A commemorative photo to mark the start of the 29th climate conference, COP 29. Heads of state and government pose for the camera, before hard-hitting negotiations begin in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku. But several world leaders are not to be seen in the picture. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is one of those missing. DUBAI: Last year, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre spoke at the climate summit, COP28. Photo: Lars Nehru Sand / news Last year Støre spoke at the summit in Dubai, but for the first time as prime minister he is skipping the UN climate summit. This year’s summit will largely be about arriving at an amount of money, which will be used to pay for, among other things, emission cuts and climate adaptation in poorer countries. Prioritization The fact that Støre is dropping this year’s climate summit has not gone down well with everyone. – Unfortunately, it sends a signal that Norway is not prioritizing the global climate effort sufficiently. That’s according to senior advisor in international climate policy at the WWF World Wide Fund for Nature, Inga Fritzen Buan, who is in place in Baku. FROM WWF: Inga Fritzen Buan is at the climate summit for the 17th time. Photo: Eivind Molde / news The Prime Minister’s Office (SMK) has told E24 that the reason is the G20 meeting, which takes place in Brazil right after the climate summit. – This does not imply any downgrading of international climate cooperation. SMK points out that, as guest countries in the G20, they can influence important decisions about, among other things, climate, the environment and social inequalities. COP29: This year’s climate summit is number 29 in a row. Photo: Alexander Nemenov / AFP SMK has not responded to news’s requests. More dropouts 2024 will by all accounts be the hottest year on record, but the number of leaders is unlikely to reach a record this year. For Norway is not the only country that does not send its supreme leader to the capital of Azerbaijan. AZERBAIJAN: This year’s climate summit is in Baku. Photo: Sergei Grits / AP According to the Climate Home News website, neither US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese President Xi Jinping or Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have said they will come. USA: Tension is high around the USA after Donald Trump won the presidential election. It is John Biden’s administration that is participating in this year’s climate summit, but they are not allowed to follow up. Photo: Eivind Molde / news Nor are German Prime Minister Olaf Scholz and the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen traveling to this year’s climate summit. In total, around 90 heads of state and government are expected. CLIMATE SUMMIT: Heads of state and government will be present at parts of the summit. Photo: Eivind Molde / news Norway’s delegation Norway’s delegation to this year’s meeting will be led by Climate and Environment Minister Tore O. Sandvik (Ap). Development Minister Anne Beathe Tvinnereim (Sp) also participates. Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide (Ap) was originally supposed to take the prime minister’s place, but had to cancel the trip at the last minute. – It was not possible to participate in the prime minister’s place, and the foreign minister has therefore canceled his trip, says a press release. Climate summit The international climate negotiations take place at the annual climate summits. They are called the Conference Of the Parties, abbreviated to COP, i.e. the conference for the “parties” (197 countries and the EU) that have signed the UN climate convention. The convention was adopted at the UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio in 1992. 1995: COP1, Berlin, Germany 1996: COP2, Geneva, Switzerland 1997: COP3, Kyoto, Japan 1998: COP4, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1999: COP5, Bonn, Germany 2000: COP6, The Hague, Netherlands 2001: COP7, Marrakech, Morocco 2002: COP8, New Delhi, India 2003: COP9, Milan, Italy 2004: COP10, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2005: COP11, Montreal, Canada 2006: COP12, Nairobi , Kenya 2007: COP13, Bali, Indonesia 2008: COP14, Poznan, Poland 2009: COP15, Copenhagen, Denmark 2010: COP16, Cancún, Mexico 2011: COP17, Durban, South Africa 2012: COP18, Doha, Qatar 2013: COP19, Warsaw, Poland 2014: COP20, Lima, Peru 2015: COP21, Paris, France 2016: COP22, Marrakech, Morocco 2017: COP23, Bonn, Germany 2018: COP24, Katowice, Poland 2019: COP25, Madrid, Spain 2020: Canceled due to the corona pandemic 2021: COP26, Glasgow, United Kingdom 2022: COP27, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt 2023: COP28, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2024: COP29, Baku, Azerbaijan Source: UN Published 12.11.2024, at 08.39 Updated 12.11.2024, at 09.14
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