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href="https://twitter.com/home?status=https://www.e-mc2.gr/el/news/modi-macron-xi-and-biden-among-many-leaders-yet-request-cop29-speech Modi, Macron, Xi and Biden among many leaders yet to request COP29 speech"></a></li></ul></span></div> </div> <div class="block block-entity-fieldnodebody"> <div class="field field--name-body field__item"><p><span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: "noto sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">Just over 100 world leaders have said they will speak at the upcoming UN climate summit, about a fifth down on last year’s figure</span></p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "noto sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">The leaders of the US, China, India and France are among the many heads of state and government who have yet to confirm they will attend the opening of the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan in three weeks’ time.</strong></p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "noto sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">In a document posted online, the United Nations lists 106 leaders registered to speak at the Baku conference on November 12-13, including those of Brazil, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and Russia.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "noto sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">While the speakers’ list is not yet closed, the number asking for a slot this year is fewer than the<span> </span><a href="https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/message_to-parties_and_observers_high-level_segment_2023.pdf" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(33, 117, 155); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">137 who had done so</a><span> </span>by a similar deadline before COP28 in Dubai last year. In the end,<span> </span><a href="https://www.cop28.com/en/wcas#:~:text=On%201%20and%202%20December,on%20the%20road%20to%202030." style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(33, 117, 155); text-decoration: none;">more than 150</a><span> </span>heads of state and government were at COP28.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "noto sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">COP29 is expected to be lower-profile than COP28, with<span> </span><a href="https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/04/24/peak-cop-un-looks-to-shrink-baku-and-belem-climate-summits/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(33, 117, 155); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">about half</a><span> </span>as many delegates attending, including<span> </span><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/f88b53be-0a2a-4dbe-a4a8-f8870ba928a7" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(33, 117, 155); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">fewer business leaders</a>.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "noto sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Andreas Sieber, 350.org’s associate director of policy and campaigns, told Climate Home that, while less than last year, the number of world leaders wanting to participate will likely be “still many more than just a couple of years ago including many major economies”.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "noto sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Aside from the landmark 2015 COP in Paris, he said, attracting more than 100 of them to a summit “would still be considered unthinkable just a few years ago”. This, he added, shows that “climate has clearly gathered profile and geopolitical importance”.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "noto sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">COP climate summits consist of two weeks of negotiation between governments over policies that shape global and national efforts to cut emissions and adapt to more extreme weather and rising seas. World leaders traditionally show up during the first two or three days to promote their record on climate change, make new promises and call for more action from other countries.</p> <h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "noto sans", sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Domestic distractions</h3> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "noto sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">The reasons leaders may not have signed up so far this year vary – and none from large and powerful countries have publicly said they will not be at COP29.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "noto sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">The US is distracted by its presidential election on November 5 and China’s President Xi Jinping has rarely left his country since the COVID pandemic, while French politicians have openly criticised Azerbaijan’s human rights record and its conduct in its war with Armenia.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "noto sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">The result of the US election, taking place a week before COP29 opens, is expected to be close – and could therefore be disputed. In the last election, votes were being counted for weeks.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "noto sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Whoever wins, Joe Biden will still be US president and Kamala Harris vice-president when COP29 happens as the new administration – led by Harris or Donald Trump – will not take power until January 2025.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "noto sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">France’s President Emmanuel Macron has not said publicly if he will attend COP29. But the relationship between France and COP29 host nation Azerbaijan is tense, due to Paris’s support for Azerbaijan’s neighbour and r<a href="https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/05/15/in-nagorno-karabakh-azerbaijans-net-zero-vision-clashes-with-legacy-of-war/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(33, 117, 155); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">ival Armenia</a>, its criticism of Azerbaijan’s human rights record and<span> </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/17/new-caledonia-riots-explainer-azerbaijan-flags-noumea-link" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(33, 117, 155); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Azerbaijan’s backing</a><span> </span>of anti-French protests in the Pacific territory of New Caledonia.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "noto sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Other notable absentees from the list include India’s Narendra Modi, Indonesia’s new president Prabowo Subianto and South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa. Modi and Ramaphosa both spoke at COP28, as did Subianto’s predecessor Joko Widodo.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "noto sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">For the third year in a row, Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese is not expected to attend COP despite<span> </span><a href="https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/10/15/australian-renewables-pioneer-adelaide-bids-to-host-cop31-climate-summit/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(33, 117, 155); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Australia’s hopes</a><span> </span>to be chosen at COP29 as the host of COP31 in two years’ time.</p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "noto sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">China’s President Xi has not attended a COP summit in person since Paris in 2015. Xi recorded a video message for COP26 in 2021 and, last year, vice-premier Ding Xuexiang<span> </span><a href="https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202312/04/WS656d08e2a31090682a5f1322.html" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(33, 117, 155); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">addressed the summit</a><span> </span>on his behalf.</p> <p><span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: "noto sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">Cover photo: </span> <span style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136); font-family: "noto sans", Arial; font-size: 14.4px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">The Baku Olympic Stadium will be the COP29 venue (Photo: Matteo Civillini)</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136); font-family: "noto sans", Arial; font-size: 14.4px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); 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