the aircraft had faced \u201cstrong GPS jamming,\u201d which \u201cmade the aircraft transmit bad ADS-B data,\u201d referring to the information that allows flight-tracking websites to follow planes in flight.\n\nMeanwhile, authorities in Kyiv have also alleged Russian air defence was at fault for the Azerbaijan Airlines crash.\n\n\"I would like to reiterate what I said yesterday \u2014 the holes in the fuselage of the plane during the flight are not made by birds. Passengers clearly filmed this. The air defence missile explosion damaged the plane and disabled its systems,\" the head of the Ukrainian Centre for Countering Disinformation Andriy Kovalenko said in a statement.\n\n\"Russia did not close the airspace over Grozny. the plane allowed to land in Grozny or Makhachkala for no reason. Only the professional work of the pilots prevented the Russians from turning this story into a Russian provocation against Ukraine,\" Kovalenko added. \n\n\"And now Russia will do everything to hide its own guilt in the plane crash and the loss of life.\u201d\n\nSocial media videos gathered by AnewZ news channel appear to show the aircraft struggling to make an emergency landing and breaking up in a fireball as it hits the ground.\n\nA spokesperson for Azerbaijan Airlines said the airline is cooperating with the investigation but has assured the public that all necessary medical and psychological support will be provided to victims of the crash and their families, regardless of nationality.\n\nAccording to Azerbaijan Airlines, 37 passengers were Azerbaijani citizens. There were also 16 Russian nationals, six Kazakhstani and three Kyrgyzstani citizens.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Azerbaijan\u2019s President Ilham Aliyev instructed his government to initiate a commission to investigate the cause of the Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8432 crash on Wednesday, when 38 passengers were killed as the plane attempted to make an emergency landing near the Kazakh city of Aktau.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe commission's task is to fully investigate the matter, examine the causes of the crash and all its details, and provide information both to me and to the Azerbaijani public,\u201d Aliyev said in an <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////president.az//en//articles//view//67689/">official briefing<\/a> released by the Azerbaijani Presidency.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday afternoon, Euronews <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//12//25//azerbaijani-passenger-plane-crashes-near-kazakh-city-of-aktau/">obtained information<\/a> from official sources linked to the crash investigation stating that while nearing the Russian city of Grozny \u2014 the flight\u2019s destination \u2014 surviving passengers heard an explosion followed by what looked like shrapnel hitting the plane and damaging the fuselage.<\/p>\n<p>The information corresponds with a news report from Azerbaijan-based international news channel AnewZ, which quotes a Russian military blogger who claims that \u201cthe damage to the aircraft suggests that plane may have been accidentally struck by an air-defence missile system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other Russian military experts have come out with the same conclusion, stating that Russian air defences around the Chechen capital might have mistaken the civilian aircraft for a Ukrainian drone. There has been no official comment from the Kremlin on these claims so far.<\/p>\n<p>The Azerbaijani president says the matter needs to be fully uncovered, though he did not hint at what his government suspects is the cause behind the crash.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reasons for the crash are not yet known to us. There are various theories, but I believe it is premature to discuss them. The matter must be thoroughly investigated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Azerbaijani leader said the public would be regularly informed of the commission\u2019s findings and progress in the criminal case.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 29 passengers on board the flight from the Azerbaijani capital Baku survived the crash and were transported to receive care for their wounds at nearby medical facilities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5615234375\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//93//27//34//808x454_cmsv2_a0b48301-4c7c-5c3c-959a-aa28bb2f6f37-8932734.jpg/" alt=\"Rescuers work at the wreckage of Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 lays on the ground near the airport of Aktau, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/93\/27\/34\/384x216_cmsv2_a0b48301-4c7c-5c3c-959a-aa28bb2f6f37-8932734.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/93\/27\/34\/640x359_cmsv2_a0b48301-4c7c-5c3c-959a-aa28bb2f6f37-8932734.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/93\/27\/34\/750x421_cmsv2_a0b48301-4c7c-5c3c-959a-aa28bb2f6f37-8932734.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/93\/27\/34\/828x465_cmsv2_a0b48301-4c7c-5c3c-959a-aa28bb2f6f37-8932734.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/93\/27\/34\/1080x606_cmsv2_a0b48301-4c7c-5c3c-959a-aa28bb2f6f37-8932734.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/93\/27\/34\/1200x674_cmsv2_a0b48301-4c7c-5c3c-959a-aa28bb2f6f37-8932734.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/93\/27\/34\/1920x1078_cmsv2_a0b48301-4c7c-5c3c-959a-aa28bb2f6f37-8932734.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Rescuers work at the wreckage of Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 lays on the ground near the airport of Aktau, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP\/Kazakhstan's Emergency Ministry Press Service<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Azerbaijan\u2019s President Ilham Aliyev was flying himself at the time of the tragic accident. Aliyev was headed to St Petersburg to attend an informal summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) hosted and organised by Russia\u2019s President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was informed of this tragic incident during the flight. I immediately gave instructions for the plane to return to Baku. While still in the air, I issued the necessary directives and spoke with the prime minister,\u201d Aliyev said.<\/p>\n<h2>A flock of birds or missile strike?<\/h2><p>Earlier reports suggested the plane, on its usual Baku-Grozny route, was forced to divert due to a bird strike.<\/p>\n<p>However, a Russian investigative Telegram channel shared on Wednesday that it was in possession of evidence, including a full transcript of the conversation between the pilots and the control tower, that Flight 8432 first had its GPS systems fail and the dispatcher lost \"radar contact,\" making it impossible for the crew to land in Grozny.<\/p>\n<p>The pilots then opted to return to Baku, which was when an explosion reportedly occurred near the plane, according to the Telegram channel. The plane's hydraulics also stopped working, forcing the pilots to perform an emergency landing as soon as the aircraft was over land.<\/p>\n<p>Other Russian military bloggers have made claims that the said explosion happened over the Naursky District of Chechnya, where several Russian military units are posted, including those with air defence systems, basing their conclusions on open-source data.<\/p>\n<p>Flight-tracking data from FlightRadar24 showed the aircraft making what appeared to be a figure-eight once nearing the airport in Aktau. Its altitude moved up and down substantially over the last minutes of the flight before impacting the ground.<\/p>\n<p>In 2011, Russian forces in Chechnya were equipped with the Barnaul-T, which at the time was said to be capable of providing air defence to the entire region of North Caucasus.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, several Pantsir systems were also deployed in Chechnya.<\/p>\n<p>FlightRadar24 separately said in an online post that the aircraft had faced \u201cstrong GPS jamming,\u201d which \u201cmade the aircraft transmit bad ADS-B data,\u201d referring to the information that allows flight-tracking websites to follow planes in flight.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//93//27//34//808x454_cmsv2_014e5ecd-d7f0-51ff-96de-8cf1f8e08713-8932734.jpg/" alt=\"The wreckage of Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 lies on the ground near the airport of Aktau, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/93\/27\/34\/384x216_cmsv2_014e5ecd-d7f0-51ff-96de-8cf1f8e08713-8932734.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/93\/27\/34\/640x360_cmsv2_014e5ecd-d7f0-51ff-96de-8cf1f8e08713-8932734.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/93\/27\/34\/750x422_cmsv2_014e5ecd-d7f0-51ff-96de-8cf1f8e08713-8932734.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/93\/27\/34\/828x466_cmsv2_014e5ecd-d7f0-51ff-96de-8cf1f8e08713-8932734.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/93\/27\/34\/1080x608_cmsv2_014e5ecd-d7f0-51ff-96de-8cf1f8e08713-8932734.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/93\/27\/34\/1200x675_cmsv2_014e5ecd-d7f0-51ff-96de-8cf1f8e08713-8932734.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/93\/27\/34\/1920x1080_cmsv2_014e5ecd-d7f0-51ff-96de-8cf1f8e08713-8932734.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">The wreckage of Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 lies on the ground near the airport of Aktau, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP\/The Administration of Mangystau Region<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, authorities in Kyiv have also alleged Russian air defence was at fault for the Azerbaijan Airlines crash.<\/p>\n<p>\"I would like to reiterate what I said yesterday \u2014 the holes in the fuselage of the plane during the flight are not made by birds. Passengers clearly filmed this. The air defence missile explosion damaged the plane and disabled its systems,\" the head of the Ukrainian Centre for Countering Disinformation Andriy Kovalenko said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\"Russia did not close the airspace over Grozny. the plane allowed to land in Grozny or Makhachkala for no reason. Only the professional work of the pilots prevented the Russians from turning this story into a Russian provocation against Ukraine,\" Kovalenko added. <\/p>\n<p>\"And now Russia will do everything to hide its own guilt in the plane crash and the loss of life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Social media videos gathered by AnewZ news channel appear to show the aircraft struggling to make an emergency landing and breaking up in a fireball as it hits the ground.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Azerbaijan Airlines said the airline is cooperating with the investigation but has assured the public that all necessary medical and psychological support will be provided to victims of the crash and their families, regardless of nationality.<\/p>\n<p>According to Azerbaijan Airlines, 37 passengers were Azerbaijani citizens. There were also 16 Russian nationals, six Kazakhstani and three Kyrgyzstani citizens.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1735160122,"updatedAt":1735213038,"publishedAt":1735185633,"firstPublishedAt":1735185633,"lastPublishedAt":1735213038,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/93\/27\/34\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_923d3f0d-2c09-56a2-8e73-3c61f3498b5b-8932734.jpg","altText":"The wreckage of Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 lays on the ground near the airport of Aktau, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024","caption":"The wreckage of Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 lays on the ground near the airport of Aktau, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Azamat Sarsenbayev\/Copyright 2024 The AP. 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Native Article 4","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"A winter\u2019s tale in Azerbaijan: From thrilling slopes to serene forest trails","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"A winter\u2019s tale in Azerbaijan: From exciting slopes to serene forests ","titleListing2":"A winter\u2019s tale in Azerbaijan: from thrilling slopes to serene forest trails","leadin":"Azerbaijan is the perfect place for an off-the-beaten-track winter adventure.","summary":"Azerbaijan is the perfect place for an off-the-beaten-track winter adventure.","keySentence":"","url":"a-winters-tale-in-azerbaijan-from-thrilling-slopes-to-serene-forest-trails","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2024\/12\/06\/a-winters-tale-in-azerbaijan-from-thrilling-slopes-to-serene-forest-trails","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Winter in Azerbaijan is the season for adventure. Mountains blanketed in snow, exceptional resorts and charming villages provide the perfect setting to embrace the chill.\n\nAdventurers will be swept away by the variety of winter activities on offer, from snowshoeing and ice climbing to forest trekking amidst Azerbaijan\u2019s incredible snow-dusted landscapes.\n\nAzerbaijan\u2019s winter activities invite both family fun and daring adventure, with calmer moments to embrace the slower rhythms of mountain life, warming up on hearty meals and authentic rural hospitality.\n\nCaucasus slopes: Azerbaijan\u2019s most popular winter resorts\n\nThe great Caucasus Mountains cut through the landscape of northern Azerbaijan, creating a rocky playground of peaks and valleys, blanketed in snow from December to March. Two of Azerbaijan\u2019s most popular mountain resorts \u2013 Shahdag and Tufandag \u2013 serve the slopes on each side, each offering bustling atmospheres and a range of facilities, including ski schools and apr\u00e8s-ski lounges.\n\nAs well as skiing and snowboarding, Shahdag is also home to a variety of winter activities including paragliding, horseriding, snowmobiling, tubing and more. The Alpine Coaster is also a highlight for all ages \u2013 a twisting toboggan ride that zips through Shahdag\u2019s snow-covered pine forests and icy terrain.\n\nThough Shahdag and Tufandag remain ideal choices for winter holidays in Azerbaijan, today we expand our view beyond these two resorts, to experience a fresh take on Azerbaijani winter, encompassing both winter activities and cultural experiences.\n\nGabala: a picturesque base for paragliding, skiing and family fun\n\nFound amongst the dense forests on the southern slopes of the Caucasus Mountains, Gabala district is a year-round resort destination that transforms into a winter playground from December to March.\n\nBeyond all the skiing, snowboarding and tubing fun of Tufandag Mountain Resort, Gabala leaves plenty of time for scenic reflection. Tour Gabala\u2019s fortified ancient capital and the icy-covered Nohur Lake, setting your own pace on snowshoeing excursions upon Gabala\u2019s gentle slopes and forests in the wilderness of Shahdag National Park.\n\nParagliding is another way to explore Gabala on clear winter days, offering unbeatable views of Azerbaijan\u2019s snow-covered forests, winding rivers and mountain scenery. Safety is paramount and professional paragliding guides adjust equipment for winter conditions, ensuring a smooth take-off from high elevation, allowing you to capture the quiet beauty of the icy landscape below.\n\nAlternatively, hop on a nearby cable car for sweeping vistas across the region and the majestic Tufandag peak.\n\nGuba and Gusar: valley trekking, ice climbing and rural interludes\n\nNestled between Mount Shahdag and the Caspian Sea, with their capital cities just 15 kilometres apart, the regions of Guba and Gusar come as the perfect winter pairing.\n\nHundreds of metres above sea level, Guba and Gusar boast vast snow-laden valleys with ideal winter hiking conditions. Mount Shahdag is based in the Gusar region but the vast region has many quieter adventure options, including remote cross-country, back-country and freeride skiing trails that allow both beginners and advanced skiers to zigzag through forests and over gentle hills in perfect serenity. \n\nThe remote Laza village is accessible through Gusar, offering a quiet village experience amidst stunning landscapes. Hike along the Laza-Kuzun trail to find waterfalls and impressive valley views, before returning to Laza for well-deserved hot tea and warm hospitality.\n\nCome January, Gusar gleams with frozen rock faces and icy waterfalls, creating the perfect conditions for intrepid climbers who crave technical terrain. To ensure safe ascents, join a guided excursion with experienced climbers from Gusar City.\n\nThere are also accessible options from Gusar city such as the forested Terrenkur trail, perfect for leisurely nature walks towards Lakar village.\n\nAnother gateway to the Caucasus Mountains is Guba, home to a culture-filled capital city and natural surroundings that become especially beautiful in winter. Starting from Guba and heading west further into the valley, more winter hiking trails await, with optional stop-offs at charming mountain villages such as Griz.\n\nAlong the rugged Griz-Galakhudat route, hikers are met with views over Gudyalchay Canyon and the fairytale Gurgur Waterfall frozen in time during the winter months. Alternatively, head deeper into the valley to Khinalig. A remote, high-mountain village often blanketed in snow, Khinalig is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with great significance upon the ancient, 200-kilometre trail K\u00f6\u00e7 Yolu (\u201cMigration Route\u201d).\n\nWhile winter conditions can be extreme, Khinalig is a fantastic example of human resilience, seeing the semi-nomadic Khinalig people migrate yearly between summer and winter pastures. For visitors, the village has access to ancient hiking trails that lead to rewarding panoramas over the Caucasus Mountains. Traditional handcrafted mittens can be purchased in the village to keep the chill at bay!\n\nFor more information on hiking through Azerbaijan\u2019s spectacular northern mountains, find listed routes on the Azerbaijan Travel website.\n\nNakhchivan: remote and untouched winter beauty\n\nNakhchivan\u2019s secluded environment in a far-westerly exclave offers a lesser-known winter experience steeped in natural beauty and heritage, with heritage starting points such as Nakhchivan City or the medieval city of Ordubad.\n\nHome to the Lesser Caucasus Mountains, Nakhchivan is where you\u2019ll find Azerbaijan\u2019s newest ski resort, Agbulag, based near the village of the same name some 2,000 metres above sea level. The resort is suitable for both beginners and advanced skiers, complete with a ski school, family entertainment parks and a hotel.\n\nIn the Shahbuz region, the village of K\u00fck\u00fc attracts nature lovers year-round. In winter the trails become especially scenic, with opportunities to explore snow-covered valleys and nearby mineral springs, such as Gurbulag Spring, which are believed to have therapeutic properties.\n\nThe combination of peaceful surroundings and relatively light foot traffic makes Nakhchivan a hidden gem for hikers looking for a quieter winter retreat\u200b.\n\nEmbrace Azerbaijan\u2019s winter magic\n\nAzerbaijan\u2019s winter season presents a world of possibilities for active travellers. Whether on the slopes, exploring quiet trails, or enjoying hearty Azerbaijani cuisine in a rural mountain village, winter in Azerbaijan captures the essence of the season\u2019s magic.\n\nAzerbaijan\u2019s lesser-known winter activities are perfect for those who value discovery and tranquillity, spotlighting Azerbaijan\u2019s untamed, seasonal beauty with warm restful moments in between.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Winter in Azerbaijan is the season for adventure. Mountains blanketed in snow, exceptional resorts and charming villages provide the perfect setting to embrace the chill.<\/p>\n<p>Adventurers will be swept away by the variety of winter activities on offer, from snowshoeing and ice climbing to forest trekking amidst Azerbaijan\u2019s incredible snow-dusted landscapes.<\/p>\n<p>Azerbaijan\u2019s winter activities invite both family fun and daring adventure, with calmer moments to embrace the slower rhythms of mountain life, warming up on hearty meals and authentic rural hospitality.<\/p>\n<h2>Caucasus slopes: Azerbaijan\u2019s most popular winter resorts<\/h2><p>The great Caucasus Mountains cut through the landscape of northern Azerbaijan, creating a rocky playground of peaks and valleys, blanketed in snow from December to March. Two of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//12//15//exploring-the-snow-capped-mountains-of-azerbaijan/">Azerbaijan/u2019s most popular mountain resorts<\/a> \u2013 Shahdag and Tufandag \u2013 serve the slopes on each side, each offering bustling atmospheres and a range of facilities, including ski schools and apr\u00e8s-ski lounges.<\/p>\n<p>As well as skiing and snowboarding, Shahdag is also home to a variety of winter activities including paragliding, horseriding, snowmobiling, tubing and more. The Alpine Coaster is also a highlight for all ages \u2013 a twisting toboggan ride that zips through Shahdag\u2019s snow-covered pine forests and icy terrain.<\/p>\n<p>Though <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//01//26//looking-for-adrenaline-fuelled-winter-sports-check-out-this-resort-in-the-greater-caucasus/">Shahdag and Tufandag remain ideal choices for winter holidays in Azerbaijan, today we expand our view beyond these two resorts, to experience a fresh take on Azerbaijani winter, encompassing both winter activities and cultural experiences.<\/p>\n<h2>Gabala: a picturesque base for paragliding, skiing and family fun<\/h2><p>Found amongst the dense forests on the southern slopes of the Caucasus Mountains, Gabala district is a year-round resort destination that transforms into a winter playground from December to March.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond all the skiing, snowboarding and tubing fun of Tufandag Mountain Resort, Gabala leaves plenty of time for scenic reflection. Tour Gabala\u2019s fortified ancient capital and the icy-covered Nohur Lake, setting your own pace on snowshoeing excursions upon Gabala\u2019s gentle slopes and forests in the wilderness of Shahdag National Park.<\/p>\n<p>Paragliding is another way to explore Gabala on clear winter days, offering unbeatable views of Azerbaijan\u2019s snow-covered forests, winding rivers and mountain scenery. Safety is paramount and professional paragliding guides adjust equipment for winter conditions, ensuring a smooth take-off from high elevation, allowing you to capture the quiet beauty of the icy landscape below.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, hop on a nearby cable car for sweeping vistas across the region and the majestic Tufandag peak.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6671875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//87//78//04//808x539_cmsv2_d3dd9b6e-b583-54d3-a854-71c7cb47f149-8877804.jpg/" alt=\"Ski lift in Shahdag, Azerbaijan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/04\/384x256_cmsv2_d3dd9b6e-b583-54d3-a854-71c7cb47f149-8877804.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/04\/640x427_cmsv2_d3dd9b6e-b583-54d3-a854-71c7cb47f149-8877804.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/04\/750x500_cmsv2_d3dd9b6e-b583-54d3-a854-71c7cb47f149-8877804.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/04\/828x552_cmsv2_d3dd9b6e-b583-54d3-a854-71c7cb47f149-8877804.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/04\/1080x721_cmsv2_d3dd9b6e-b583-54d3-a854-71c7cb47f149-8877804.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/04\/1200x801_cmsv2_d3dd9b6e-b583-54d3-a854-71c7cb47f149-8877804.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/04\/1920x1281_cmsv2_d3dd9b6e-b583-54d3-a854-71c7cb47f149-8877804.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Ski lift in Shahdag, Azerbaijan<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Azerbaijan Tourism Board<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Guba and Gusar: valley trekking, ice climbing and rural interludes<\/h2><p>Nestled between Mount Shahdag and the Caspian Sea, with their capital cities just 15 kilometres apart, the regions of Guba and Gusar come as the perfect winter pairing.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of metres above sea level, Guba and Gusar boast vast snow-laden valleys with ideal winter hiking conditions. Mount Shahdag is based in the Gusar region but the vast region has many quieter adventure options, including remote cross-country, back-country and freeride skiing trails that allow both beginners and advanced skiers to zigzag through forests and over gentle hills in perfect serenity. <\/p>\n<p>The remote Laza village is accessible through Gusar, offering a quiet village experience amidst stunning landscapes. Hike along the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////azerbaijan.travel//laza-kuzun-trail/">Laza-Kuzun trail<\/a> to find waterfalls and impressive valley views, before returning to Laza for well-deserved hot tea and warm hospitality.<\/p>\n<p>Come January, Gusar gleams with frozen rock faces and icy waterfalls, creating the perfect conditions for intrepid climbers who crave technical terrain. To ensure safe ascents, join a guided excursion with experienced climbers from Gusar City.<\/p>\n<p>There are also accessible options from Gusar city such as the forested Terrenkur trail, perfect for leisurely nature walks towards Lakar village.<\/p>\n<p>Another gateway to the Caucasus Mountains is Guba, home to a culture-filled capital city and natural surroundings that become especially beautiful in winter. Starting from Guba and heading west further into the valley, more winter hiking trails await, with optional stop-offs at charming mountain villages such as Griz.<\/p>\n<p>Along the rugged Griz-Galakhudat route, hikers are met with views over Gudyalchay Canyon and the fairytale <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////azerbaijan.travel//gurgur-waterfall-dazzles-in-all-four-seasons/">Gurgur Waterfall<\/a> frozen in time during the winter months. Alternatively, head deeper into the valley to Khinalig. A remote, high-mountain village often blanketed in snow, Khinalig is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with great significance upon the ancient, 200-kilometre trail <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////whc.unesco.org//en//list//1696///">K/u00f6/u00e7 Yolu<\/a> (\u201cMigration Route\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>While winter conditions can be extreme, Khinalig is a fantastic example of human resilience, seeing the semi-nomadic Khinalig people migrate yearly between summer and winter pastures. For visitors, the village has access to ancient hiking trails that lead to rewarding panoramas over the Caucasus Mountains. Traditional handcrafted mittens can be purchased in the village to keep the chill at bay!<\/p>\n<p>For more information on hiking through Azerbaijan\u2019s spectacular northern mountains, find listed routes on the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////azerbaijan.travel//hiking-in-azerbaijan/">Azerbaijan Travel website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//87//78//04//808x539_cmsv2_edbac1cc-adfb-5639-b0c5-e36a7335da6f-8877804.jpg/" alt=\"\u00a9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/04\/384x256_cmsv2_edbac1cc-adfb-5639-b0c5-e36a7335da6f-8877804.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/04\/640x427_cmsv2_edbac1cc-adfb-5639-b0c5-e36a7335da6f-8877804.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/04\/750x500_cmsv2_edbac1cc-adfb-5639-b0c5-e36a7335da6f-8877804.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/04\/828x552_cmsv2_edbac1cc-adfb-5639-b0c5-e36a7335da6f-8877804.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/04\/1080x720_cmsv2_edbac1cc-adfb-5639-b0c5-e36a7335da6f-8877804.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/04\/1200x800_cmsv2_edbac1cc-adfb-5639-b0c5-e36a7335da6f-8877804.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/04\/1920x1280_cmsv2_edbac1cc-adfb-5639-b0c5-e36a7335da6f-8877804.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">\u00a9<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Azerbaijan Tourism Board<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Nakhchivan: remote and untouched winter beauty<\/h2><p>Nakhchivan\u2019s secluded environment in a far-westerly exclave offers a lesser-known winter experience steeped in natural beauty and heritage, with heritage starting points such as Nakhchivan City or the medieval city of Ordubad.<\/p>\n<p>Home to the Lesser Caucasus Mountains, Nakhchivan is where you\u2019ll find Azerbaijan\u2019s newest ski resort, Agbulag, based near the village of the same name some 2,000 metres above sea level. The resort is suitable for both beginners and advanced skiers, complete with a ski school, family entertainment parks and a hotel.<\/p>\n<p>In the Shahbuz region, the village of K\u00fck\u00fc attracts nature lovers year-round. In winter the trails become especially scenic, with opportunities to explore snow-covered valleys and nearby mineral springs, such as Gurbulag Spring, which are believed to have therapeutic properties.<\/p>\n<p>The combination of peaceful surroundings and relatively light foot traffic makes Nakhchivan a hidden gem for hikers looking for a quieter winter retreat\u200b.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//87//78//04//808x539_cmsv2_43a1df20-b4d4-5aba-bc91-10e0d87c0cd3-8877804.jpg/" alt=\"Agbulag\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/04\/384x256_cmsv2_43a1df20-b4d4-5aba-bc91-10e0d87c0cd3-8877804.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/04\/640x427_cmsv2_43a1df20-b4d4-5aba-bc91-10e0d87c0cd3-8877804.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/04\/750x500_cmsv2_43a1df20-b4d4-5aba-bc91-10e0d87c0cd3-8877804.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/04\/828x552_cmsv2_43a1df20-b4d4-5aba-bc91-10e0d87c0cd3-8877804.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/04\/1080x720_cmsv2_43a1df20-b4d4-5aba-bc91-10e0d87c0cd3-8877804.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/04\/1200x800_cmsv2_43a1df20-b4d4-5aba-bc91-10e0d87c0cd3-8877804.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/04\/1920x1280_cmsv2_43a1df20-b4d4-5aba-bc91-10e0d87c0cd3-8877804.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Agbulag<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Azerbaijan Tourism Board<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Embrace Azerbaijan\u2019s winter magic<\/h2><p>Azerbaijan\u2019s winter season presents a world of possibilities for active travellers. Whether on the slopes, exploring quiet trails, or enjoying hearty Azerbaijani cuisine in a rural mountain village, winter in Azerbaijan captures the essence of the season\u2019s magic.<\/p>\n<p>Azerbaijan\u2019s lesser-known winter activities are perfect for those who value discovery and tranquillity, spotlighting Azerbaijan\u2019s untamed, seasonal beauty with warm restful moments in between.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1732738295,"updatedAt":1734945477,"publishedAt":1733475619,"firstPublishedAt":1733475619,"lastPublishedAt":1734945477,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/78\/04\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_5eb9d5da-cbaf-55ff-b7cc-da556278102c-8877804.jpg","altText":"\u00a9","caption":"\u00a9","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Azerbaijan Tourism 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Native Article 3","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Travel Zagatala: Tour Azerbaijan's abundant Land of Roses","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":null,"titleListing2":"Travel Zagatala: Tour Azerbaijan's abundant Land of Roses","leadin":"A rose-scented region in Azerbaijan\u2019s mountainous northwest, Zagatala attracts travellers seeking a sweet, scenic escape.","summary":"A rose-scented region in Azerbaijan\u2019s mountainous northwest, Zagatala attracts travellers seeking a sweet, scenic escape.","keySentence":"","url":"travel-zagatala-tour-azerbaijans-abundant-land-of-roses","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2024\/11\/29\/travel-zagatala-tour-azerbaijans-abundant-land-of-roses","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"A rose-scented region in Azerbaijan\u2019s mountainous northwest, Zagatala attracts travellers seeking a sweet, scenic escape.\n\nFramed by the forested slopes of the Caucasus Mountains and fed by a series of rivers and waterfalls, Zagatala\u2019s verdant valleys are Azerbaijan\u2019s best kept secret.\n\nAs cultured as it is eye-catching, Zagatala lies on the border to both Georgia and Russia, as a region of pristine natural landscapes drenched in fascinating history.\n\nFrom abundant rose harvests and hazelnut festivals to archaeological ruins and a fortified capital city, the wooded mountainsides of Zagatala have many stories to tell, bolstered by cultural diversity and mouth-watering local flavours.\n\nNature and heritage in Zagatala\n\nA worthy base for exploration in the region is Zagatala City. Despite being one of Azerbaijan\u2019s smaller cities, Zagatala holds much cultural clout as the district\u2019s capital, a place where the unique flavours of the region \u2013 its local languages, traditional handicrafts and cuisine \u2013 come together.\n\nAt the entrance to the city, Tala Mosque stands as one of the important historical monument in the region, its construction linked to early 19th century philanthropist, Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev. History lovers will be further impressed by the red-bricked old quarter, navigating the ramparts of Zagatala Fortress, down the broad Galaduzu stairway and onto Dede Gorgud Park where a fifth century Albanian Church stands the test of time.\n\nFor more insight into the region\u2019s storied history, visit the Zagatala History Museum on Heydar Aliyev Avenue, before returning to the main square to witness peach-coloured sunsets over the mountains.\n\nVillage life in Zagatala\n\nBeyond the city, Zagatala\u2019s various villages offer a glimpse into authentic Azerbaijani life. The best known of these villages is Jar, where rustic hospitality meets bountiful orchards on the edge of the forest.\n\nFor culinary adventures out west, the forested Magov village offers a behind-the-scenes look at sustainable fish farming, with the opportunity to catch your own dinner at Zagatala Trout Fish Farm.\n\nGabizdere village, further north on the banks of the River Katekh, is another popular stop-off for its 19th century landmarks and plentiful local produce. The restaurants here offer warm hospitality with unique regional dishes like s\u00fcrh\u00fcll\u00fc (Cavatelli pasta), megesh (salted cheese) and maxara pancakes, to be enjoyed in view of the mountains. If you come to Gabizdere in spring, you\u2019ll also want to join an al fresco community picnic for Hedik Bayrami, a local celebration marking the \u2018reawakening\u2019 of the land after winter.\n\nAlso in the wider region is Lekit Village. Located just north of Gakh, Lekit offers sweet appeal with its abundance of honey farms, some of which double up as guest houses, such as family-run Api Delta.\n\nHiking in Zagatala\n\nSwapping city comforts for forest baths will inevitably take you into the countryside of Zagatala, where lush hiking trails, magnificent waterfalls and crisp mountain air await.\n\nThe Zagatala State Nature Reserve covers 250 square kilometres of pristine forest and mountainside as the largest expanse of protected land in the region. The reserve is home to 900 different plant species, diverse birdlife and various species of mammal, including Caucasian deer, lynx and weasel. Please note that non-scientific activities are restricted.\n\nElsewhere in the region, you\u2019ll have plenty of opportunities to hike amidst pristine forest, pasture and valley scenery. Marked routes such as the Jar \u2013 Honzogor \u2013 Gabizdere trail offer a combination of nature and heritage between the rural villages of Jar and Gabizdere, resting at the shepherd camps upon Honzogor plateau.\u00a0\n\nAcross the Talachay river from Jar, the picturesque village of Mishlesh is also a great base for trekking adventures, following freshwater streams towards the powerful cascades of Ganslar Waterfall. Further south in Yukhari Chardagalar village meanwhile, the ancient lore of Parigala Fortress (Fairy Castle), etched into the cliffs above, is sure to attract curious trekkers.\n\nIf multi-day hiking isn\u2019t an option, outdoor activities for all the family include camping beside the Katekh River or a visit to Hope Lake eco farm.\n\nThe Land of Roses\n\nBrought to Zagatala in the 1960s from Bulgaria, roses are now an established symbol of the region, blanketing the hillsides in a hue of pink each year. Early May is the best time to see the full variety, when the fields at Gazangul Farm bloom with rose and lavender.\n\nAdmire the flowers up close on a morning tour around Lecheq Farm and Distillery, located in the village of Ashagi Tala. Here, Damascus roses bloom en masse alongside fragrant herbs such as lavender and mint. At the nearby refinery, you can also witness the process of rose-oil distillation firsthand or simply shop the farm\u2019s wide range of jams, perfumes and natural products.\n\nBesides flowers, Zagatala also cultivates tea leaves and fruits. Taste them for yourself any time of day, with the ceremonial pairing of hot black tea and sweet preserves.\n\nA destination for all seasons\n\nWhether you seek adventure in the mountains, cultural immersion or a relaxing escape in nature, Zagatala promises unforgettable experiences all year round.\n\nSpring paints the landscape in vibrant hues, while summer offers ideal weather for outdoor activities. When Autumn comes, a dazzling display of colours takes over the forest, before winter transforms the region into a wonderland, perfect for snow sports and cosy fireside evenings.\n\nIf you plan on hiking, you can visit Zagatala in any season, though spring and summer provide the most favourable conditions. Summer temperatures regularly exceed 30\u00b0C, but you can expect sunny days and mild weather right through the year. If hiking at high altitude, you\u2019ll need cold weather clothing, especially in winter.\n\nAnother way to time your trip is to align it with one of the many harvest festivals happening in the region. November is a fantastic time to visit, when Zagatala\u2019s Hazelnut Festival showcases Azerbaijan\u2019s status as a leading global exporter of hazelnuts, alongside cultural immersion and the opportunity to sample a wide variety of local produce and food products, such as halva and pakhlava (Azerbaijan\u2019s own version of baklava).\u00a0\n\nIf nuts don\u2019t appeal, consider the nearby Goychay Pomegranate Festival, Balaken Persimmon Festival (October), or Novruz New Year to mark the celebration of springtime.\n\nPlanning your Zagatala vacation\n\nWhenever you visit and whatever your travel style, Zagatala offers a tranquil introduction to the wonders of Azerbaijan. The region is suitable for any budget, with numerous guesthouses and hotels offering comfortable accommodations. Camping amidst the stunning scenery is also an option for the wild at heart.\n\nSo, pack your bags, lace up your hiking boots, and get ready to discover the magic of Zagatala, Azerbaijan\u2019s best kept secret.\n\n","htmlText":"<p><strong>A rose-scented region in Azerbaijan\u2019s mountainous northwest, Zagatala attracts travellers seeking a sweet, scenic escape.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Framed by the forested slopes of the Caucasus Mountains and fed by a series of rivers and waterfalls, Zagatala\u2019s verdant valleys are Azerbaijan\u2019s best kept secret.<\/p>\n<p>As cultured as it is eye-catching, Zagatala lies on the border to both Georgia and Russia, as a region of pristine natural landscapes drenched in fascinating history.<\/p>\n<p>From abundant rose harvests and hazelnut festivals to archaeological ruins and a fortified capital city, the wooded mountainsides of Zagatala have many stories to tell, bolstered by cultural diversity and mouth-watering local flavours.<\/p>\n<h2>Nature and heritage in Zagatala<\/h2><p>A worthy base for exploration in the region is Zagatala City. Despite being one of Azerbaijan\u2019s smaller cities, Zagatala holds much cultural clout as the district\u2019s capital, a place where the unique flavours of the region \u2013 its local languages, traditional handicrafts and cuisine \u2013 come together.<\/p>\n<p>At the entrance to the city, Tala Mosque stands as one of the important historical monument in the region, its construction linked to early 19th century philanthropist, Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev. History lovers will be further impressed by the red-bricked old quarter, navigating the ramparts of Zagatala Fortress, down the broad Galaduzu stairway and onto Dede Gorgud Park where a fifth century Albanian Church stands the test of time.<\/p>\n<p>For more insight into the region\u2019s storied history, visit the Zagatala History Museum on Heydar Aliyev Avenue, before returning to the main square to witness peach-coloured sunsets over the mountains.<\/p>\n<h2>Village life in Zagatala<\/h2><p>Beyond the city, Zagatala\u2019s various villages offer a glimpse into authentic Azerbaijani life. The best known of these villages is Jar, where rustic hospitality meets bountiful orchards on the edge of the forest.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5631487889273357\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//86//87//86//808x454_cmsv2_3a5d8623-1d01-5d42-9314-9c8207510cbd-8868786.jpg/" alt=\"The village of Jar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/87\/86\/384x216_cmsv2_3a5d8623-1d01-5d42-9314-9c8207510cbd-8868786.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/87\/86\/640x360_cmsv2_3a5d8623-1d01-5d42-9314-9c8207510cbd-8868786.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/87\/86\/750x422_cmsv2_3a5d8623-1d01-5d42-9314-9c8207510cbd-8868786.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/87\/86\/828x466_cmsv2_3a5d8623-1d01-5d42-9314-9c8207510cbd-8868786.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/87\/86\/1080x608_cmsv2_3a5d8623-1d01-5d42-9314-9c8207510cbd-8868786.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/87\/86\/1200x676_cmsv2_3a5d8623-1d01-5d42-9314-9c8207510cbd-8868786.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/87\/86\/1920x1081_cmsv2_3a5d8623-1d01-5d42-9314-9c8207510cbd-8868786.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">The village of Jar<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Azerbaijan Tourism Board<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>For culinary adventures out west, the forested Magov village offers a behind-the-scenes look at sustainable fish farming, with the opportunity to catch your own dinner at Zagatala Trout Fish Farm.<\/p>\n<p>Gabizdere village, further north on the banks of the River Katekh, is another popular stop-off for its 19th century landmarks and plentiful local produce. The restaurants here offer warm hospitality with unique regional dishes like <em>s\u00fcrh\u00fcll\u00fc<\/em> (Cavatelli pasta), <em>megesh<\/em> (salted cheese) and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.fondazioneslowfood.com//en//ark-of-taste-slow-food//maxara///">maxara pancakes, to be enjoyed in view of the mountains. If you come to Gabizdere in spring, you\u2019ll also want to join an al fresco community picnic for Hedik Bayrami, a local celebration marking the \u2018reawakening\u2019 of the land after winter.<\/p>\n<p>Also in the wider region is Lekit Village. Located just north of Gakh, Lekit offers sweet appeal with its abundance of honey farms, some of which double up as guest houses, such as family-run Api Delta.<\/p>\n<h2>Hiking in Zagatala<\/h2><p>Swapping city comforts for forest baths will inevitably take you into the countryside of Zagatala, where lush hiking trails, magnificent waterfalls and crisp mountain air await.<\/p>\n<p>The Zagatala State Nature Reserve covers 250 square kilometres of pristine forest and mountainside as the largest expanse of protected land in the region. The reserve is home to <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.azernews.az//nation//217532.html/">900 different plant species<\/a>, diverse birdlife and various species of mammal, including Caucasian deer, lynx and weasel. Please note that non-scientific activities are restricted.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the region, you\u2019ll have plenty of opportunities to hike amidst pristine forest, pasture and valley scenery. Marked routes such as the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////azerbaijan.travel//jar-honzogor-gebizdere-trail/">Jar \u2013 Honzogor \u2013 Gabizdere trail<\/a> offer a combination of nature and heritage between the rural villages of Jar and Gabizdere, resting at the shepherd camps upon Honzogor plateau.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5631487889273357\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//86//87//86//808x454_cmsv2_bcf8b7ee-db50-59f5-b023-94b98bbe6791-8868786.jpg/" alt=\"The village of Jar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/87\/86\/384x216_cmsv2_bcf8b7ee-db50-59f5-b023-94b98bbe6791-8868786.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/87\/86\/640x360_cmsv2_bcf8b7ee-db50-59f5-b023-94b98bbe6791-8868786.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/87\/86\/750x422_cmsv2_bcf8b7ee-db50-59f5-b023-94b98bbe6791-8868786.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/87\/86\/828x466_cmsv2_bcf8b7ee-db50-59f5-b023-94b98bbe6791-8868786.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/87\/86\/1080x608_cmsv2_bcf8b7ee-db50-59f5-b023-94b98bbe6791-8868786.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/87\/86\/1200x676_cmsv2_bcf8b7ee-db50-59f5-b023-94b98bbe6791-8868786.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/87\/86\/1920x1081_cmsv2_bcf8b7ee-db50-59f5-b023-94b98bbe6791-8868786.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">The village of Jar<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Azerbaijan Tourism Board<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Across the Talachay river from Jar, the picturesque village of Mishlesh is also a great base for trekking adventures, following freshwater streams towards the powerful cascades of Ganslar Waterfall. Further south in Yukhari Chardagalar village meanwhile, the ancient lore of Parigala Fortress (Fairy Castle), etched into the cliffs above, is sure to attract curious trekkers.<\/p>\n<p>If multi-day hiking isn\u2019t an option, outdoor activities for all the family include camping beside the Katekh River or a visit to Hope Lake eco farm.<\/p>\n<h2>The Land of Roses<\/h2><p>Brought to Zagatala in the 1960s from Bulgaria, roses are now an established symbol of the region, blanketing the hillsides in a hue of pink each year. Early May is the best time to see the full variety, when the fields at Gazangul Farm bloom with rose and lavender.<\/p>\n<p>Admire the flowers up close on a morning tour around Lecheq Farm and Distillery, located in the village of Ashagi Tala. Here, Damascus roses bloom en masse alongside fragrant herbs such as lavender and mint. At the nearby refinery, you can also witness the process of rose-oil distillation firsthand or simply shop the farm\u2019s wide range of jams, perfumes and natural products.<\/p>\n<p>Besides flowers, Zagatala also cultivates tea leaves and fruits. Taste them for yourself any time of day, with the ceremonial pairing of hot black tea and sweet preserves.<\/p>\n<h2>A destination for all seasons<\/h2><div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669064748201439\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//86//87//86//808x539_cmsv2_e7fbbc84-95f0-57ce-b4a8-784628051135-8868786.jpg/" alt=\"The Hope Lake\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/87\/86\/384x256_cmsv2_e7fbbc84-95f0-57ce-b4a8-784628051135-8868786.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/87\/86\/640x427_cmsv2_e7fbbc84-95f0-57ce-b4a8-784628051135-8868786.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/87\/86\/750x500_cmsv2_e7fbbc84-95f0-57ce-b4a8-784628051135-8868786.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/87\/86\/828x552_cmsv2_e7fbbc84-95f0-57ce-b4a8-784628051135-8868786.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/87\/86\/1080x720_cmsv2_e7fbbc84-95f0-57ce-b4a8-784628051135-8868786.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/87\/86\/1200x800_cmsv2_e7fbbc84-95f0-57ce-b4a8-784628051135-8868786.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/87\/86\/1920x1280_cmsv2_e7fbbc84-95f0-57ce-b4a8-784628051135-8868786.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">The Hope Lake<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Azerbaijan Tourism Board<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Whether you seek adventure in the mountains, cultural immersion or a relaxing escape in nature, Zagatala promises unforgettable experiences all year round.<\/p>\n<p>Spring paints the landscape in vibrant hues, while summer offers ideal weather for outdoor activities. When Autumn comes, a dazzling display of colours takes over the forest, before winter transforms the region into a wonderland, perfect for snow sports and cosy fireside evenings.<\/p>\n<p>If you plan on hiking, you can visit Zagatala in any season, though spring and summer provide the most favourable conditions. Summer temperatures regularly exceed 30\u00b0C, but you can expect sunny days and mild weather right through the year. If hiking at high altitude, you\u2019ll need cold weather clothing, especially in winter.<\/p>\n<p>Another way to time your trip is to align it with one of the many harvest festivals happening in the region. November is a fantastic time to visit, when Zagatala\u2019s Hazelnut Festival showcases Azerbaijan\u2019s status as a leading global exporter of hazelnuts, alongside cultural immersion and the opportunity to sample a wide variety of local produce and food products, such as <em>halva<\/em> and <em>pakhlava<\/em> (Azerbaijan\u2019s own version of baklava).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If nuts don\u2019t appeal, consider the nearby Goychay Pomegranate Festival, Balaken Persimmon Festival (October), or Novruz New Year to mark the celebration of springtime.<\/p>\n<h2>Planning your Zagatala vacation<\/h2><p>Whenever you visit and whatever your travel style, Zagatala offers a tranquil introduction to the wonders of Azerbaijan. The region is suitable for any budget, with numerous guesthouses and hotels offering comfortable accommodations. Camping amidst the stunning scenery is also an option for the wild at heart.<\/p>\n<p>So, pack your bags, lace up your hiking boots, and get ready to discover the magic of Zagatala, Azerbaijan\u2019s best kept secret.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1732287145,"updatedAt":1733308193,"publishedAt":1732870858,"firstPublishedAt":1732870858,"lastPublishedAt":1733308193,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/87\/86\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_9054a3e0-d1ca-5eae-8bd7-588afce91504-8868786.jpg","altText":"A man pouring roses into the truck","caption":"A man pouring roses into the truck","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Azerbaijan Tourism Board ","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1280,"height":861},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/87\/86\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_e7fbbc84-95f0-57ce-b4a8-784628051135-8868786.jpg","altText":null,"caption":null,"captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":2780,"height":1854},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/87\/86\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_bcf8b7ee-db50-59f5-b023-94b98bbe6791-8868786.jpg","altText":null,"caption":null,"captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":4624,"height":2604},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/87\/86\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_3a5d8623-1d01-5d42-9314-9c8207510cbd-8868786.jpg","altText":null,"caption":null,"captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":4624,"height":2604}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":4221,"slug":"tourism","urlSafeValue":"tourism","title":"Tourism","titleRaw":"Tourism"},{"id":12639,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel","titleRaw":"Travel"},{"id":15,"slug":"azerbaijan","urlSafeValue":"azerbaijan","title":"Azerbaijan","titleRaw":"Azerbaijan"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"image","count":3}],"related":[],"technicalTags":[{"path":"sponsor.azerbaijantourism2024"},{"path":"sponsor"}],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Azerbaijan Tourism Board","freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"destinations","urlSafeValue":"destinations","title":"Destinations","online":0,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/destinations\/destinations"},"vertical":"travel","verticals":[{"id":7,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":7,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel"},"themes":[{"id":"destinations","urlSafeValue":"destinations","title":"Destinations","url":"\/travel\/destinations"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":28,"urlSafeValue":"destinations","title":"Destinations"},"advertising":1,"advertisingData":{"startDate":1669904563,"endDate":2114346171,"type":"advertisement_feature","slug":"azerbaijan-tourism-2022-ad","title":"Azerbaijan Tourism 2022 Ad","disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":"Azerbaijan Tourism Board","sponsorName":"azerbaijan-tourism-2022-ad","sponsorUrl":"https:\/\/azerbaijan.travel\/","sponsorLogo":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/campaigns\/756\/180x69_cmsv2_344fb638-962b-55ae-9bad-8ffc125e9de9-756.jpg","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":12,"urlSafeValue":"asia","title":"Asia"},"country":{"id":15,"urlSafeValue":"azerbaijan","title":"Azerbaijan","url":"\/news\/asia\/azerbaijan"},"town":[],"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":[],"slugs":[]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"path":"\/travel\/2024\/11\/29\/travel-zagatala-tour-azerbaijans-abundant-land-of-roses","lastModified":1733308193},{"id":2687910,"cid":8874068,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"241128_FOSU_57119972","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":1,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"FO-48-COP29 Baku - MASTER","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Baku COP29: Climate event ends with $300bn deal amid calls for more action","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Baku COP29 ends with $300bn deal for developing countries by 2035","titleListing2":"Baku COP29: Climate event ends with $300bn deal amid calls for more action","leadin":"COP29 has concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan. 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Azerbaijan, rien ne va plus?","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"What do Baku and Brussels need to do to see eye to eye on gas supplies to the EU?","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"How could Baku and Brussels align on gas supplies to the EU?","titleListing2":"What's the root cause of Azerbaijan's fluster with the EU at COP29?","leadin":"Baku wants more EU investments and commitments to its natural gas potential as it looks for more fossil energy revenues to finance its ambitions to become the renewable energy leader of Eurasia. Meanwhile, Brussels' gas goals are not enough.","summary":"Baku wants more EU investments and commitments to its natural gas potential as it looks for more fossil energy revenues to finance its ambitions to become the renewable energy leader of Eurasia. Meanwhile, Brussels' gas goals are not enough.","keySentence":"","url":"what-do-baku-and-brussels-need-to-do-to-see-eye-to-eye-on-gas-supplies-to-the-eu","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/11\/25\/what-do-baku-and-brussels-need-to-do-to-see-eye-to-eye-on-gas-supplies-to-the-eu","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Azerbaijan has been a potential strategic partner for the EU since the end of the Soviet Union more than three decades ago.\n\nSome 90% of Baku's exports are based on fossil fuel resources, and the EU needs natural gas that could replace the Russian supplies both right now and in the future.\n\nIn principle, from a business point of view, Baku and Brussels could be a perfect match.\n\nYet, the absence at COP29 of French President Emmanuel Macron and the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has gone against the host's expectations, President Ilham Aliyev.\n\nIn his opening keynote speech at COP29 in Baku, Aliyev said that \u201coil and gas are a gift from God, just like the sun, wind, and minerals,\" sending a clear message to those countries that are reluctant to establish stable natural gas trade relations with Azerbaijan.\n\nIn July 2022, when the EU took the first steps to reduce Russian gas imports, von der Leyen concluded an important natural gas supply deal in Baku.\n\nThe COP29 summit de facto stated that natural gas is still a strategic resource for Western countries, as prime ministers of Great Britain and Italy, Keir Starmer and Giorgia Meloni, were among the summit's key attendees. \u00a0\u00a0\n\nFor Meloni, the relationship with Baku is key to securing the country's energy future, as the Trans Adriatic Pipeline brings gas from Baku to the Southern Italian region of Apulia. The shareholders are Azerbaijani SOCAR, Belgian Fluxys, Italy\u2019s SNAM, Spanish Enag\u00e1s, and the UK\u2019s BP. The latter are historical investors in Azerbaijan\u2019s Caspian Sea reserves since the collapse of the Soviet Union. \u00a0\n\nMeanwhile, Baku has historically had good relations with Turkey, military cooperation with Israel (both countries are Baku\u2019s weapons suppliers), and business ties with most Western countries. As for Russia, it remains a relevant political and economic partner for Azerbaijan. \n\nMoreover, unclear perspectives over the high-scale application of gas and oil by the most advanced countries are encouraging Azerbaijan (like others) to invest its export revenues in its green transition and become the renewable energy leader in Eurasia.\u00a0\n\nGas diplomacy and war in Ukraine \n\nSince the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the EU has increased the import of Azerbaijani gas while reducing its dependence on Russian gas.\n\nThe Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) reports that the export of Azerbaijan's natural gas to the EU increased by almost 20% between 2022 and 2023.\n\nAccording to expectations for 2024 and 2025, the gas flow from Baku to the EU could grow even bigger, especially if the contract permitting the Russian gas transit through Ukraine is not renewed next January. Yet, Azerbaijan might want long-term assurances and not just serve as a means to bridge a gap.\n\n\u201cAzerbaijan wants two things from the Europeans: investments (on natural gas infrastructures) and long term contracts. Aliyev criticised the European Union for offering short term contract of two years or three years,\" Agha Bayramov, an Azerbaijani expert from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, told Euronews.\n\nBaku\u00a0could\u00a0suspect that the EU just needs a natural gas supply security network during wartime and for post-war adjustment. This is why some European countries are reluctant to sign long-term agreements.\n\nIn the summer of 2022, four months after the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the EU executive signed a deal with Baku to double Azerbaijan\u2019s gas flow up to 20 billion cubic metres (bcm) by 2027.\n\n\"Today, with this new memorandum of understanding, we are opening a new chapter in our energy cooperation with Azerbaijan, a key partner in our efforts to move away from Russian fossil fuels,\" von der Leyen said at the time.\u00a0\n\nMore than two years later, \u201cAzerbaijan needs investments to upgrade the current interconnection systems for the main pipelines,\u201d\u00a0said Bayramov.\n\nThe interconnectors are crucial to bringing gas from the main pipelines to the countries willing to import it, for instance, to derive natural gas from the Trans Adriatic Pipeline to Bulgaria and other countries. \u00a0\u00a0\n\nThe idea is that if the EU wants more gas, it has to pay for the appropriate infrastructure.\n\n\u201cAliyev\u2019s argument is that this is not enough to pay the credits back and also to earn money from [this deal]. He is mostly worried about the fact that (Azerbaijan) won't receive the promised investments,\u201d Bayramov explained.\n\nEstimates say that Azerbaijan\u00a0will need to invest \u20ac2-4 billion in compressors to allow the existing pipelines to reach the natural gas transport capacities required by the EU, which could be double the current 10 bcm. \n\nSo far, Azerbaijan has increased its exports to the EU by 3 bcm by reducing the internal consumption of its own gas and balancing it out with gas coming from Russia through an existing pipeline between the two former Soviet countries. \u00a0\n\nIf the contract for the transit of Russian gas to the EU through Ukraine is not renovated, the southern Caucasus country could be called upon to become an energy backup by next January.\n\n\u201cAzerbaijan could play a role in that, but of course, not in the way of replacing the amounts of gas (from Russia) because they don't have enough capacity to replace it, because they don't have the extra 15 bcm,\" Yana Zabanova, a research associate at the Research Institute for Sustainability, Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, told Euronews. \n\n\"But by a kind of legal arrangement, they buy it from Russia, and then they relabel the gas, and then it continues flowing,\" she said.\n\nHow?\n\n\u201cThere could be a legal swap. Azerbaijan buys Russian gas at the border with Ukraine. So it's officially Azerbaijani. It changes ownership, but it is the same gas. So Ukraine still gets transit fees\u201d not from Russia, but from Azerbaijan, Zabanova explained.\n\nAustria, Hungary, Slovakia, and Czechia are the main buyers of Russian gas transiting via Ukraine. They could turn to LNG gas, representing a drastic extra cost.\n\nMoney to go green \n\nAzerbaijan has reached the status of regional power\u00a0also\u00a0thanks to its fossil fuel reserves and its strategic position between the Caucasus and the Caspian Sea.\u00a0\n\nBaku embarked on hosting the COP29 UN conference to build on its growing geopolitical influence, expecting significant political gains.\u00a0Aliyev's government rejects the idea of being regarded as a mere fossil energy\u00a0powerhouse autocracy. \u00a0\u00a0\n\n\u201cAzerbaijan doesn\u2019t deny that it is an oil and gas producing country, but we should not be treated just on oil and gas facts, we should be treated on how we are using our resources for the green transformation,\u201d Hikmet Hajiyev, foreign policy advisor to the President of Azerbaijan, told Euronews.\n\nBeing a fossil energy powerhouse is no longer enough to grant Azerbaijan the international standing it aims for.\n\nReinvesting gas and oil revenues to finance the green transition could boost Azerbaijan and Aliyev's influence in the Caucasus and Central Asia,\u00a0as well as a way to diversify its economy for the future.\n\nOther countries in the region, like Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, have already started their green transition.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s a matter of catching up. And so now what Azerbeijanis are trying to do is to implement this very large scale projects with big companies. Not just like Kazakhstan that started with 10 or 50 megawatts,\" Zabanova said.\n\n\"Azerbaijan wants projects of 200 or 300 megawatts with massive offshore wind parks in the Caspian Sea, something that could be the frontrunner in the region because no one else is doing it yet.\"\n\nBig companies, especially from the Gulf region, like Abu Dhabi\u2019s Masdar, have expressed their interest in participating in this trans-Eurasian energy project as investors.\n\nBaku's goal is to use more renewable energy at home because its electricity sector is currently completely gas-dominated. While it wants to reduce domestic consumption, it still needs to export more gas to the EU because Azerbaijan is looking to increase the country\u2019s revenues.\n\nThe\u00a0Nagorno-Karabakh issue plays a major role even when it comes to both fossil and renewable energy,\u00a0as Azerbaijan needs the funds for what it calls the reconstruction of the region.\n\n\u201cThe military budget has been exploding, the reconstruction of Nagorno-Karabakh, of the reassimilated territories, will cost billions to the state budget,\u201d Zabanova said.\n\n\u201cThere's big plans for deployment of large scale renewable facilities also in the Karabakh. And present it as a new net zero emissions zone by 2050.\"\n\n\"That's written in the national and determined contribution under the Paris Agreement. So it's like an additional layer of legitimacy and prestige,\" she concluded.\u00a0\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Azerbaijan has been a potential strategic partner for the EU since the end of the Soviet Union more than three decades ago.<\/p>\n<p>Some 90% of Baku's exports are based on fossil fuel resources, and the EU needs natural gas that could replace the Russian supplies both right now and in the future.<\/p>\n<p>In principle, from a business point of view, Baku and Brussels could be a perfect match.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, the absence at COP29 of French President Emmanuel Macron and the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has gone against the host's expectations, President Ilham Aliyev.<\/p>\n<p>In his opening keynote speech at COP29 in Baku, Aliyev said that \u201coil and gas are a gift from God, just like the sun, wind, and minerals,\" sending a clear message to those countries that are reluctant to establish stable natural gas trade relations with Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2022, when the EU took the first steps to reduce Russian gas imports, von der Leyen concluded an important natural gas supply deal in Baku.<\/p>\n<p>The COP29 summit de facto stated that natural gas is still a strategic resource for Western countries, as prime ministers of Great Britain and Italy, Keir Starmer and Giorgia Meloni, were among the summit's key attendees. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For Meloni, the relationship with Baku is key to securing the country's energy future, as the Trans Adriatic Pipeline brings gas from Baku to the Southern Italian region of Apulia. The shareholders are Azerbaijani SOCAR, Belgian Fluxys, Italy\u2019s SNAM, Spanish Enag\u00e1s, and the UK\u2019s BP. The latter are historical investors in Azerbaijan\u2019s Caspian Sea reserves since the collapse of the Soviet Union. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Baku has historically had good relations with Turkey, military cooperation with Israel (both countries are Baku\u2019s weapons suppliers), and business ties with most Western countries. As for Russia, it remains a relevant political and economic partner for Azerbaijan. <\/p>\n<p>Moreover, unclear perspectives over the high-scale application of gas and oil by the most advanced countries are encouraging Azerbaijan (like others) to invest its export revenues in its green transition and become the renewable energy leader in Eurasia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.7109375\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//85//87//30//808x573_cmsv2_804383eb-d8b4-5165-a8b5-a3728370745f-8858730.jpg/" alt=\"The Azerbaijan flag waves in Baku, Azerbaijan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/87\/30\/384x273_cmsv2_804383eb-d8b4-5165-a8b5-a3728370745f-8858730.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/87\/30\/640x455_cmsv2_804383eb-d8b4-5165-a8b5-a3728370745f-8858730.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/87\/30\/750x533_cmsv2_804383eb-d8b4-5165-a8b5-a3728370745f-8858730.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/87\/30\/828x589_cmsv2_804383eb-d8b4-5165-a8b5-a3728370745f-8858730.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/87\/30\/1080x768_cmsv2_804383eb-d8b4-5165-a8b5-a3728370745f-8858730.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/87\/30\/1200x853_cmsv2_804383eb-d8b4-5165-a8b5-a3728370745f-8858730.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/87\/30\/1920x1365_cmsv2_804383eb-d8b4-5165-a8b5-a3728370745f-8858730.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">The Azerbaijan flag waves in Baku, Azerbaijan<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Luca Bruno\/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Gas diplomacy and war in Ukraine<\/h2><p>Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the EU has increased the import of Azerbaijani gas while reducing its dependence on Russian gas.<\/p>\n<p>The Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) reports that the export of Azerbaijan's natural gas to the EU increased by almost 20% between 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p>According to expectations for 2024 and 2025, the gas flow from Baku to the EU could grow even bigger, especially if the contract permitting the Russian gas transit through Ukraine is not renewed next January. Yet, Azerbaijan might want long-term assurances and not just serve as a means to bridge a gap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAzerbaijan wants two things from the Europeans: investments (on natural gas infrastructures) and long term contracts. Aliyev criticised the European Union for offering short term contract of two years or three years,\" Agha Bayramov, an Azerbaijani expert from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, told Euronews.<\/p>\n<p>Baku\u00a0could\u00a0suspect that the EU just needs a natural gas supply security network during wartime and for post-war adjustment. This is why some European countries are reluctant to sign long-term agreements.<\/p>\n<p>In the summer of 2022, four months after the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the EU executive signed a deal with Baku to double Azerbaijan\u2019s gas flow up to 20 billion cubic metres (bcm) by 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\"Today, with this new memorandum of understanding, we are opening a new chapter in our energy cooperation with Azerbaijan, a key partner in our efforts to move away from Russian fossil fuels,\" von der Leyen said at the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More than two years later, \u201cAzerbaijan needs investments to upgrade the current interconnection systems for the main pipelines,\u201d\u00a0said Bayramov.<\/p>\n<p>The interconnectors are crucial to bringing gas from the main pipelines to the countries willing to import it, for instance, to derive natural gas from the Trans Adriatic Pipeline to Bulgaria and other countries. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//85//87//30//808x539_cmsv2_026b7fe8-d6fb-5901-94d1-81a39087575e-8858730.jpg/" alt=\"In this photo provided by the Greek Prime Minister's Office, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, left, and his Bulgarian counterpart Kiril Petkov, turn a valve during th\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/87\/30\/384x256_cmsv2_026b7fe8-d6fb-5901-94d1-81a39087575e-8858730.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/87\/30\/640x427_cmsv2_026b7fe8-d6fb-5901-94d1-81a39087575e-8858730.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/87\/30\/750x500_cmsv2_026b7fe8-d6fb-5901-94d1-81a39087575e-8858730.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/87\/30\/828x552_cmsv2_026b7fe8-d6fb-5901-94d1-81a39087575e-8858730.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/87\/30\/1080x720_cmsv2_026b7fe8-d6fb-5901-94d1-81a39087575e-8858730.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/87\/30\/1200x800_cmsv2_026b7fe8-d6fb-5901-94d1-81a39087575e-8858730.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/87\/30\/1920x1281_cmsv2_026b7fe8-d6fb-5901-94d1-81a39087575e-8858730.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">In this photo provided by the Greek Prime Minister's Office, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, left, and his Bulgarian counterpart Kiril Petkov, turn a valve during th<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Dimtiris Papamitsos\/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The idea is that if the EU wants more gas, it has to pay for the appropriate infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAliyev\u2019s argument is that this is not enough to pay the credits back and also to earn money from [this deal]. He is mostly worried about the fact that (Azerbaijan) won't receive the promised investments,\u201d Bayramov explained.<\/p>\n<p>Estimates say that Azerbaijan\u00a0will need to invest \u20ac2-4 billion in compressors to allow the existing pipelines to reach the natural gas transport capacities required by the EU, which could be double the current 10 bcm. <\/p>\n<p>So far, Azerbaijan has increased its exports to the EU by 3 bcm by reducing the internal consumption of its own gas and balancing it out with gas coming from Russia through an existing pipeline between the two former Soviet countries. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If the contract for the transit of Russian gas to the EU through Ukraine is not renovated, the southern Caucasus country could be called upon to become an energy backup by next January.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAzerbaijan could play a role in that, but of course, not in the way of replacing the amounts of gas (from Russia) because they don't have enough capacity to replace it, because they don't have the extra 15 bcm,\" Yana Zabanova, a research associate at the Research Institute for Sustainability, Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, told Euronews. <\/p>\n<p>\"But by a kind of legal arrangement, they buy it from Russia, and then they relabel the gas, and then it continues flowing,\" she said.<\/p>\n<p>How?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere could be a legal swap. Azerbaijan buys Russian gas at the border with Ukraine. So it's officially Azerbaijani. It changes ownership, but it is the same gas. So Ukraine still gets transit fees\u201d not from Russia, but from Azerbaijan, Zabanova explained.<\/p>\n<p>Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, and Czechia are the main buyers of Russian gas transiting via Ukraine. They could turn to LNG gas, representing a drastic extra cost.<\/p>\n<h2>Money to go green<\/h2><p>Azerbaijan has reached the status of regional power\u00a0also\u00a0thanks to its fossil fuel reserves and its strategic position between the Caucasus and the Caspian Sea.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Baku embarked on hosting the COP29 UN conference to build on its growing geopolitical influence, expecting significant political gains.\u00a0Aliyev's government rejects the idea of being regarded as a mere fossil energy\u00a0powerhouse autocracy. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAzerbaijan doesn\u2019t deny that it is an oil and gas producing country, but we should not be treated just on oil and gas facts, we should be treated on how we are using our resources for the green transformation,\u201d Hikmet Hajiyev, foreign policy advisor to the President of Azerbaijan, told Euronews.<\/p>\n<p>Being a fossil energy powerhouse is no longer enough to grant Azerbaijan the international standing it aims for.<\/p>\n<p>Reinvesting gas and oil revenues to finance the green transition could boost Azerbaijan and Aliyev's influence in the Caucasus and Central Asia,\u00a0as well as a way to diversify its economy for the future.<\/p>\n<p>Other countries in the region, like Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, have already started their green transition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a matter of catching up. And so now what Azerbeijanis are trying to do is to implement this very large scale projects with big companies. Not just like Kazakhstan that started with 10 or 50 megawatts,\" Zabanova said.<\/p>\n<p>\"Azerbaijan wants projects of 200 or 300 megawatts with massive offshore wind parks in the Caspian Sea, something that could be the frontrunner in the region because no one else is doing it yet.\"<\/p>\n<p>Big companies, especially from the Gulf region, like Abu Dhabi\u2019s Masdar, have expressed their interest in participating in this trans-Eurasian energy project as investors.<\/p>\n<p>Baku's goal is to use more renewable energy at home because its electricity sector is currently completely gas-dominated. While it wants to reduce domestic consumption, it still needs to export more gas to the EU because Azerbaijan is looking to increase the country\u2019s revenues.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Nagorno-Karabakh issue plays a major role even when it comes to both fossil and renewable energy,\u00a0as Azerbaijan needs the funds for what it calls the reconstruction of the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe military budget has been exploding, the reconstruction of Nagorno-Karabakh, of the reassimilated territories, will cost billions to the state budget,\u201d Zabanova said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere's big plans for deployment of large scale renewable facilities also in the Karabakh. And present it as a new net zero emissions zone by 2050.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"That's written in the national and determined contribution under the Paris Agreement. So it's like an additional layer of legitimacy and prestige,\" she concluded.\u00a0<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1731935389,"updatedAt":1732541639,"publishedAt":1732534912,"firstPublishedAt":1732534912,"lastPublishedAt":1732541639,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/87\/30\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_622d72f1-f8a8-539d-a174-0ec6f7706d27-8858730.jpg","altText":"Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan president, speaks at a summit of the leaders of Small Islands Developing States at the COP29 UN Climate Summit, 13 November 2024","caption":"Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan president, speaks at a summit of the leaders of Small Islands Developing States at the COP29 UN Climate Summit, 13 November 2024","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Peter 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REVIEW","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Baku's COP29 legacy: a new era in climate finance or too little, too late?","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"COP29 Baku: a platform from which to build on?","titleListing2":"Baku's COP29 legacy: a new era in climate finance or too little, too late?","leadin":"Several delegates stressed the significance of having reached an agreement and making progress in \"difficult geopolitical times\".","summary":"Several delegates stressed the significance of having reached an agreement and making progress in \"difficult geopolitical times\".","keySentence":"","url":"bakus-cop29-legacy-a-new-era-in-climate-finance-or-too-little-too-late","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2024\/11\/25\/bakus-cop29-legacy-a-new-era-in-climate-finance-or-too-little-too-late","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Like many before it, the 29th edition of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change needed extra time for an overall agreement to be reached.\n\nIn the early hours of Sunday, exhausted delegates in Baku finally reached a compromise on the most crucial issue of COP29: a new climate financing framework. The UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell called it an \"insurance policy for humanity\", adding that \"like any insurance policy, it only works if premiums are paid in full and on time. Promises must be kept to protect billions of lives.\" \n\nThe sum agreed on to be guaranteed by developed nations is $300bn annually by 2035, much lower than what developing nations had been asking for, with many of their delegates made their frustrations known.\n\nChandni Raina, delegate on India's negotiating team, said that they requested from the COP29 presidency to speak before the adoption of the agreement, but were ignored. \n\nShe called it an \"unfortunate incident\", stressing that it follows pattern of a lack of \"inclusivity\" and \"respect\" of some countries. \n\n\"This has been stage-managed and we are extremely, extremely disappointed with this incident,\" she added.\n\nBaku agreement is a 'floor and not a ceiling' \n\nHowever, as others pointed out, the compromise was accepted regardless and there is now an hope that this sum will serve as the foundation to reach the goal experts say is needed, which is $1.3trn annually.\n\nHussein Alfa Nova, Advisor to the African Group Chair, explained:\n\n\"It was very important for the African Group to have that number -- $300bn by 2035 -- as a floor and not a ceiling. And we've been able very late in the negotiation to add the term \u2018at least\u2019 to ensure that this can only be a starting base, a minimum due to the vast needs of developing countries.\u201d\n\nVoluntary contributions by rich nations not included in the group of developed nations in the 1992 Convention, like China and South Korea, are supposed to help reach that ceiling, as well as multilateral development banks, investments by the private sector and revenue from taxes and the carbon markets.\n\nAs did most delegates, the European Commissioner for Climate Action Wopke Hoekstra stressed that an agreement being reached in difficult geopolitical times was particularly significant. \n\n'Less than what we would have liked, but better than we feared' \n\nSpeaking at the final plenary session, he also pointed to an issue close to the EU's heart where at least some progress also had been made:\n\n\"Another topic that was on our minds this week is reducing emissions. It was not the focus of this COP, but we wanted more because the world needs more of it. And even though the UAE consensus was attacked, we did move forward even though it was just a bit.\"\n\nHe added: \"We did manage to safeguard Dubai and take some steps forward. It is less than what we would have liked, but better than we feared.\"\n\nNext year's UN Climate Conference will be hosted by the Brazilian city of Bel\u00e9m where, among other issues, mitigation in general and the Amazon rainforest will take centre stage.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Like many before it, the 29th edition of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change needed extra time for an overall agreement to be reached.<\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of Sunday, exhausted delegates in Baku finally reached a compromise on the most crucial issue of COP29: a new climate financing framework. The UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell called it an \"insurance policy for humanity\", adding that \"like any insurance policy, it only works if premiums are paid in full and on time. Promises must be kept to protect billions of lives.\" <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1860475997742592144\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The sum agreed on to be guaranteed by developed nations is $300bn annually by 2035, much lower than what developing nations had been asking for, with many of their delegates made their frustrations known.<\/p>\n<p>Chandni Raina, delegate on India's negotiating team, said that they requested from the COP29 presidency to speak before the adoption of the agreement, but were ignored. <\/p>\n<p>She called it an \"unfortunate incident\", stressing that it follows pattern of a lack of \"inclusivity\" and \"respect\" of some countries. <\/p>\n<p>\"This has been stage-managed and we are extremely, extremely disappointed with this incident,\" she added.<\/p>\n<h2>Baku agreement is a 'floor and not a ceiling'<\/h2><p>However, as others pointed out, the compromise was accepted regardless and there is now an hope that this sum will serve as the foundation to reach the goal experts say is needed, which is $1.3trn annually.<\/p>\n<p>Hussein Alfa Nova, Advisor to the African Group Chair, explained:<\/p>\n<p>\"It was very important for the African Group to have that number -- $300bn by 2035 -- as a floor and not a ceiling. And we've been able very late in the negotiation to add the term \u2018at least\u2019 to ensure that this can only be a starting base, a minimum due to the vast needs of developing countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Voluntary contributions by rich nations not included in the group of developed nations in the 1992 Convention, like China and South Korea, are supposed to help reach that ceiling, as well as multilateral development banks, investments by the private sector and revenue from taxes and the carbon markets.<\/p>\n<p>As did most delegates, the European Commissioner for Climate Action Wopke Hoekstra stressed that an agreement being reached in difficult geopolitical times was particularly significant. <\/p>\n<h2>'Less than what we would have liked, but better than we feared'<\/h2><p>Speaking at the final plenary session, he also pointed to an issue close to the EU's heart where at least some progress also had been made:<\/p>\n<p>\"Another topic that was on our minds this week is reducing emissions. It was not the focus of this COP, but we wanted more because the world needs more of it. And even though the UAE consensus was attacked, we did move forward even though it was just a bit.\"<\/p>\n<p>He added: \"We did manage to safeguard Dubai and take some steps forward. It is less than what we would have liked, but better than we feared.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1860466209352831002\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Next year's UN Climate Conference will be hosted by the Brazilian city of Bel\u00e9m where, among other issues, mitigation in general and the Amazon rainforest will take centre stage.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1732450546,"updatedAt":1732511166,"publishedAt":1732510810,"firstPublishedAt":1732510810,"lastPublishedAt":1732510857,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/07\/34\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_608596d3-ce7e-5e4a-bc6c-b5d2d33c5664-8870734.jpg","altText":"After the COP is before the COP. 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FINAL","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"COP29: Summit ends with $300bn a year climate finance deal for developing nations","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"COP29: Summit ends with $300bn a year climate finance deal","titleListing2":"COP29: Rich countries pledge $300bn billion a year for developing nations","leadin":"After concerns climate talks in Baku could collapse, the gavel came down on a finance deal in the early hours of the morning.","summary":"After concerns climate talks in Baku could collapse, the gavel came down on a finance deal in the early hours of the morning.","keySentence":"","url":"cop29-summit-ends-with-300bn-a-year-climate-finance-deal-for-developing-nations","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2024\/11\/23\/cop29-summit-ends-with-300bn-a-year-climate-finance-deal-for-developing-nations","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The Western world has agreed to pay $300bn a year to finance emissions reduction and climate adaptation in the developing world from 2035, but developing countries from Cuba to India slammed the deal as too little, too late.\n\nThe gavel came down on the deal in the middle of the night local time after a tense few days of negotiations. \n\nClimate-vulnerable nations walk out of finance meeting\n\nIt has been a tumultuous couple of days where the possibility of talks collapsing has seemed close at times. \n\nDeveloping countries dismissed as \u201ca joke\u201d an offer on Friday (22 November) by wealthy industrialised nations including the EU, US and Japan of $250bn a year from 2035.\n\nAround 3pm today, a revised proposal saw the offer raised to $300bn according to civil society observers who were in the room.\n\nThe \u2018least developed countries\u2019 (LDCs) group promptly declared that was unacceptable before the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) joined them in walking out. They later clarified that they hadn\u2019t given up on the finance talks entirely but it was evident their patience was wearing thin.\n\nThe G77+China group, which comprises most of Latin America, Africa and Asia, had signalled it would accept a headline figure of $500bn for the \u2018new collective quantified goal\u2019 (NCQG) intended to replace the current $100bn annual financing target. But this appears to have been beyond the pale for the wealthy Western nations.\n\nUS climate envoy John Podesta was harangued as he left the meeting room following a walk-out by groups representing the world\u2019s least developed country and small island states. Climate campaigners shouted \u201cshame\u201d as they accused the Biden administration of reneging on rhetoric about paying a fair share.\n\n\u201cOf course, it will not be better under Trump, but it's really shameful what they're doing under Biden,\u201d said Victor Menotti, director of the International Forum on Globalization, after Podesta was hustled out of a side door by security personnel with television crews in hot pursuit.\n\n\u201cThis is not the climate and environmental justice agenda that he got elected on,\u201d Menotti said.\n\nTalks continued behind closed doors \n\nThere followed a long period of relative calm, with talks ongoing behind closed doors. \n\n\"We have all been working very hard over the past two weeks and I know that none of us want to leave Baku without a good outcome,\" COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev told a plenary session which kicked off just after 8 pm local time on Saturday. \n\n\"The eyes of the world are rather focused on us however time is not on our side. I ask you to now step up your engagement with one another.\"\n\nIt cleared the decks of a raft of procedural matters and even new rules on global markets for carbon credits, a controversial second major topic of debate in what was dubbed the \u2018finance COP\u2019.\n\nAnother short part two of the plenary then started not long after midnight. It was quickly adjourned causing much confusion in the room. Babayev returned to the mic to tell delegates they needed 20 to 25 minutes to finalise documents. \n\nThe all-important NCQG was left for last and the gavel finally went down on the finance deal in the early hours of Sunday morning.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The Western world has agreed to pay $300bn a year to finance emissions reduction and climate adaptation in the developing world from 2035, but developing countries from Cuba to India slammed the deal as too little, too late.<\/p>\n<p>The gavel came down on the deal in the middle of the night local time after a tense few days of negotiations. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8870948\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//25//cop29-ends-with-300bn-a-year-deal-but-is-it-enough-5-key-takeaways-from-baku/">COP29 ends with $300bn a year deal but is it enough? 5 key takeaways from Baku<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Climate-vulnerable nations walk out of finance meeting<\/h2><p>It has been a tumultuous couple of days where the possibility of talks collapsing has seemed close at times. <\/p>\n<p>Developing countries dismissed as \u201ca joke\u201d an offer on Friday (22 November) by wealthy industrialised nations including the EU, US and Japan of $250bn a year from 2035.<\/p>\n<p>Around 3pm today, a revised proposal saw the offer raised to $300bn according to civil society observers who were in the room.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018least developed countries\u2019 (LDCs) group promptly declared that was unacceptable before the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) joined them in walking out. They later clarified that they hadn\u2019t given up on the finance talks entirely but it was evident their patience was wearing thin.<\/p>\n<p>The G77+China group, which comprises most of Latin America, Africa and Asia, had signalled it would accept a headline figure of $500bn for the \u2018new collective quantified goal\u2019 (NCQG) intended to replace the current $100bn annual financing target. But this appears to have been beyond the pale for the wealthy Western nations.<\/p>\n<p>US climate envoy John Podesta was harangued as he left the meeting room following a walk-out by groups representing the world\u2019s least developed country and small island states. Climate campaigners shouted \u201cshame\u201d as they accused the Biden administration of reneging on rhetoric about paying a fair share.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//87//01//00//808x539_cmsv2_1535fe2f-6024-582e-a711-02b8608e019f-8870100.jpg/" alt=\"John Podesta, US climate envoy, walks through a crowd during the COP29.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/01\/00\/384x256_cmsv2_1535fe2f-6024-582e-a711-02b8608e019f-8870100.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/01\/00\/640x427_cmsv2_1535fe2f-6024-582e-a711-02b8608e019f-8870100.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/01\/00\/750x500_cmsv2_1535fe2f-6024-582e-a711-02b8608e019f-8870100.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/01\/00\/828x552_cmsv2_1535fe2f-6024-582e-a711-02b8608e019f-8870100.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/01\/00\/1080x720_cmsv2_1535fe2f-6024-582e-a711-02b8608e019f-8870100.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/01\/00\/1200x800_cmsv2_1535fe2f-6024-582e-a711-02b8608e019f-8870100.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/01\/00\/1920x1281_cmsv2_1535fe2f-6024-582e-a711-02b8608e019f-8870100.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">John Podesta, US climate envoy, walks through a crowd during the COP29.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Peter Dejong<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cOf course, it will not be better under Trump, but it's really shameful what they're doing under Biden,\u201d said Victor Menotti, director of the International Forum on Globalization, after Podesta was hustled out of a side door by security personnel with television crews in hot pursuit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not the climate and environmental justice agenda that he got elected on,\u201d Menotti said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8869532\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//23//cop29-whats-happening-on-day-12-of-the-un-climate-conference/">COP29: Globe cuts deal on climate in Baku after hours of wrangling<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Talks continued behind closed doors<\/h2><p>There followed a long period of relative calm, with talks ongoing behind closed doors. <\/p>\n<p>\"We have all been working very hard over the past two weeks and I know that none of us want to leave Baku without a good outcome,\" COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev told a plenary session which kicked off just after 8 pm local time on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>\"The eyes of the world are rather focused on us however time is not on our side. I ask you to now step up your engagement with one another.\"<\/p>\n<p>It cleared the decks of a raft of procedural matters and even new rules on global markets for carbon credits, a controversial second major topic of debate in what was dubbed the \u2018finance COP\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//87//01//00//808x539_cmsv2_f42e05df-4ffb-5e62-8626-e8158f3914cc-8870100.jpg/" alt=\"Yalchin Rafiyev, Azerbaijan's COP29 lead negotiator, left, talks to Mukhtar Babayev, COP29 President, ahead of a plenary session.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/01\/00\/384x256_cmsv2_f42e05df-4ffb-5e62-8626-e8158f3914cc-8870100.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/01\/00\/640x427_cmsv2_f42e05df-4ffb-5e62-8626-e8158f3914cc-8870100.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/01\/00\/750x500_cmsv2_f42e05df-4ffb-5e62-8626-e8158f3914cc-8870100.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/01\/00\/828x552_cmsv2_f42e05df-4ffb-5e62-8626-e8158f3914cc-8870100.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/01\/00\/1080x720_cmsv2_f42e05df-4ffb-5e62-8626-e8158f3914cc-8870100.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/01\/00\/1200x800_cmsv2_f42e05df-4ffb-5e62-8626-e8158f3914cc-8870100.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/01\/00\/1920x1281_cmsv2_f42e05df-4ffb-5e62-8626-e8158f3914cc-8870100.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Yalchin Rafiyev, Azerbaijan's COP29 lead negotiator, left, talks to Mukhtar Babayev, COP29 President, ahead of a plenary session.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Rafiq Maqbool<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Another short part two of the plenary then started not long after midnight. It was quickly adjourned causing much confusion in the room. Babayev returned to the mic to tell delegates they needed 20 to 25 minutes to finalise documents. <\/p>\n<p>The all-important NCQG was left for last and the gavel finally went down on the finance deal in the early hours of Sunday morning.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1732377716,"updatedAt":1732534619,"publishedAt":1732405176,"firstPublishedAt":1732405176,"lastPublishedAt":1732534593,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/01\/00\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_fbef0588-eae1-517c-851c-924682d433cf-8870100.jpg","altText":"Protesters hold placards demanding climate finance at COP29, 23 November, 2024","caption":"Protesters hold placards demanding climate finance at COP29, 23 November, 2024","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Peter Dejong\/Copyright 2024 The AP. 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COP29 Live Blog 23\/11","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"COP29: Globe cuts deal on climate in Baku after hours of wrangling","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"COP29: Globe cuts deal on climate in Baku after hours of wrangling","titleListing2":"COP29: Globe cuts deal on climate in Baku after hours of wrangling","leadin":"Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.","summary":"Euronews Green brings you the latest updates from the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.","keySentence":"","url":"cop29-whats-happening-on-day-12-of-the-un-climate-conference","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2024\/11\/23\/cop29-whats-happening-on-day-12-of-the-un-climate-conference","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Follow along with our live coverage of COP29 here. From our team at home and in Baku we'll be sharing the biggest news from day 11 of the UN climate summit.\n\nCOP29 has struck a last-minute deal for at least $300bn a year in climate funding by 2035 for developing countries. \n\nEarlier today, talks were on the brink of collapse after developing countries walked out, temporarily suspending negotiations on the climate finance text. \n\nThe Least Developed Countries (LDCs) bloc and Alliance Of Small Island States (AOSIS) walked out because they didn't want to engage with a rough draft which reportedly contained a new core figure of $300 billion a year (up from the $250 billion in Friday's official draft text). \n\nThey said they wanted a guaranteed 30 per cent of climate finance in the deal. One source told Euronews the G77 and China wanted at least $500 billion a year.\n\n\"We have all been working very hard over the past two weeks and I know that none of us want to leave Baku without a good outcome,\" COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev told the plenary as it kicked off just after 8 pm local time on Saturday. \n\n\"The eyes of the world are rather focused on us however time is not on our side. I ask you to now step up your engagement with one another.\"\n\nThe final plenary was then adjourned at around 9:30 pm without the all-important decision on climate finance. And then again just after midnight. \n\nThe Presidency did manage one decision - on Articles 6.2 and 6.4 of the Paris Agreement. It is a deal that will pave the way for country-to-country carbon trading and the creation of a regulated global market. \n\nIn the middle of the night, countries agreed a deal which will inject at least $300 billion a year in climate cash by 2035 for poor countries. It was met with applause in the plenary but few countries were truly happy with the final text. \n\nIndia accused the presidency of gavelling it through the \"paltry sum\" without hearing the country's opposition to it. Nigeria called the figure a \"joke\". And Malawi said that for LDCs it was \"not ambitious\". \n\nEU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra was more positive saying the result was \"exceptionally important\". \n\nUN climate chief Simon Stiell said, \"It has been a difficult journey, but we\u2019ve delivered a deal.\"\n\n\"This new finance goal is an insurance policy for humanity, amid worsening climate impacts hitting every country. But it only works if the premiums are paid in full, and on time. No country got everything they wanted, and we leave Baku with a mountain of work still to do.\"\n\nFind all of our COP29 coverage from our team in Baku and across Europe here. \n\n","htmlText":"<p><em>Follow along with our live coverage of COP29 here. From our team at home and in Baku we'll be sharing the biggest news from day 11 of the UN climate summit.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>COP29 has struck a last-minute deal for at least $300bn a year in climate funding by 2035 for developing countries. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier today, talks were on the brink of collapse after developing countries walked out, temporarily suspending negotiations on the climate finance text. <\/p>\n<p>The Least Developed Countries (LDCs) bloc and Alliance Of Small Island States (AOSIS) walked out because they didn't want to engage with a rough draft which reportedly contained a new core figure of $300 billion a year (up from the $250 billion in Friday's official draft text). <\/p>\n<p>They said they wanted a guaranteed 30 per cent of climate finance in the deal. One source told Euronews the G77 and China wanted at least $500 billion a year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8869258\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//22//cop-29-brazil-warns-no-deal-unless-rich-countries-raise-climate-finance-target/">COP 29: Brazil warns no deal unless rich countries raise climate finance target<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"We have all been working very hard over the past two weeks and I know that none of us want to leave Baku without a good outcome,\" COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev told the plenary as it kicked off just after 8 pm local time on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>\"The eyes of the world are rather focused on us however time is not on our side. I ask you to now step up your engagement with one another.\"<\/p>\n<p>The final plenary was then adjourned at around 9:30 pm without the all-important decision on climate finance. And then again just after midnight. <\/p>\n<p>The Presidency did manage one decision - on Articles 6.2 and 6.4 of the Paris Agreement. It is a deal that will pave the way for country-to-country carbon trading and the creation of a regulated global market. <\/p>\n<p>In the middle of the night, countries agreed a deal which will inject at least $300 billion a year in climate cash by 2035 for poor countries. It was met with applause in the plenary but few countries were truly happy with the final text. <\/p>\n<p>India accused the presidency of gavelling it through the \"paltry sum\" without hearing the country's opposition to it. Nigeria called the figure a \"joke\". And Malawi said that for LDCs it was \"not ambitious\". <\/p>\n<p>EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra was more positive saying the result was \"exceptionally important\". <\/p>\n<p>UN climate chief Simon Stiell said, \"It has been a difficult journey, but we\u2019ve delivered a deal.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"This new finance goal is an insurance policy for humanity, amid worsening climate impacts hitting every country. But it only works if the premiums are paid in full, and on time. No country got everything they wanted, and we leave Baku with a mountain of work still to do.\"<\/p>\n<p><em>Find all of our COP29 coverage from our team in Baku and across Europe <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//tag//cop29/">here. <\/p>\n<p><div class=\"arena liveblog\" data-liveblog-type=\"arena\" data-id=\"A3jtTp1\">\n <div class=\"arena-liveblog\" data-publisher=\"euronews\" data-event=\"A3jtTp1\" data-version=\"2\"><\/div>\n <script data-no-lazy-load=\"true\" defer src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////go.eu.arena.im//public//js//arenalib.js?p=euronews&e=A3jtTp1\%22><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n%22,%22hashtag%22:null,%22createdAt%22:1732345352,%22updatedAt%22:1732407509,%22publishedAt%22:1732347890,%22firstPublishedAt%22:1732347890,%22lastPublishedAt%22:1732407484,%22expiresAt%22:0,%22images%22:[{%22url%22:%22https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/95\/32\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_1a4cf049-d892-501f-b08c-37bae0f3eb9b-8869532.jpg%22,%22altText%22:%22Mukhtar Babayev, COP29 President, center, applauds during a closing plenary session at the COP29.","caption":"Mukhtar Babayev, COP29 President, center, applauds during a closing plenary session at the COP29.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Joshua A. 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Each stop on the route presents a treasure trove of culinary traditions, starting in the historic city of Shamakhi, and travelling along scenic mountain roads through Ismayilli, Gabala and Sheki, to Gakh.\u00a0\n\nAs well as highlighting food heritage, the route also spotlights farms and restaurants that offer a balance of environmental responsibility and cultural immersion.\n\nThe Slow Food philosophy\n\nThe Greater Caucasus Slow Food Travel initiative has been encouraging appreciation of the region\u2019s food and heritage since 2021.\u00a0\n\nThe \u2018Slow Food\u2019 philosophy is simple \u2013 to celebrate local, seasonal produce and the preservation of food heritage. How long you stay is up to you, of course. Simply eat food that is grown and bought locally, prepared with care, and consumed with appreciation.\n\nThankfully, you won\u2019t go hungry in Azerbaijan. As many as 80 local varieties of produce and specialties are mapped along the route, alongside 60 local partners who offer a wide range of services, from foodie experiences to accommodation.\n\nSweet traditions in Shamakhi\n\nThere\u2019s no simpler way to start our slow food tour of Azerbaijan than with an appreciation of Shamakhi\u2019s diverse local cuisine, taking advantage of the region\u2019s agricultural prowess in meat, dairy and fresh produce.\n\nAs well as producing a wide range of milk products and kebabs, Shamakhi hospitality goes further to serve up many types of plov (pilaf), kebab and shor (layered pastries), alongside sweets such as ter halva (rose confectionary) and Shamakhi sujuk (traditional candy), which is commonly served at imsak and iftar tables during Ramadan.\n\nTry a full spread of dishes at Shamakhi\u2019s roadside cafes and restaurants, including specialties infused with indigenous flavours such as chighirtma (chicken), sabzi (herb) and shuyut (dill), plov. The latter, prepared with mutton, beans, rice, dried fennel and butter, is considered a ceremonial dish.\n\nShamakhi also cultivates a range of interesting and exclusive wine varieties, including pomegranate and pink grape. To taste the local Madrasa grape, drop in on one of the vineyards in the village of Meysari en route to Ismayilli, learning of the area\u2019s longstanding viticulture heritage. Alternative ways to appreciate Azerbaijan\u2019s Slow Wine movement is with a guesthouse stay at Chateau Monolit near Chabiant Winery.\n\nHarvesting Ata-Baba in Gabala\n\nUp next is Gabala, a city with 2,000 years of heritage and a warm welcome of traditional tea and richal, a sweet speciality made of minced apples, pears, walnuts, raisins and molasses. Though the area is known for winter sports, visit the valley outside of winter to enjoy classical music festivals and scenic hikes through the Ata-Baba hazelnut groves that line the valleys.\n\nStay at a wellness resort in Vendam village for fine hospitality and family food heritage, venturing out for authentic market experiences and broad spreads of local dishes.\n\nSome twenty kilometres west of Gabala, the Udi population of Nij Village also busies itself with hazelnuts, wine and vodka. Take a guided tour of the village\u2019s historical churches and nut groves, later trying your hand at making walnut gutab, walnut dolma and traditional sweets at a cooking workshop. If you prefer, dine at The Udi to have it all prepared fresh for you.\n\nA masterclass in Sheki Halva\n\nStep inside the Lower Caravanserai into the historic centre of Sheki. Here you\u2019ll find traditional merchant houses, a 19th-century mill and various museums and landmarks all standing testament to the city\u2019s long history of trade. Such trade lives on at the Teze Bazar, where stalls pile high with fresh produce, traditional specialties and crafts.\n\nSample all kinds of Azerbaijani sweets and pastries while in Sheki, including badambura, pakhlava, bamiya and, of course, Sheki halva, a melt-in-your-mouth dessert steeped in tradition. Serious sweet-toothed travellers can also take a halva masterclass at Yahya Halva, one of the oldest, family-run confectionery shops in Sheki.\n\nGoing off-the-beaten track, Slow Food travellers can discover rural variations of Sheki\u2019s dishes in the pretty village of Ki\u015f, where church ruins tell tales of the Bronze Age. Alternatively, Sheki Bio-Garden offers a tranquil outpost, an innovative, nature-positive farm offering fruit-picking tours and a restaurant specialising in river-to-table trout.\n\nPreserving culinary treasures in Gakh\n\nOne last stop in Gakh brings picturesque retreats infused with hiking, hammams and heritage sites, all backed by the stunning nature of Ilisu State Nature Reserve.\n\nAs well as touring the ancient centre of Icheribazar, a visit to any of the surrounding mountain villages can put you in touch with Gakh\u2019s edible heritage, chiefly the unique Marsan tomato and Caucasian Mountain honey.\u00a0\n\nOne of Azerbaijan\u2019s most remote villages is also found near Gakh. Those who manage to reach Saribash village can expect a warm welcome and servings of tea and local jam. It is said that Saribash offers the best in the region, closely contested by restaurants in Ilusu village.\n\nHoney lovers will wish to make one sweet final stop in Lekit Village where a whole host of honey farms continue the age-old tradition of beekeeping. The family-run Api Delta is one of them, complete with smiling hosts, guesthouse and beekeeping workshops.\u00a0\n\nBeyond the itinerary\n\nThe list of Azerbaijan\u2019s Slow Food experiences goes on, charting everything from pungent garlic to tangy Buffalo yogurt. Wherever you stop, be sure to savour the warmth of Azerbaijani hospitality, the beauty of its landscapes and the gift of its rich food heritage \u2013 the very essence of Slow Food philosophy.\n\nThe Great Caucasus Slow Food Travel route\n\nAn ambitious initiative funded under the European Union\u2019s COVCHEG project, the Great Caucasus Slow Food Travel route is a regional travel map focused on developing local communities and protecting the nature of the region.\n\nBy embarking on the Great Caucasus Slow Food Travel route, you can engage with local communities and help boost the local economy, all while appreciating traditional \u2018farm to table\u2019 fare amidst stunning natural scenery.\n\nView the Greater Caucasus Slow Food map to plan your culinary adventure of Azerbaijan.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Enticing travellers with a unique blend of Silk Road heritage and delicious food culture stemming from a unique geography covering 9 out of 11 climatic zones, Azerbaijan now offers a fresh way to unlock the authentic flavours of the southern Caucasus.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.fondazioneslowfood.com//en//slow-food-travel//greater-caucasus-mountain-region///">Greater Caucasus Slow Food Travel<\/a> route maps an unforgettable journey through the gastronomic heart of the country, winding through the fertile landscapes of northern Azerbaijan. Each stop on the route presents a treasure trove of culinary traditions, starting in the historic city of Shamakhi, and travelling along scenic mountain roads through Ismayilli, Gabala and Sheki, to Gakh.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As well as highlighting food heritage, the route also spotlights farms and restaurants that offer a balance of environmental responsibility and cultural immersion.<\/p>\n<h2>The Slow Food philosophy<\/h2><p>The <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.fondazioneslowfood.com//en//slow-food-travel//greater-caucasus-mountain-region///">Greater Caucasus Slow Food Travel<\/a> initiative has been encouraging appreciation of the region\u2019s food and heritage since 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Slow Food\u2019 philosophy is simple \u2013 to celebrate local, seasonal produce and the preservation of food heritage. How long you stay is up to you, of course. Simply eat food that is grown and bought locally, prepared with care, and consumed with appreciation.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, you won\u2019t go hungry in Azerbaijan. As many as 80 local varieties of produce and specialties are mapped along the route, alongside 60 local partners who offer a wide range of services, from foodie experiences to accommodation.<\/p>\n<h2>Sweet traditions in Shamakhi<\/h2><p>There\u2019s no simpler way to start our slow food tour of Azerbaijan than with an appreciation of Shamakhi\u2019s diverse local cuisine, taking advantage of the region\u2019s agricultural prowess in meat, dairy and fresh produce.<\/p>\n<p>As well as producing a wide range of milk products and kebabs, Shamakhi hospitality goes further to serve up many types of <em>plov<\/em> (pilaf), kebab and <em>shor<\/em> (layered pastries), alongside sweets such as <em>ter halva<\/em> (rose confectionary) and Shamakhi <em>sujuk<\/em> (traditional candy), which is commonly served at imsak and iftar tables during Ramadan.<\/p>\n<p>Try a full spread of dishes at Shamakhi\u2019s roadside cafes and restaurants, including specialties infused with indigenous flavours such as <em>chighirtma<\/em> (chicken), <em>sabzi<\/em> (herb) and <em>shuyut<\/em> (dill), <em>plov<\/em>. The latter, prepared with mutton, beans, rice, dried fennel and butter, is considered a ceremonial dish.<\/p>\n<p>Shamakhi also cultivates a range of interesting and exclusive wine varieties, including pomegranate and pink grape. To taste the local Madrasa grape, drop in on one of the vineyards in the village of Meysari en route to Ismayilli, learning of the area\u2019s longstanding viticulture heritage. Alternative ways to appreciate Azerbaijan\u2019s Slow Wine movement is with a guesthouse stay at Chateau Monolit near Chabiant Winery.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5623333333333334\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//85//50//22//808x454_cmsv2_1f151328-fd2f-56ba-9d63-dd46e4b8840a-8855022.jpg/" alt=\"Sheki pakhlava\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/50\/22\/384x216_cmsv2_1f151328-fd2f-56ba-9d63-dd46e4b8840a-8855022.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/50\/22\/640x360_cmsv2_1f151328-fd2f-56ba-9d63-dd46e4b8840a-8855022.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/50\/22\/750x422_cmsv2_1f151328-fd2f-56ba-9d63-dd46e4b8840a-8855022.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/50\/22\/828x466_cmsv2_1f151328-fd2f-56ba-9d63-dd46e4b8840a-8855022.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/50\/22\/1080x607_cmsv2_1f151328-fd2f-56ba-9d63-dd46e4b8840a-8855022.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/50\/22\/1200x675_cmsv2_1f151328-fd2f-56ba-9d63-dd46e4b8840a-8855022.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/50\/22\/1920x1080_cmsv2_1f151328-fd2f-56ba-9d63-dd46e4b8840a-8855022.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Sheki pakhlava<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Azerbaijan Tourism Board<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Harvesting Ata-Baba in Gabala<\/h2><p>Up next is <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//10//03//hiking-in-azerbaijan-s-gabala-and-a-taste-of-slow-food-cuisine/">Gabala, a city with 2,000 years of heritage and a warm welcome of traditional tea and <em>richal<\/em>, a sweet speciality made of minced apples, pears, walnuts, raisins and molasses. Though the area is known for winter sports, visit the valley outside of winter to enjoy classical music festivals and scenic hikes through the Ata-Baba hazelnut groves that line the valleys.<\/p>\n<p>Stay at a wellness resort in Vendam village for fine hospitality and family food heritage, venturing out for authentic market experiences and broad spreads of local dishes.<\/p>\n<p>Some twenty kilometres west of Gabala, the Udi population of Nij Village also busies itself with hazelnuts, wine and vodka. Take a guided tour of the village\u2019s historical churches and nut groves, later trying your hand at making walnut <em>gutab<\/em>, walnut <em>dolma<\/em> and traditional sweets at a cooking workshop. If you prefer, dine at The Udi to have it all prepared fresh for you.<\/p>\n<h2>A masterclass in Sheki Halva<\/h2><p>Step inside the Lower Caravanserai into the historic centre of Sheki. Here you\u2019ll find traditional merchant houses, a 19th-century mill and various museums and landmarks all standing testament to the city\u2019s long history of trade. Such trade lives on at the Teze Bazar, where stalls pile high with fresh produce, traditional specialties and crafts.<\/p>\n<p>Sample all kinds of Azerbaijani sweets and pastries while in Sheki, including <em>badambura<\/em>, <em>pakhlava, bamiya<\/em> and, of course,* Sheki <em>halva,<\/em> a melt-in-your-mouth dessert steeped in tradition. Serious sweet-toothed travellers can also take a <em>halva<\/em> masterclass at Yahya Halva, one of the oldest, family-run confectionery shops in Sheki.<\/p>\n<p>Going off-the-beaten track, Slow Food travellers can discover rural variations of Sheki\u2019s dishes in the pretty village of Ki\u015f, where church ruins tell tales of the Bronze Age. Alternatively, Sheki Bio-Garden offers a tranquil outpost, an innovative, nature-positive farm offering fruit-picking tours and a restaurant specialising in river-to-table trout.<\/p>\n<h2>Preserving culinary treasures in Gakh<\/h2><p>One last stop in Gakh brings picturesque retreats infused with hiking, hammams and heritage sites, all backed by the stunning nature of Ilisu State Nature Reserve.<\/p>\n<p>As well as touring the ancient centre of Icheribazar, a visit to any of the surrounding mountain villages can put you in touch with Gakh\u2019s edible heritage, chiefly the unique Marsan tomato and Caucasian Mountain honey.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One of Azerbaijan\u2019s most remote villages is also found near Gakh. Those who manage to reach Saribash village can expect a warm welcome and servings of tea and local jam. It is said that Saribash offers the best in the region, closely contested by restaurants in Ilusu village.<\/p>\n<p>Honey lovers will wish to make one sweet final stop in Lekit Village where a whole host of honey farms continue the age-old tradition of beekeeping. The family-run Api Delta is one of them, complete with smiling hosts, guesthouse and beekeeping workshops.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6673012851023322\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//85//50//22//808x539_cmsv2_e08182d6-0c1b-5626-b810-930203c8178f-8855022.jpg/" alt=\"Honey\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/50\/22\/384x256_cmsv2_e08182d6-0c1b-5626-b810-930203c8178f-8855022.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/50\/22\/640x427_cmsv2_e08182d6-0c1b-5626-b810-930203c8178f-8855022.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/50\/22\/750x500_cmsv2_e08182d6-0c1b-5626-b810-930203c8178f-8855022.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/50\/22\/828x553_cmsv2_e08182d6-0c1b-5626-b810-930203c8178f-8855022.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/50\/22\/1080x721_cmsv2_e08182d6-0c1b-5626-b810-930203c8178f-8855022.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/50\/22\/1200x801_cmsv2_e08182d6-0c1b-5626-b810-930203c8178f-8855022.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/50\/22\/1920x1281_cmsv2_e08182d6-0c1b-5626-b810-930203c8178f-8855022.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Honey<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Azerbaijan Tourism Board<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Beyond the itinerary<\/h2><p>The list of Azerbaijan\u2019s Slow Food experiences goes on, charting everything from pungent garlic to tangy Buffalo yogurt. Wherever you stop, be sure to savour the warmth of Azerbaijani hospitality, the beauty of its landscapes and the gift of its rich food heritage \u2013 the very essence of Slow Food philosophy.<\/p>\n<h2>The Great Caucasus Slow Food Travel route<\/h2><p>An ambitious initiative funded under the European Union\u2019s <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////slowfood-covcheg.az//en///">COVCHEG project, the Great Caucasus Slow Food Travel route is a regional travel map focused on developing local communities and protecting the nature of the region.<\/p>\n<p>By embarking on the Great Caucasus Slow Food Travel route, you can engage with local communities and help boost the local economy, all while appreciating traditional \u2018farm to table\u2019 fare amidst stunning natural scenery.<\/p>\n<p>View the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.fondazioneslowfood.com//en//slow-food-travel//greater-caucasus-mountain-region///">Greater Caucasus Slow Food map<\/a> to plan your culinary 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DRAFT REAX by Giorgia","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"COP29: First draft text draws widespread criticism but presidency confident of imminent breakthrough","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"COP29: First draft text panned but presidency hopeful for breakthrough","titleListing2":"COP29: First draft text draws widespread criticism but presidency confident of breakthrough \"in sight\".","leadin":"The leader of the European Parliament's delegation to COP29 tells Euronews that mitigation efforts must be stepped up in an ambitious way.","summary":"The leader of the European Parliament's delegation to COP29 tells Euronews that mitigation efforts must be stepped up in an ambitious way.","keySentence":"","url":"cop29-first-draft-text-draws-widespread-criticism-but-presidency-confident-of-imminent-bre","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/11\/21\/cop29-first-draft-text-draws-widespread-criticism-but-presidency-confident-of-imminent-bre","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The latest draft of the negotiating text, published on Thursday by the COP Presidency, has raised some eyebrows here in Baku.\n\nThe new document highlights several key questions that remain unresolved, such as what qualifies for inclusion in the annual figure, who the contributors are and how much they are expected to provide.\n\nThe EU Commissioner for Climate, Wopke Hoekstra, described the lack of clear figures for the climate finance goal as \"unacceptable.\"\n\nAlthough not directly involved in the negotiations, we asked L\u00eddia Pereira, Chair of the European Parliament's delegation, about her take:\n\n\"We cannot put at risk mitigation. We have to work with the three elements of climate change: mitigation, adaptation and loss and damage. And so for us, it is unacceptable that there are certain countries that are pushing for a backtracking of the agreement that was achieved last year at Dubai. The UAE consensus on the transitioning away from the use of fossil fuels.\"\n\n'Stepping up', not 'backtracking'\n\nExpecting the numbers for the new climate financing agreement to be proposed soon enough, Pereira insisted that ambition is needed when it comes to the policies and goals of mitigation:\n\n\"I think the positive side of this negotiations is that the EU is willing to step up its game when it comes to climate financing. But on the other side, we have to see some movement of not backtracking instead of stepping up the game in terms of mitigation.\"\n\nIn a statement, Azerbaijan\u2019s COP 29 Presidency clarified that the document is not final and that figures will be added in the next release. Sources close to the negotiations told Euronews that \"although this text is not an ideal one and requires further consultations, the world is nearing to see the historic Baku breakthrough.\"\n\nRecognition and definition of contributions are key battlegrounds\n\nThe draft \"recognizes the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities in the light of different national circumstances and emphasizes the need for respecting countries\u2019 sovereignty\", the sources said. \n\nThe last part hints at the obstacles yet to navigate around, as Eleonora Cogo of the Italian climate change think tank ECCO told Euronews:\n\n\"The main things where there are big diversions is the size - the numbers, the order of magnitude - and the other one is, who contributes towards this goal.\"\n\nThe 1992 UN Framework Convention named the developed countries responsible for climate financing, but a 32 year old document hardly represents the current reality and these countries \"are now saying, well, there are other countries who could chip in\", Cogo said, adding that these countries, the likes of South Korea and China, \"are already contributing and playing a big role for example through the multilateral development banks\". \n\nSo, the crunch questions are, how this should be recognised and whether they should be allowed to keep the voluntary nature of their contributions or be taken into the responsibility of the Convention.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The latest draft of the negotiating text, published on Thursday by the COP Presidency, has raised some eyebrows here in Baku.<\/p>\n<p>The new document highlights several key questions that remain unresolved, such as what qualifies for inclusion in the annual figure, who the contributors are and how much they are expected to provide.<\/p>\n<p>The EU Commissioner for Climate, Wopke Hoekstra, described the lack of clear figures for the climate finance goal as \"unacceptable.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8865566\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//21//clearly-unacceptable-eu-unconvinced-by-cop29-compromise-climate-finance-proposal/">'Clearly unacceptable': EU unconvinced by COP29 compromise climate finance proposal<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Although not directly involved in the negotiations, we asked L\u00eddia Pereira, Chair of the European Parliament's delegation, about her take:<\/p>\n<p>\"We cannot put at risk mitigation. We have to work with the three elements of climate change: mitigation, adaptation and loss and damage. And so for us, it is unacceptable that there are certain countries that are pushing for a backtracking of the agreement that was achieved last year at Dubai. The UAE consensus on the transitioning away from the use of fossil fuels.\"<\/p>\n<h2>'Stepping up', not 'backtracking'<\/h2><p>Expecting the numbers for the new climate financing agreement to be proposed soon enough, Pereira insisted that ambition is needed when it comes to the policies and goals of mitigation:<\/p>\n<p>\"I think the positive side of this negotiations is that the EU is willing to step up its game when it comes to climate financing. But on the other side, we have to see some movement of not backtracking instead of stepping up the game in terms of mitigation.\"<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Azerbaijan\u2019s COP 29 Presidency clarified that the document is not final and that figures will be added in the next release. Sources close to the negotiations told Euronews that \"although this text is not an ideal one and requires further consultations, the world is nearing to see the historic Baku breakthrough.\"<\/p>\n<h2>Recognition and definition of contributions are key battlegrounds<\/h2><p>The draft \"recognizes the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities in the light of different national circumstances and emphasizes the need for respecting countries\u2019 sovereignty\", the sources said. <\/p>\n<p>The last part hints at the obstacles yet to navigate around, as Eleonora Cogo of the Italian climate change think tank ECCO told Euronews:<\/p>\n<p>\"The main things where there are big diversions is the size - the numbers, the order of magnitude - and the other one is, who contributes towards this goal.\"<\/p>\n<p>The 1992 UN Framework Convention named the developed countries responsible for climate financing, but a 32 year old document hardly represents the current reality and these countries \"are now saying, well, there are other countries who could chip in\", Cogo said, adding that these countries, the likes of South Korea and China, \"are already contributing and playing a big role for example through the multilateral development banks\". <\/p>\n<p>So, the crunch questions are, how this should be recognised and whether they should be allowed to keep the voluntary nature of their contributions or be taken into the responsibility of the Convention.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1732192421,"updatedAt":1732215425,"publishedAt":1732211419,"firstPublishedAt":1732211419,"lastPublishedAt":1732211419,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/60\/36\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_1f1216f5-f16f-5d2f-a135-153ad5692bc5-8866036.jpg","altText":"Activists participate in a demonstration for climate finance at the COP29 U.N. 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All rights reserved.","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"height":683}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":978,"urlSafeValue":"orlandi","title":"Giorgia Orlandi","twitter":"@giorgiaorlandi_"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":29358,"slug":"cop29","urlSafeValue":"cop29","title":"COP29","titleRaw":"COP29"},{"id":24840,"slug":"united-nations-climate-change-conference","urlSafeValue":"united-nations-climate-change-conference","title":"UN Climate Change Conference","titleRaw":"UN Climate Change Conference"},{"id":20218,"slug":"climate-crisis","urlSafeValue":"climate-crisis","title":"Climate crisis","titleRaw":"Climate crisis"},{"id":13844,"slug":"european-parliament","urlSafeValue":"european-parliament","title":"European Parliament","titleRaw":"European Parliament"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"related","count":1}],"related":[{"id":2682926},{"id":2683260},{"id":2685502}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":{"youtubeId":"DSig7NQ3mSU","dailymotionId":"x99jrq4"},"hasExternalVideo":1,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":1,"video":1,"videos":[{"format":"mp4","quality":"md","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/med\/EN\/NW\/SU\/24\/11\/21\/en\/241121_NWSU_57082036_57082122_119680_184020_en.mp4","editor":"","duration":119680,"filesizeBytes":15360511,"expiresAt":0},{"format":"mp4","quality":"hd","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/EN\/NW\/SU\/24\/11\/21\/en\/241121_NWSU_57082036_57082122_119680_184020_en.mp4","editor":"","duration":119680,"filesizeBytes":23702015,"expiresAt":0}],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Andreas Rogal","freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"World News","online":1,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},{"id":8,"slug":"green","urlSafeValue":"green","title":"Green"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/news\/international"},{"id":"climate","urlSafeValue":"climate","title":"Climate","url":"\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":12,"urlSafeValue":"asia","title":"Asia"},"country":{"id":15,"urlSafeValue":"azerbaijan","title":"Azerbaijan","url":"\/news\/asia\/azerbaijan"},"town":{"id":4329,"urlSafeValue":"baku","title":"Baku"},"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":["84111001","84112005","84211001","84212001"],"slugs":["law_gov_t_and_politics_legal_politics","law_government_and_politics","society","society_general"]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"path":"\/2024\/11\/21\/cop29-first-draft-text-draws-widespread-criticism-but-presidency-confident-of-imminent-bre","lastModified":1732211419},{"id":2682980,"cid":8863144,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"241120_GNSU_57069648","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"Jeremy COP29 How to climate-proof your city roundtable","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"How do you climate-proof a city? European leaders on how they are preparing for extreme weather","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Local European leaders explain how they are climate-proofing cities","titleListing2":"How do you climate-proof a city? We asked European mayors ","leadin":"With this year's climate summit dubbed the 'finance COP', much of the discussion centred on the smartest way to spend taxpayers' money.","summary":"With this year's climate summit dubbed the 'finance COP', much of the discussion centred on the smartest way to spend taxpayers' money.","keySentence":"","url":"how-do-you-climate-proof-a-city-european-leaders-on-how-they-are-preparing-for-extreme-wea","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2024\/11\/21\/how-do-you-climate-proof-a-city-european-leaders-on-how-they-are-preparing-for-extreme-wea","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"As the planet warms, European cities face a dual challenge - driving down carbon emissions while also preparing for the worst natural hazards. \n\nSo how are mayors and regional leaders going green and building resilience? Euronews brought together leaders from around Europe for a panel debate at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan to find out how they're managing this transition. \n\nOur guests were Jo\u0161ko Klisovi\u0107, the President of Zagreb City Assembly in Croatia, Niina Ratilainen, a Member of Turku City Council in Finland, and Andries Gryffroy, Member of Flemish Parliament in Belgium.\n\nFlood prevention: More money or better planning?\n\nThis year's climate summit is being dubbed the 'finance COP', and much of the discussion centred on the smartest way to spend taxpayers' money. \n\nNiina Ratilainen told Euronews that climate-proofing your city doesn't require more money: \"You just have to use the money wisely and you have to have green city planning.\"\n\nAndries Gryffroy said in Flanders the focus is on savings and investments that ordinary people can see and understand. He asks towns and cities to \"at least save energy in your own real estate\", and \"invest more, for example, in charging points. Invest more in trees. You know, that's all the things that you can do which are very tangible.\"\n\nTo engage voters on adaptation topics he says he avoids talking about global warming, but more concrete issues. \"Don't talk always about climate change,\" he said. \"I just talk about the floodings which are there and the heat which is there.\" \n\nKlisovi\u0107 said his spending priority is on adaptation, too, such as low-energy street lighting, solar power, and smart transportation. He told Euronews that every project for his city is checked against the climate-resilient roadmap. \n\nWatch the full debate above. Our apologies for the sound issues whichFloo were beyond our control. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>As the planet warms, European cities face a dual challenge - driving down carbon emissions while also preparing for the worst natural hazards. <\/p>\n<p>So how are mayors and regional leaders going green and building resilience? Euronews brought together leaders from around Europe for a panel debate at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan to find out how they're managing this transition. <\/p>\n<p>Our guests were Jo\u0161ko Klisovi\u0107, the President of Zagreb City Assembly in Croatia, Niina Ratilainen, a Member of Turku City Council in Finland, and Andries Gryffroy, Member of Flemish Parliament in Belgium.<\/p>\n<h2>Flood prevention: More money or better planning?<\/h2><p>This year's climate summit is being dubbed the 'finance COP', and much of the discussion centred on the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//14//cop29-european-mayors-and-city-leaders-appeal-for-more-money-to-prevent-climate-disasters/">smartest way to spend taxpayers' money<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8838366,8825230\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//10//31//why-was-valencia-flooding-so-deadly-did-warning-texts-come-too-late-and-whats-the-climate-/">Why was Valencia flooding so deadly, did warning texts come too late and what\u2019s the climate link?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//07//early-warnings-save-lives-could-valencia-have-been-better-prepared-for-deadly-flooding/">Who is to blame for Valencia flooding deaths? A weather warning expert on how the disaster unfolded<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Niina Ratilainen told Euronews that <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//20//a-giant-tunnel-and-vast-sponge-parks-how-denmark-is-trying-to-avoid-devastating-floods/">climate-proofing your city<\/strong><\/a> doesn't require more money: \"You just have to use the money wisely and you have to have green city planning.\"<\/p>\n<p>Andries Gryffroy said in Flanders the focus is on savings and investments that ordinary people can see and understand. He asks towns and cities to \"at least save energy in your own real estate\", and \"invest more, for example, in charging points. Invest more in trees. You know, that's all the things that you can do which are very tangible.\"<\/p>\n<p>To engage voters on adaptation topics he says he avoids talking about global warming, but more concrete issues. \"Don't talk always about climate change,\" he said. \"I just talk about the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//14//climate-change-kills-spain-faces-new-flood-threat-as-leaders-highlight-extreme-weather-at-/">floodings which are there<\/strong><\/a> and the heat which is there.\" <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8848638\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//14//cop29-european-mayors-and-city-leaders-appeal-for-more-money-to-prevent-climate-disasters/">COP29: European mayors and city leaders appeal for more money to prevent climate disasters<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Klisovi\u0107 said his spending priority is on adaptation, too, such as low-energy street lighting, solar power, and smart transportation. He told Euronews that every project for his city is checked against the climate-resilient roadmap. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the full debate above. Our apologies for the sound issues whichFloo were beyond our control.<\/strong> <\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1732097665,"updatedAt":1732190442,"publishedAt":1732189747,"firstPublishedAt":1732189747,"lastPublishedAt":1732189762,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/31\/44\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_87e72dad-9397-5ab4-90de-37a6b88f3f1b-8863144.jpg","altText":"Jeremy Wilks speaks to local European leaders about how to climate proof a city. ","caption":"Jeremy Wilks speaks to local European leaders about how to climate proof a city. 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From our team at home and in Baku we'll be sharing the biggest news from day 10 of the UN climate summit. \n\nOn what should be the second to last day of the talks, tensions were high after new draft texts dropped early this morning. These will form the basis of final deals at the summit - including an all-important one on climate finance.\n\nBut reactions so far have not been good. The climate finance text is missing a vital piece of information: how much wealthy countries will need to pay. \n\nDeveloping countries say they need more than $1 trillion (around \u20ac950 billion) in climate finance. Rich countries have been resistant but exactly how much they are prepared to contribute isn't clear as the world's wealthiest countries keep their cards close to their chest. \n\nEU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra has said the lack of ambition is \"clearly unacceptable\". This morning he urged the COP29 Presidency to \"step up the leadership\". \n\nSources close to the COP29 Presidency told Euronews that they believe they are \"nearing a historic Baku breakthrough\".\n\nAs countries gave the Presidency their feedback on the draft texts it is clear, however, that there are still a lot of details to be worked out. Many are not happy with the lack of a finance figure. \n\nThe draft text on mitigation has also faced criticism as negotiators fear a step back from the call to transition away from fossil fuels agreed at COP28 in Dubai last year. The UK's secretary of state for energy security and net zero Ed Miliband said standing still was a \"retreat\". \n\n\"The world will rightly judge us very harshly if this is the outcome.\"\n\nFind all of our latest and original stories on COP29 from our team in Baku and across Europe here. \n\n","htmlText":"<p><em>Follow along with our live coverage of COP29 here. From our team at home and in Baku we'll be sharing the biggest news from day 10 of the UN climate summit.<\/em> <\/p>\n<p>On what should be the second to last day of the talks, tensions were high after new draft texts dropped early this morning. These will form the basis of final deals at the summit - including an all-important one on <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//16//cop29-climate-finance-in-numbers-how-much-is-needed-and-where-is-it-coming-from/">climate finance<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But reactions so far have not been good. The climate finance text is missing a vital piece of information: how much wealthy countries will need to pay. <\/p>\n<p>Developing countries say they need more than $1 trillion (around \u20ac950 billion) in climate finance. Rich countries have been resistant but exactly how much they are prepared to contribute isn't clear as the world's wealthiest countries keep their cards close to their chest. <\/p>\n<p>EU <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//20//cop29-eu-commissioner-rejects-backtracking-on-last-years-climate-deal/">Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra<\/strong><\/a> has said the lack of ambition is \"clearly unacceptable\". This morning he urged the COP29 Presidency to \"step up the leadership\". <\/p>\n<p>Sources close to the COP29 Presidency told Euronews that they believe they are \"nearing a historic Baku breakthrough\".<\/p>\n<p>As countries gave the Presidency their feedback on the draft texts it is clear, however, that there are still a lot of details to be worked out. Many are not happy with the lack of a finance figure. <\/p>\n<p>The draft text on mitigation has also faced criticism as negotiators fear a step back from the call to transition away from fossil fuels agreed at COP28 in Dubai last year. The UK's secretary of state for energy security and net zero Ed Miliband said standing still was a \"retreat\". <\/p>\n<p>\"The world will rightly judge us very harshly if this is the outcome.\"<\/p>\n<p><em>Find all of our latest and original stories on COP29 from our team in Baku and across Europe <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//tag//cop29/">here. <\/p>\n<p><div class=\"arena liveblog\" data-liveblog-type=\"arena\" data-id=\"wKjnCAS\">\n <div class=\"arena-liveblog\" data-publisher=\"euronews\" data-event=\"wKjnCAS\" data-version=\"2\"><\/div>\n <script data-no-lazy-load=\"true\" defer src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////go.eu.arena.im//public//js//arenalib.js?p=euronews&e=wKjnCAS\%22><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n%22,%22hashtag%22:null,%22createdAt%22:1732172849,%22updatedAt%22:1732205267,%22publishedAt%22:1732173611,%22firstPublishedAt%22:1732173611,%22lastPublishedAt%22:1732205244,%22expiresAt%22:0,%22images%22:[{%22url%22:%22https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/49\/42\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_a077b397-47cc-5f6d-af1b-7cbf10207393-8864942.jpg%22,%22altText%22:%22Activists participate in a demonstration for climate finance. 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UKRAINE by Giorgia","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"'We will try to protect what we can\u2019 \u2013 Ukraine\u2019s environment minister at COP29","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"COP29: Ukraine pledges to build back greener","titleListing2":"'We will try to protect what we can\u2019 \u2013 Ukraine\u2019s environment minister on COP29, nature restoration, and EU accession.\n","leadin":"On the sidelines of the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, Euronews spoke to Ukraine\u2019s environment minister Svitlana Grynchuk about why the country remains committed to climate action, and isn\u2019t waiting for the bombing to stop before \u2018building back green\u2019.","summary":"On the sidelines of the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, Euronews spoke to Ukraine\u2019s environment minister Svitlana Grynchuk about why the country remains committed to climate action, and isn\u2019t waiting for the bombing to stop before \u2018building back green\u2019.","keySentence":"","url":"we-will-try-to-protect-what-we-can-ukraines-environment-minister-at-cop29","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/11\/20\/we-will-try-to-protect-what-we-can-ukraines-environment-minister-at-cop29","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Since February 2022, Ukraine has been fending off an all-out military assault on its territory, and is now heading for a harsh eastern European winter with its energy system decimated by deliberately targeted bombing.\n\nIn the 29 years since the first conference of the parties to the United Nations Framework Covention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) set the global battle to tackle rising temperatures in motion, the COP has become more than just a forum for dry, technical negotiations and is now about \u201cinternational unity\u201d, Grynchuk says.\n\n\u201cUsing this platform\u2026we want to demonstrate that at the same time as we speak about climate neutrality, about new technology, in Ukraine we have the very different situation,\u201d she says, pointing to renewed attacks on energy infrastructure even as the winter heating season is underway that have caused a blackout in the port city of Odesa.\n\nIn the summer, such a situation might be manageable, she said, but now there is a risk of a serious humanitarian situation, and the potential for further waves of refugees heading further west into Europe, Grynchuk said.\n\n\u201cIf we want to talk about climate neutrality, about joint efforts, how to achieve the climate goals, we need to solve this situation in Ukraine,\u201d the Ukrainian politician argued.\n\nThe grim toll of environmental destruction\n\nIn addition to the acute problem caused by the latest damage to its power network, Grynchuk also pointed\u00a0to the effect the war is having on the natural environment across the country \u2013 the theme of Ukraine\u2019s national pavilion inside the COP29 venue which, ironically, is less than a minute\u2019s walk from Russia\u2019s.\n\n\u00a0\n\n\u201cWe need to stop additional emissions of CO2 because of forest fires, because of explosions,\u00a0everyday explosions,\u201d she continued. \u201cAnd it's not just for Ukraine, it's for all civilized countries,\u201d she say, arguing that a situation that should be impossible in the 21st century jeopardises the ongoing negotiations.\n\nGrynchuk cited the grim toll of environmental destruction highlighted in the Ukrainian pavilion: three million hectares of forest lost to fires, biodiversity loss due to water contamination, substantial CO2 emissions linked to military activity.\n\nThe Ukrainian cabinet member, who was previously deputy energy minister, referred to the eighth item in a 10-point peace formula circulated by president Volodymyr Zelenskyy late in 2022, which calls for immediate protection of the environment.\n\nProcess of alignment with EU well underway\n\n\u201cWe have already started a lot of projects, and we understand that we have just one way: it's to rebuild in a green and sustainable, climate neutral way,\u201d she said. Critical energy and water supply infrastructure can be restored using new technologies and new approaches, she said.\n\nAs Ukraine points out in its pavilion in Baku, renewables have the double benefit of reducing dependency of fossil fuels and creating a decentralized system that is less vulnerable to attack.\n\nGrynchuk said Ukraine had been offered support from several countries and organisations during the COP29 summit, but this comes with a proviso: they will only invest in and finance projects that are green.\n\n\u201cAnd for us, [this is] good news, because we want to use this opportunity to restore and to build a new economy \u2013 more efficient, sustainable,\u201d Grynchuk said.\n\nUkrainian officials in Baku are unanimous in their conviction that their country will become an EU member state in the coming years. Grynchuk said the process of alignment was well under way in the energy sector. Kyiv recently adopted a law to establish an emissions trading system analogous to the EU\u2019s cap-and-trade system to drive down industrial greenhouse gas output.\n\nSome ecosystems are 'lost forever'\n\n\u201cBefore the war, we established a monitoring, reporting and verification system, and it\u2019s like a base for the future system,\u201d she said. \u201cWe will continue this work,\u201d she said, pointing to an aim to implement policy tools in line with those in the EU on its western border. \u201cWe see the future of our country in\u2026this approach.\u201d\n\nIn the meantime, Ukraine presses on with nature restoration efforts, even if their work could be wrecked by fresh attacks at any moment. Kyiv has put price tag of $71 billion on the destruction so far inflicted on its natural environment.\n\n\u201cUnfortunately, some ecosystems will be lost forever and will not be possible to restore,\u201d Grynchuk said. \u201cBut we will try to protect and to restore what we can.\u201d\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Since February 2022, Ukraine has been fending off an all-out military assault on its territory, and is now heading for a harsh eastern European winter with its energy system decimated by deliberately targeted bombing.<\/p>\n<p>In the 29 years since the first conference of the parties to the United Nations Framework Covention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) set the global battle to tackle rising temperatures in motion, the COP has become more than just a forum for dry, technical negotiations and is now about \u201cinternational unity\u201d, Grynchuk says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsing this platform\u2026we want to demonstrate that at the same time as we speak about climate neutrality, about new technology, in Ukraine we have the very different situation,\u201d she says, pointing to renewed attacks on energy infrastructure even as the winter heating season is underway that have caused a blackout in the port city of Odesa.<\/p>\n<p>In the summer, such a situation might be manageable, she said, but now there is a risk of a serious humanitarian situation, and the potential for further waves of refugees heading further west into Europe, Grynchuk said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we want to talk about climate neutrality, about joint efforts, how to achieve the climate goals, we need to solve this situation in Ukraine,\u201d the Ukrainian politician argued.<\/p>\n<h2>The grim toll of environmental destruction<\/h2><p>In addition to the acute problem caused by the latest damage to its power network, Grynchuk also pointed\u00a0to the effect the war is having on the natural environment across the country \u2013 the theme of Ukraine\u2019s national pavilion inside the COP29 venue which, ironically, is less than a minute\u2019s walk from Russia\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8861870\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//19//the-path-to-peace-doesnt-pass-through-pipelines-ukraine-marks-1000-days-of-war-at-cop29/">/u2018The path to peace doesn\u2019t pass through pipelines\u2019: Ukraine marks 1,000 days of war at COP29<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe need to stop additional emissions of CO2 because of forest fires, because of explosions,\u00a0everyday explosions,\u201d she continued. \u201cAnd it's not just for Ukraine, it's for all civilized countries,\u201d she say, arguing that a situation that should be impossible in the 21st century jeopardises the ongoing negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>Grynchuk cited the grim toll of environmental destruction highlighted in the Ukrainian pavilion: three million hectares of forest lost to fires, biodiversity loss due to water contamination, substantial CO2 emissions linked to military activity.<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian cabinet member, who was previously deputy energy minister, referred to the eighth item in a 10-point peace formula circulated by president Volodymyr Zelenskyy late in 2022, which calls for immediate protection of the environment.<\/p>\n<h2>Process of alignment with EU well underway<\/h2><p>\u201cWe have already started a lot of projects, and we understand that we have just one way: it's to rebuild in a green and sustainable, climate neutral way,\u201d she said. Critical energy and water supply infrastructure can be restored using new technologies and new approaches, she said.<\/p>\n<p>As Ukraine points out in its pavilion in Baku, renewables have the double benefit of reducing dependency of fossil fuels and creating a decentralized system that is less vulnerable to attack.<\/p>\n<p>Grynchuk said Ukraine had been offered support from several countries and organisations during the COP29 summit, but this comes with a proviso: they will only invest in and finance projects that are green.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd for us, [this is] good news, because we want to use this opportunity to restore and to build a new economy \u2013 more efficient, sustainable,\u201d Grynchuk said.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian officials in Baku are unanimous in their conviction that their country will become an EU member state in the coming years. Grynchuk said the process of alignment was well under way in the energy sector. Kyiv recently adopted a law to establish an emissions trading system analogous to the EU\u2019s cap-and-trade system to drive down industrial greenhouse gas output.<\/p>\n<h2>Some ecosystems are 'lost forever'<\/h2><p>\u201cBefore the war, we established a monitoring, reporting and verification system, and it\u2019s like a base for the future system,\u201d she said. \u201cWe will continue this work,\u201d she said, pointing to an aim to implement policy tools in line with those in the EU on its western border. \u201cWe see the future of our country in\u2026this approach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Ukraine presses on with nature restoration efforts, even if their work could be wrecked by fresh attacks at any moment. Kyiv has put price tag of $71 billion on the destruction so far inflicted on its natural environment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, some ecosystems will be lost forever and will not be possible to restore,\u201d Grynchuk said. \u201cBut we will try to protect and to restore what we can.\u201d<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1732093997,"updatedAt":1732130252,"publishedAt":1732127570,"firstPublishedAt":1732127570,"lastPublishedAt":1732130230,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/29\/38\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_5b421586-3bfe-5759-8985-6e6df4cca2a0-8862938.jpg","altText":"FILE: The destroyed Kakhovka Dam in Nova Kakhovka, in Russian-occupied Ukraine, June 7, 2023.","caption":"FILE: The destroyed Kakhovka Dam in Nova Kakhovka, in Russian-occupied Ukraine, June 7, 2023.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP\/Copyright 2023 The AP. 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EU commissioner rejects backtracking on last year\u2019s climate deal","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"COP29: EU commissioner rejects backtracking on last year\u2019s climate deal","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"COP29: EU commissioner rejects backtracking on climate deal","titleListing2":"COP29: EU commissioner rejects backtracking on last year\u2019s climate deal","leadin":"As negotiators await Azerbaijan\u2019s proposal for a global agreement on climate finance, the EU holds firm on the need to move away from fossil fuels, but refuses to say how much it is prepared to help developing countries do the same.","summary":"As negotiators await Azerbaijan\u2019s proposal for a global agreement on climate finance, the EU holds firm on the need to move away from fossil fuels, but refuses to say how much it is prepared to help developing countries do the same.","keySentence":"","url":"cop29-eu-commissioner-rejects-backtracking-on-last-years-climate-deal","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2024\/11\/20\/cop29-eu-commissioner-rejects-backtracking-on-last-years-climate-deal","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra has restated the EU\u2019s rejection of any attempts to water down a global commitment to \u2018transition away\u2019 from fossil fuels but refused to set out any red lines as Azerbaijan prepares a last-ditch bid to clinch a global climate finance deal.\n\nThe EU will continue to lead by example, Hoekstra said as he anticipated a promised first formal draft of a COP29 deal on climate finance, but he refused to put a number on the size of a planned \u2018new collective quantified goal\u2019 (NCQG) for rich countries to help the developing world avoid fossil fuels and adapt to climate breakdown.\n\n\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s any value to discuss these things publicly until we\u2019ve established a clear base of what it actually is that we should put a number to,\u201d Hoekstra told reporters in Baku this afternoon.\n\nEU has not proposed a number \u2013 Azerbaijan says\n\nMedia reports have touted a deal aiming for $2-300bn in \u2018core\u2019 financing \u2013 compared to the current $100bn \u2013 from developed countries, but Azerbaijan\u2019s lead negotiator Yalchin Rafiyev gave the sum little credence. \n\n\u201cNo figure has been communicated to us,\u201d he said.\n\nOn one point, the EU has been clear: more countries must pay up \u2013 especially those that have undergone a dramatic industrial and economic expansion since the early days of the climate negotiations in the 1990s.\n\nThe NCQG is supposed to replace after 2025 the $100bn in annual finance agreed in 2009, reached in 2022, and to which the EU is by far the largest contributor. \n\nHoekstra signalled on Monday (20 November) that Brussels could be open to a voluntary system for countries like China if they do not want to acknowledge that they no longer fit in the \u2018developing\u2019 category applied to much of the Global South.\n\nOn mitigation, or cutting emissions, Hoekstra said there could be no \u201cdrifting away\u201d from the UEA consensus \u2013 a reference to the global agreement in Dubai last year to \u201ctransition away\u201d from fossil fuels by an unspecified date.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s crystal clear no one should pretend that the previous COP didn\u2019t happen,\u201d Hoekstra said. \n\n\u201cThe reason we\u2019re all investing so much negotiating capacity in these get togethers is that there is the clear expectation that once you sign up to something, you actually do it.\u201d\n\nSpeaking alongside Hoekstra, the head of the European Parliament\u2019s delegation to Baku, Lidia Pereira (Portugal\/European People's Party) said she expected UAE officials to be \u201cstrong advocates\u201d for maintaining the commitment on fossil fuels brokered during their presidency last year.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra has restated the EU\u2019s rejection of any attempts to water down a global commitment to \u2018transition away\u2019 from fossil fuels but refused to set out any red lines as Azerbaijan prepares a last-ditch bid to clinch a global climate finance deal.<\/p>\n<p>The EU will continue to lead by example, Hoekstra said as he anticipated a promised first formal draft of a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//11//climate-finance-is-the-hot-topic-at-cop29-but-would-it-be-a-loan-who-pays-and-whats-it-spe/">COP29 deal on climate finance<\/strong><\/a>, but he refused to put a number on the size of a planned \u2018new collective quantified goal\u2019 (NCQG) for rich countries to help the developing world avoid fossil fuels and adapt to climate breakdown.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8859234\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//18//cop29-more-countries-need-to-take-responsibility-says-wopke-hoekstra/">COP29: More countries need to take responsibility, says Wopke Hoekstra<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s any value to discuss these things publicly until we\u2019ve established a clear base of what it actually is that we should put a number to,\u201d Hoekstra told reporters in Baku this afternoon.<\/p>\n<h2>EU has not proposed a number \u2013 Azerbaijan says<\/h2><p>Media reports have touted a deal aiming for $2-300bn in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//16//cop29-climate-finance-in-numbers-how-much-is-needed-and-where-is-it-coming-from/">/u2018core/u2019 financing<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 compared to the current $100bn \u2013 from developed countries, but Azerbaijan\u2019s lead negotiator Yalchin Rafiyev gave the sum little credence. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo figure has been communicated to us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>On one point, the EU has been clear: more countries must pay up \u2013 especially those that have undergone a dramatic industrial and economic expansion since the early days of the climate negotiations in the 1990s.<\/p>\n<p>The NCQG is supposed to replace after 2025 the $100bn in annual finance agreed in 2009, reached in 2022, and to which the EU is by far the largest contributor. <\/p>\n<p>Hoekstra signalled on Monday (20 November) that <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//18//brinksmanship-could-sink-cop29-finance-deal-un-climate-chief-warns-as-eu-softens-stance-on/">Brussels could be open to a voluntary system for countries like China<\/strong><\/a> if they do not want to acknowledge that they no longer fit in the \u2018developing\u2019 category applied to much of the Global South.<\/p>\n<p>On mitigation, or cutting emissions, Hoekstra said there could be no \u201cdrifting away\u201d from the UEA consensus \u2013 a reference to the global agreement in Dubai last year to \u201ctransition away\u201d from fossil fuels by an unspecified date.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8859186\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//18//brinksmanship-could-sink-cop29-finance-deal-un-climate-chief-warns-as-eu-softens-stance-on/">'Brinksmanship' could sink COP29 finance deal, UN climate chief warns as EU softens stance on China<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s crystal clear no one should pretend that the previous COP didn\u2019t happen,\u201d Hoekstra said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reason we\u2019re all investing so much negotiating capacity in these get togethers is that there is the clear expectation that once you sign up to something, you actually do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking alongside Hoekstra, the head of the European Parliament\u2019s delegation to Baku, Lidia Pereira (Portugal\/European People's Party) said she expected UAE officials to be \u201cstrong advocates\u201d for maintaining the commitment on fossil fuels brokered during their presidency last year.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1732110522,"updatedAt":1732111606,"publishedAt":1732111581,"firstPublishedAt":1732111581,"lastPublishedAt":1732111581,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/39\/46\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_b72dad67-f2bb-5dfa-bbe5-f2c93ab71f74-8863946.jpg","altText":"Wopke Hoekstra, EU climate commissioner speaks during a news conference at COP29","caption":"Wopke Hoekstra, EU climate commissioner speaks during a news conference at COP29","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Rafiq Maqbool","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":2882,"urlSafeValue":"hodgson","title":"Robert 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Till the midnight hour: Azerbaijan promises late night compromise plan for climate finance","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Till the midnight hour: Azerbaijan promises late night compromise for climate finance goal","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Azerbaijan promises late night compromise for climate finance goal","titleListing2":"Till the midnight hour: Azerbaijan promises late night compromise for climate finance goal","leadin":"The COP29 presidency plans to release a draft agreement on a bitterly fought new climate finance goal in a bid to break the deadlock over who pays and how much.","summary":"The COP29 presidency plans to release a draft agreement on a bitterly fought new climate finance goal in a bid to break the deadlock over who pays and how much.","keySentence":"","url":"till-the-midnight-hour-azerbaijan-promises-late-night-compromise-for-climate-finance-goal","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2024\/11\/20\/till-the-midnight-hour-azerbaijan-promises-late-night-compromise-for-climate-finance-goal","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Azerbaijan is putting together a \u201cclear and robust plan\u201d that will outline the new financial architecture for global climate action, the country\u2019s lead negotiator Yalchin Rafiyev told reports in Baku today. \n\nKey items will be the all-important \u2018new collective quantified goal\u2019 (NCQG) for climate finance from rich countries to the developing world, and a work programme on mitigation outlining how emissions reduction commitments should be implemented.\n\n\u201cWe are aiming to release these texts at around midnight,\u201d Rafiyev said, adding further documents would follow in the morning.\n\nThe round-the-clock nature of the negotiations as the COP29 summit nears its scheduled close on Friday reflects the desire of the Azerbaijan presidency to clinch a deal on its watch.\n\nIt is also a recognition that the financial framework needs to be in place before countries can put forward the more ambitious climate plans required by February next year, and then proceed to put them into action at COP30 in Brazil next year.\n\n\u201cParties must work now through some of the most complex issues that we still have to address \u2013 confronting different options and finding common ground will be difficult by definition,\u201d Rafiyev said.\n\nHow much climate finance, from who and in what form?\n\nThe Azerbaijani deputy foreign minister would not be drawn, however, on details of the plan. \n\nHe noted in terms of finance what has been made clear during the debates and political posturing on display in Baku since the summit opened on 11 November. The key points to be settled are the donor base and structure of the financing - the mix of direct grants and financing from development banks and the private sector.\n\nThen there is the \u201cquantum\u201d as it has become known in Baku: the headline figure for how much money developing countries can expect.\n\nEarlier talks resulted in rough drafts that ballooned from nine to 35 pages as different blocs demanded their preferred options \u2013 for example developing countries want $1.3 trillion a year \u2013 be bracketed in the document.\n\n\u201cAt this stage, we will definitely not have a huge number of options,\u201d Rafiyev said, promising a shorter, more concise text.\n\nAddressing journalists separately, the head of the EU delegation Wopke Hoekstra was similarly tight-lipped about what Brussels wants to see in the text. \n\nEU officials have repeatedly made clear that they want to see the donor base expanded from a list of developed countries drawn up over two decades ago, before the massive economic expansion of China in particular, but also other emerging economies.\n\nWith Azerbaijan under pressure to deliver, Euronews asked Rafiyev on the sidelines of the event whether, for Baku, a bad deal would be better than no deal.\n\n\u201cOf course, if there is a deal, it means it's a reflection of the consensus of the parties then it's already a good deal,\u201d Rafiyev said.\n\nThe talks are scheduled to close at 6pm local time on Friday \u2013 but recent experience suggests many hours of extended talks are a real possibility.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Azerbaijan is putting together a \u201cclear and robust plan\u201d that will outline the new financial architecture for global climate action, the country\u2019s lead negotiator Yalchin Rafiyev told reports in Baku today. <\/p>\n<p>Key items will be the all-important \u2018new collective quantified goal\u2019 (NCQG) for <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//11//climate-finance-is-the-hot-topic-at-cop29-but-would-it-be-a-loan-who-pays-and-whats-it-spe/">climate finance<\/strong><\/a> from rich countries to the developing world, and a work programme on mitigation outlining how emissions reduction commitments should be implemented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are aiming to release these texts at around midnight,\u201d Rafiyev said, adding further documents would follow in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>The round-the-clock nature of the negotiations as the COP29 summit nears its scheduled close on Friday reflects the desire of the Azerbaijan presidency to clinch a deal on its watch.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8863578,8862608\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//20//denmark-netherlands-and-uk-which-european-countries-are-leading-for-their-climate-performa/">Denmark, Netherlands and UK: Which European countries rank highest for climate performance?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//20//cop29-whats-happening-on-day-nine-of-the-un-climate-conference/">COP29: What happened on day nine of the UN climate conference?<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>It is also a recognition that the financial framework needs to be in place before countries can put forward the more ambitious climate plans required by February next year, and then proceed to put them into action at COP30 in Brazil next year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cParties must work now through some of the most complex issues that we still have to address \u2013 confronting different options and finding common ground will be difficult by definition,\u201d Rafiyev said.<\/p>\n<h2>How much climate finance, from who and in what form?<\/h2><p>The Azerbaijani deputy foreign minister would not be drawn, however, on details of the plan. <\/p>\n<p>He noted in terms of finance what has been made clear during the debates and political posturing on display in Baku since the summit opened on 11 November. The key points to be settled are the donor base and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//16//cop29-climate-finance-in-numbers-how-much-is-needed-and-where-is-it-coming-from/">structure of the financing<\/strong><\/a> - the mix of direct grants and financing from development banks and the private sector.<\/p>\n<p>Then there is the \u201cquantum\u201d as it has become known in Baku: the headline figure for how much money developing countries can expect.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier talks resulted in rough drafts that ballooned from nine to 35 pages as different blocs demanded their preferred options \u2013 for example developing countries want $1.3 trillion a year \u2013 be bracketed in the document.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8861984,8861870\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//19//cop29-small-island-states-feel-abandoned-as-climate-talks-grind-on/">COP29: Small island states \u2018feel abandoned\u2019 as climate talks grind on<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//19//the-path-to-peace-doesnt-pass-through-pipelines-ukraine-marks-1000-days-of-war-at-cop29/">/u2018The path to peace doesn\u2019t pass through pipelines\u2019: Ukraine marks 1,000 days of war at COP29<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt this stage, we will definitely not have a huge number of options,\u201d Rafiyev said, promising a shorter, more concise text.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing journalists separately, the head of the EU delegation <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//18//cop29-more-countries-need-to-take-responsibility-says-wopke-hoekstra/">Wopke Hoekstra<\/strong><\/a> was similarly tight-lipped about what Brussels wants to see in the text. <\/p>\n<p>EU officials have repeatedly made clear that they want to see the donor base expanded from a list of developed countries drawn up over two decades ago, before the massive economic expansion of China in particular, but also other emerging economies.<\/p>\n<p>With Azerbaijan under pressure to deliver, Euronews asked Rafiyev on the sidelines of the event whether, for Baku, a bad deal would be better than no deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, if there is a deal, it means it's a reflection of the consensus of the parties then it's already a good deal,\u201d Rafiyev said.<\/p>\n<p>The talks are scheduled to close at 6pm local time on Friday \u2013 but recent experience suggests many hours of extended talks are a real possibility.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1732106989,"updatedAt":1732108448,"publishedAt":1732107833,"firstPublishedAt":1732107833,"lastPublishedAt":1732107866,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/38\/30\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_39350a3a-ac09-5b70-88ff-ecbfc379fe15-8863830.jpg","altText":"Yalchin Rafiyev, Azerbaijan's COP29 lead negotiator, attends during a news conference at COP29.","caption":"Yalchin Rafiyev, Azerbaijan's COP29 lead negotiator, attends during a news conference at COP29.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Rafiq Maqbool","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":2882,"urlSafeValue":"hodgson","title":"Robert 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Denmark, Netherlands and UK: Which European countries are leading for their climate performance?","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Denmark, Netherlands and UK: Which European countries rank highest for climate performance?","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"New ranking puts Denmark on top for climate performance","titleListing2":"Denmark, Netherlands and UK: Which European countries are leading for their climate performance?","leadin":"Authors of the ranking say the EU\u2019s performance shows the effect of the Green Deal but more still needs to be done to cut the bloc\u2019s fair share of greenhouse gas emissions.","summary":"Authors of the ranking say the EU\u2019s performance shows the effect of the Green Deal but more still needs to be done to cut the bloc\u2019s fair share of greenhouse gas emissions.","keySentence":"","url":"denmark-netherlands-and-uk-which-european-countries-are-leading-for-their-climate-performa","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2024\/11\/20\/denmark-netherlands-and-uk-which-european-countries-are-leading-for-their-climate-performa","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Denmark, the Netherlands and the UK have taken the lead in an annual climate performance ranking released at COP29 today. \n\nThe Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) assesses 63 countries plus the European Union, collectively responsible for 90 per cent of global emissions. The ranking from Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute and CAN International looks at progress made by the biggest emitters on emissions, renewables and climate policy.\n\nThe index\u2019s authors say that no country\u2019s policies earned the first three spots on the podium. Denmark was the top-ranked country in fourth place as the only nation to achieve a high-performance rating for its climate policy. \n\nIt is followed by the Netherlands in fifth - though the CCPI authors note that the country\u2019s new government does not bode well for climate policy. \n\nA rising star of this year\u2019s ranking is the UK in sixth place. It was the index\u2019s biggest climate following a coal phase-out and a government pledge against new licenses for fossil fuel projects. \n\nToo many countries are still clinging to fossil fuels\n\nThe CCPI shows that renewable energy is making rapid progress in almost every high-emitting country. However, too many countries are still clinging to prolonging the fossil fuels business model, especially for gas.\n\nThe world\u2019s biggest emitters, China and the US, ranked very low. Among G20 nations - which account for 75 per cent of the world\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions - only the UK and India were high performers. \n\n\u201cOne glaring story that is coming out of the CCPI is that progressive targets, coupled with policies, really are the foundation on which countries can transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energy,\u201d Janet Milongo, senior manager for energy transition at Climate Action Network International told a press conference at COP29 this morning. \n\n\u201cThis coupled with highest amounts of energy efficiency, reduction greenhouse gas emissions \u2026 would provide a cleaner, more affordable flexible energy systems.\u201d \n\nThis is why Denmark is leading the pack, according to Germanwatch\u2019s Jan Burck, author of the CCPI. \n\n\u201cDenmark is really good when it comes to a steady and comprehensive climate policy. It has managed to reduce its emissions by nearly 60 per cent since 1990 and has strong targets and good renewable deployments.\u201d\n\nHow did EU member states perform on climate?\n\nWith Denmark and the Netherlands at the top of the ranking, the EU as a whole is in the upper middle of the index. \n\nThere are 16 EU countries among the high and medium performers and - unlike in previous editions - there are no member states with an overall very low rating. \n\nThe bloc slipped down one spot in the rankings but has made major progress on climate protection - spurred on by the Green Deal. Measures, however, don\u2019t yet amount to a fair share of global greenhouse gas emissions cuts. \n\nCCPI co-author Professor Niklas H\u00f6hne from the NewClimate Institute said we now need \u201cstrong leadership\u201d from the EU and its member states - \u201cespecially with a new US President Trump\u201d. The index\u2019s authors have called on the bloc to fulfil commitments to phase out oil and gas subsidies by 2025 and stop financing fossil fuels. \n\nThere are some individual EU states that have slipped down the ranking too. Germany, the largest economy in the bloc, moved down two places. \n\n\u201cAlthough considerable progress has been made in renewables, the political inaction in the transport and building sectors still leads to high emissions,\u201d said co-author of the CCPI, Thea Uhlich. \n\n\u201cClimate action in Germany and the EU should not be sidelined by the current global political developments, particularly in climate finance.\u201d\n\nFossil fuels and energy inequity show worrying trends\n\nMilongo pointed out at COP29 today that it is \u201cno coincidence\u201d the worst-performing countries in the ranking are the largest fossil fuel producers. Iran, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Russia - all big oil and gas producers - rank at the bottom. \n\nBurck said there is still massive resistance from the fossil fuel lobby on renewables but \u201ccountries should not fall deeper into the fossil fuel trap\u201d. \n\n\u201cAnother interesting story there is that you cannot be ramping up your renewables and still producing fossil fuels. It doesn\u2019t work,\u201d Milongo said. \n\nThe world\u2019s biggest emitter China ranks 55th in the CCPI despite promising plans, trends and measures. This is because it remains heavily dependent on coal and lacks sufficient climate targets. China is, however, experiencing an unprecedented boom in renewable energies and emissions appear to have almost peaked. \n\nAnother worrying trend from the index is one of energy inequity. \n\n\u201cIt is unacceptable that the Netherlands, for example, has more solar power installed than the whole of Africa,\u201d Milongo added. \n\n\u201cLeaving any peoples or countries behind in the transition results in injustice and frustrates the achievement of global goals. Public grant-based finance is critical to ensure a rapid, just and equitable transition to renewables for all.\u201d\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Denmark, the Netherlands and the UK have taken the lead in an annual climate performance ranking released at COP29 today. <\/p>\n<p>The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) assesses 63 countries plus the European Union, collectively responsible for 90 per cent of global emissions. The ranking from Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute and CAN International looks at progress made by the biggest emitters on emissions, renewables and climate policy.<\/p>\n<p>The index\u2019s authors say that no country\u2019s policies earned the first three spots on the podium. <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//20//a-giant-tunnel-and-vast-sponge-parks-how-denmark-is-trying-to-avoid-devastating-floods/">Denmark was the top-ranked country in fourth place as the only nation to achieve a high-performance rating for its climate policy. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8862608,8861870\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//19//the-path-to-peace-doesnt-pass-through-pipelines-ukraine-marks-1000-days-of-war-at-cop29/">/u2018The path to peace doesn\u2019t pass through pipelines\u2019: Ukraine marks 1,000 days of war at COP29<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//20//cop29-whats-happening-on-day-nine-of-the-un-climate-conference/">COP29: What happened on day nine of the UN climate conference?<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>It is followed by the Netherlands in fifth - though the CCPI authors note that the country\u2019s new government does not bode well for climate policy. <\/p>\n<p>A rising star of this year\u2019s ranking is the UK in sixth place. It was the index\u2019s biggest climate following a coal phase-out and a government pledge against new licenses for fossil fuel projects. <\/p>\n<h2>Too many countries are still clinging to fossil fuels<\/h2><p>The CCPI shows that renewable energy is making rapid progress in almost every high-emitting country. However, too many countries are still clinging to prolonging the fossil fuels business model, especially for gas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//13//we-clearly-are-not-doing-enough-global-carbon-emissions-head-for-record-high-in-2024/">The world\u2019s biggest emitters<\/strong><\/a>, China and the US, ranked very low. Among G20 nations - which account for 75 per cent of the world\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions - only the UK and India were high performers. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//86//35//78//808x808_cmsv2_5c855427-c433-5103-989e-95c4a6792434-8863578.jpg/" alt=\"This year's full ranking from the CCPI. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/35\/78\/384x384_cmsv2_5c855427-c433-5103-989e-95c4a6792434-8863578.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/35\/78\/640x640_cmsv2_5c855427-c433-5103-989e-95c4a6792434-8863578.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/35\/78\/750x750_cmsv2_5c855427-c433-5103-989e-95c4a6792434-8863578.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/35\/78\/828x828_cmsv2_5c855427-c433-5103-989e-95c4a6792434-8863578.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/35\/78\/1080x1080_cmsv2_5c855427-c433-5103-989e-95c4a6792434-8863578.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/35\/78\/1200x1200_cmsv2_5c855427-c433-5103-989e-95c4a6792434-8863578.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/35\/78\/1920x1920_cmsv2_5c855427-c433-5103-989e-95c4a6792434-8863578.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">This year's full ranking from the CCPI. <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Climate Change Performance Index 2025<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne glaring story that is coming out of the CCPI is that progressive targets, coupled with policies, really are the foundation on which countries can transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energy,\u201d Janet Milongo, senior manager for energy transition at Climate Action Network International told a press conference at <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//20//cop29-whats-happening-on-day-nine-of-the-un-climate-conference/">COP29 this morning. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis coupled with highest amounts of energy efficiency, reduction greenhouse gas emissions \u2026 would provide a cleaner, more affordable flexible energy systems.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>This is why Denmark is leading the pack, according to Germanwatch\u2019s Jan Burck, author of the CCPI. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDenmark is really good when it comes to a steady and comprehensive climate policy. It has managed to reduce its emissions by nearly 60 per cent since 1990 and has strong targets and good renewable deployments.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>How did EU member states perform on climate?<\/h2><p>With Denmark and the Netherlands at the top of the ranking, the EU as a whole is in the upper middle of the index. <\/p>\n<p>There are 16 EU countries among the high and medium performers and - unlike in previous editions - there are no member states with an overall very low rating. <\/p>\n<p>The bloc slipped down one spot in the rankings but has made major progress on climate protection - spurred on by the Green Deal. Measures, however, don\u2019t yet amount to a fair share of global greenhouse gas emissions cuts. <\/p>\n<p>CCPI co-author Professor Niklas H\u00f6hne from the NewClimate Institute said we now need \u201cstrong leadership\u201d from the EU and its member states - \u201cespecially with a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//18//a-champion-of-dirty-fossil-fuels-trump-names-fracking-advocate-chris-wright-as-energy-secr/">new US President Trump<\/strong><\/a>\u201d. The index\u2019s authors have called on the bloc to fulfil commitments to phase out oil and gas subsidies by 2025 and stop financing fossil fuels. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">Climate action in Germany and the EU should not be sidelined by the current global political developments, particularly in climate finance. <\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <div class=\"widget__authorText\">\n Thea Uhlich\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"widget__author_descriptionText\">\n Co-author of the CCPI\n <\/div>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>There are some individual EU states that have slipped down the ranking too. Germany, the largest economy in the bloc, moved down two places. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough considerable progress has been made in renewables, the political inaction in the transport and building sectors still leads to high emissions,\u201d said co-author of the CCPI, Thea Uhlich. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cClimate action in Germany and the EU should not be sidelined by the current global political developments, particularly in climate finance.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Fossil fuels and energy inequity show worrying trends<\/h2><p>Milongo pointed out at COP29 today that it is \u201cno coincidence\u201d the worst-performing countries in the ranking are the largest fossil fuel producers. Iran, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Russia - all big oil and gas producers - rank at the bottom. <\/p>\n<p>Burck said there is still massive resistance from <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2024//11//18//defeating-its-purpose-fossil-fuel-lobbyists-accompany-european-governments-to-cop29/">the fossil fuel lobby<\/strong><\/a> on renewables but \u201ccountries should not fall deeper into the fossil fuel trap\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnother interesting story there is that you cannot be ramping up your renewables and still producing fossil fuels. It doesn\u2019t work,\u201d Milongo said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8848972,8843118\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//11//cop29-the-state-of-the-climate-in-eight-charts/">COP29: The state of the climate in eight charts<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//16//cop29-climate-finance-in-numbers-how-much-is-needed-and-where-is-it-coming-from/">COP29 climate finance in numbers: How much is needed and where is it coming from?<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The world\u2019s biggest emitter China ranks 55th in the CCPI despite promising plans, trends and measures. This is because it remains heavily dependent on coal and lacks sufficient climate targets. China is, however, experiencing an unprecedented boom in renewable energies and emissions appear to have almost peaked. <\/p>\n<p>Another worrying trend from the index is one of energy inequity. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is unacceptable that the Netherlands, for example, has more solar power installed than the whole of Africa,\u201d Milongo added. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeaving any peoples or countries behind in the transition results in injustice and frustrates the achievement of global goals. 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\u2018The path to peace doesn\u2019t pass through pipelines\u2019: Ukraine marks 1,000 days of war at COP29","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"\u2018The path to peace doesn\u2019t pass through pipelines\u2019: Ukraine marks 1,000 days of war at COP29","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Ukraine tallies environmental damages from 1,000 days of war at COP29","titleListing2":"\u2018The path to peace doesn\u2019t pass through pipelines\u2019: Ukraine marks 1,000 days of war at COP29","leadin":"As central as environmental destruction is to Ukraine\u2019s story at COP29, its pavilion is also a showcase for green restoration.","summary":"As central as environmental destruction is to Ukraine\u2019s story at COP29, its pavilion is also a showcase for green restoration.","keySentence":"","url":"the-path-to-peace-doesnt-pass-through-pipelines-ukraine-marks-1000-days-of-war-at-cop29","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2024\/11\/19\/the-path-to-peace-doesnt-pass-through-pipelines-ukraine-marks-1000-days-of-war-at-cop29","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Tuesday marked 1,000 days since Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began.\u00a0\n\nThe anniversary came as leaders of the world\u2019s 20 leading economies issued a joint declaration calling for a global pact to combat hunger, peace in Ukraine, more aid for Gaza and an end to hostilities in the Middle East.\u00a0\u00a0\n\nIt highlighted humanitarian concerns in both Ukraine and Gaza but did not attribute blame to Russia or Israel or outline specifics on how these goals would be achieved.\u00a0\n\nG20 leaders also backed the need for a new climate finance deal at COP29 but caused upset in Baku by not directly mentioning a transition away from fossil fuels.\u00a0\n\nFor Ukrainian environmental campaigners, the failure to link fossil fuels and Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion is a glaring omission. The path to true peace, they say, \u201cdoesn\u2019t pass through pipelines or oil fields\u201d.\u00a0\n\n\u2018A glaring failure to connect the dots\u2019\n\nUkrainian climate and energy campaign group Razom We Stand condemned the G20 summit for not addressing sanctions on Russian fossil fuels, or outlining a clear global strategy for phasing out fossil fuels.\u00a0\n\nIt says not including these issues in the communique undermines both the fight against climate change and international security.\u00a0\n\n\u201cThe G20\u2019s silence on Russian fossil fuels is a glaring failure to connect the dots between climate destruction, global security, and peace,\u201d says Svitlana Romanko, founder and executive director of Razom We Stand.\u00a0\n\nIn a virtual speech to the European Parliament today, President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the EU to \u201cpush harder\u201d against Russian President Vladamir Putin.\u00a0\n\n\u201cPutin does not value people or rules,\u201d Zelensky said. \u201cHe only values money and power. These are the things we must take away from him to restore peace.\u201d\u00a0\n\nSince Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine began 1,000 days ago, the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air\u2019s Russia Fossil Tracker estimates that the country has earned \u20ac787 billion in revenue from fossil fuels. European Union countries, it notes, make up \u20ac206 billion of that total.\n\n\u201cRussia's fossil fuel revenues are funding the destruction of Ukraine, destabilising the planet, and blocking the path to renewable energy,\u201d says Romanko.\u00a0\n\nShe adds that by avoiding sanctions and sidestepping a clear renewable energy agenda, the G20 has chosen to ignore the tools urgently needed to dismantle this \u201cfossil-fueled war\u201d.\u00a0\n\nFrom host country Azerbaijan\u2019s own oil and gas exports to the more than 1,700 fossil fuel lobbyists present at the talks, the industry\u2019s grip on COP29, Romanko says, demonstrates the \u201cdangerous intersection of energy and conflict\u201d.\u00a0\n\nEnvironmental costs and hope for green recovery\n\nAt COP29, the Ukrainian pavilion once again spotlights the scale of destruction caused by this war. A solar panel shattered by a missile strike in the Mykolaiv region sits alongside virtual reality headsets which allow visitors to see environmental damages first-hand.\u00a0\n\nThroughout the last 1,000 days, Ukraine has been keeping a detailed tally of this environmental toll. It says Russia has committed more than 6,500 crimes against the environment since the full-scale invasion began. Almost 3 million hectares of forest have been damaged by the war.\u00a0 An area roughly three times the size of Switzerland is contaminated with landmines.\u00a0\n\nEstimates for the total environmental damages from Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion have now reached $71 billion (\u20ac67 billion).\n\nAlongside these figures for environmental damage, a groundbreaking new methodology has also been developed to calculate the carbon emissions of conflict. Researchers say estimating emissions from this invasion could help us understand the climate impact of other wars and hold the aggressors accountable.\u00a0\n\nThe latest figures show that 180 million tonnes of CO2 have been released because of the war in Ukraine - more than three times Azerbaijan\u2019s annual emissions. The Ukrainian government hopes that these numbers will eventually contribute to the country\u2019s compensation case against Russia.\n\nUkraine wants to build back greener\u00a0\n\nAs central as environmental destruction is to the country\u2019s story at COP29, the Ukrainian pavilion is also a showcase for restoration. Its walls are made from recycled paper and real seeds which will be planted by Ukraine\u2019s partners around the world after the summit ends.\u00a0\n\nA 120 square metre mural by artist Oleksandra Zhumailova features 50 key environmental initiatives from the Ukrainian government, businesses and the public sector. They range from demining and renewable energy developments to innovative recycling startups, an eco-friendly alternative to Styrofoam and digitised agriculture. \n\nToday, 1,000 days since the start of Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion, Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Svitlana Grynchuk outlined the scale of the damages for those gathered at a press conference in Baku.\n\nBut, she emphasised, Ukraine is actively working on reconstruction without waiting for the end of the war. \n\n\"To compensate for forest losses due to forest fires, Ukrainians planted 555 million trees on an area of \u200b\u200bmore than 75,000 hectares. And with the help of partners, 35,000 square kilometres of land have already been demined.\"\n\nThe contents of the pavilion, Ukraine says, highlight the government\u2019s main principle of recovery - to \"build back greener\". \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Tuesday marked 1,000 days since Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The anniversary came as leaders of the world\u2019s 20 leading economies issued a joint declaration calling for a global pact to combat hunger, peace in Ukraine, more aid for Gaza and an end to hostilities in the Middle East.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It highlighted humanitarian concerns in both Ukraine and Gaza but did not attribute blame to Russia or Israel or outline specifics on how these goals would be achieved.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>G20 leaders also backed the need for a new climate finance deal at COP29 but caused upset in Baku by <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//19//cop29-whats-happening-on-day-eight-of-the-un-climate-conference/">not directly mentioning a transition away from fossil fuels<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8860042,8859858\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//19//cop29-whats-happening-on-day-eight-of-the-un-climate-conference/">COP29: G20 teams given \u2018marching orders\u2019 to seal a finance deal at UN climate summit <\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//11//19//european-leaders-pledge-support-for-ukraine-on-1000-days-of-war/">European leaders pledge support for Ukraine on 1,000 days of war<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>For Ukrainian environmental campaigners, the failure to link fossil fuels and Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion is a glaring omission. The path to true peace, they say, \u201cdoesn\u2019t pass through pipelines or oil fields\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018A glaring failure to connect the dots\u2019<\/h2><p>Ukrainian climate and energy campaign group Razom We Stand condemned the G20 summit for not addressing sanctions on Russian fossil fuels, or outlining a clear global strategy for phasing out fossil fuels.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It says not including these issues in the communique undermines both the fight against climate change and international security.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe G20\u2019s silence on Russian fossil fuels is a glaring failure to connect the dots between climate destruction, global security, and peace,\u201d says Svitlana Romanko, founder and executive director of Razom We Stand.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">The G20\u2019s silence on Russian fossil fuels is a glaring failure to connect the dots between climate destruction, global security, and peace.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <div class=\"widget__authorText\">\n Svitlana Romanko\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"widget__author_descriptionText\">\n Founder and executive director of Razom We Stand\n <\/div>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In a virtual speech to the European Parliament today, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2024//11//19//strip-putin-of-his-money-and-power-to-restore-peace-zelenskyy-tells-meps-as-war-turns-1000/">President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the EU to \u201cpush harder\u201d<\/strong><\/a> against Russian President Vladamir Putin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPutin does not value people or rules,\u201d Zelensky said. \u201cHe only values money and power. These are the things we must take away from him to restore peace.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine began 1,000 days ago, the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air\u2019s <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.russiafossiltracker.com///">Russia Fossil Tracker<\/strong><\/a> estimates that the country has earned \u20ac787 billion in revenue from fossil fuels. European Union countries, it notes, make up \u20ac206 billion of that total.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRussia's fossil fuel revenues are funding the destruction of Ukraine, destabilising the planet, and blocking the path to renewable energy,\u201d says Romanko.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She adds that by avoiding sanctions and sidestepping a clear renewable energy agenda, the G20 has chosen to ignore the tools urgently needed to dismantle this \u201cfossil-fueled war\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>From host country Azerbaijan\u2019s own oil and gas exports to the more than 1,700 fossil fuel lobbyists present at the talks, the industry\u2019s grip on COP29, Romanko says, demonstrates the \u201cdangerous intersection of energy and conflict\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Environmental costs and hope for green recovery<\/h2><p>At COP29, the Ukrainian pavilion once again spotlights the scale of destruction caused by this war. A solar panel shattered by a missile strike in the Mykolaiv region sits alongside virtual reality headsets which allow visitors to see environmental damages first-hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the last 1,000 days, Ukraine has been keeping a detailed tally of this environmental toll. It says Russia has committed more than 6,500 crimes against the environment since the full-scale invasion began. Almost 3 million hectares of forest have been damaged by the war.\u00a0 An area roughly three times the size of Switzerland is contaminated with landmines.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//86//18//70//808x539_cmsv2_200bb2b0-0e8c-58b0-80f2-eeeb2bb1c334-8861870.jpg/" alt=\"People walk through the Ukraine Pavilion at COP29. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/18\/70\/384x256_cmsv2_200bb2b0-0e8c-58b0-80f2-eeeb2bb1c334-8861870.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/18\/70\/640x427_cmsv2_200bb2b0-0e8c-58b0-80f2-eeeb2bb1c334-8861870.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/18\/70\/750x500_cmsv2_200bb2b0-0e8c-58b0-80f2-eeeb2bb1c334-8861870.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/18\/70\/828x552_cmsv2_200bb2b0-0e8c-58b0-80f2-eeeb2bb1c334-8861870.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/18\/70\/1080x720_cmsv2_200bb2b0-0e8c-58b0-80f2-eeeb2bb1c334-8861870.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/18\/70\/1200x800_cmsv2_200bb2b0-0e8c-58b0-80f2-eeeb2bb1c334-8861870.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/18\/70\/1920x1281_cmsv2_200bb2b0-0e8c-58b0-80f2-eeeb2bb1c334-8861870.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">People walk through the Ukraine Pavilion at COP29. <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Sergei Grits<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Estimates for the total environmental damages from Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion have now reached $71 billion (\u20ac67 billion).<\/p>\n<p>Alongside these figures for environmental damage, a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//06//13//the-cost-of-conflict-carbon-russia-could-face-30bn-climate-reparations-bill-for-war-in-ukr/">groundbreaking new methodology<\/strong><\/a> has also been developed to calculate the carbon emissions of conflict. Researchers say estimating emissions from this invasion could help us understand the climate impact of other wars and hold the aggressors accountable.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8859234,8855590\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//16//a-constant-battle-on-what-we-can-say-activists-say-they-feel-stifled-by-cop29-rules/">'A constant battle on what we can say': Activists say they feel stifled by COP29 rules<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//18//cop29-more-countries-need-to-take-responsibility-says-wopke-hoekstra/">COP29: More countries need to take responsibility, says Wopke Hoekstra<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The latest figures show that 180 million tonnes of CO2 have been released because of the war in Ukraine - more than three times Azerbaijan\u2019s annual emissions. The Ukrainian government hopes that these numbers will eventually contribute to the country\u2019s compensation case against Russia.<\/p>\n<h2>Ukraine wants to build back greener<\/h2><p>As central as environmental destruction is to the country\u2019s story at COP29, the Ukrainian pavilion is also a showcase for restoration. Its walls are made from recycled paper and real seeds which will be planted by Ukraine\u2019s partners around the world after the summit ends.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1856744067163431176\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A 120 square metre mural by artist Oleksandra Zhumailova features 50 key environmental initiatives from the Ukrainian government, businesses and the public sector. They range from demining and renewable energy developments to innovative recycling startups, an eco-friendly alternative to Styrofoam and digitised agriculture. <\/p>\n<p>Today, 1,000 days since the start of Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion, Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Svitlana Grynchuk outlined the scale of the damages for those gathered at a press conference in Baku.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//86//18//70//808x539_cmsv2_8f5d99f8-831a-5dd7-becc-24b2982d6402-8861870.jpg/" alt=\"Ukraine's Svitlana Grynchuk speaks at an event marking 1,000 days of war at COP29.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/18\/70\/384x256_cmsv2_8f5d99f8-831a-5dd7-becc-24b2982d6402-8861870.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/18\/70\/640x427_cmsv2_8f5d99f8-831a-5dd7-becc-24b2982d6402-8861870.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/18\/70\/750x500_cmsv2_8f5d99f8-831a-5dd7-becc-24b2982d6402-8861870.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/18\/70\/828x552_cmsv2_8f5d99f8-831a-5dd7-becc-24b2982d6402-8861870.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/18\/70\/1080x720_cmsv2_8f5d99f8-831a-5dd7-becc-24b2982d6402-8861870.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/18\/70\/1200x800_cmsv2_8f5d99f8-831a-5dd7-becc-24b2982d6402-8861870.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/18\/70\/1920x1281_cmsv2_8f5d99f8-831a-5dd7-becc-24b2982d6402-8861870.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Ukraine's Svitlana Grynchuk speaks at an event marking 1,000 days of war at COP29.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Joshua A. 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