The COP28 climate summit in Dubai on December 11 approved a proposal to hold the next iteration of the annual event in the South Caucasus nation of Azerbaijan. The country won support of Eastern European nations on December 9 following months of deadlock and after it reached agreement with neighbor and adversary Armenia that it would not veto the move.
COP28 Summit Approves Proposal To Hold COP29 In Azerbaijan
COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber speaks during a plenary stocktaking session at the COP28 UN climate summit in Dubai on December 11.