“The reason I am not participating in #COP is very simple: the core principle of #climate justice, which I and many other eco-activists share, is completely incompatible with #COP29 being held in #Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan is an extremely repressive state that plans to expand #fossilfuel extraction and is responsible for #ethniccleansing.
The ethnic cleansing by Azerbaijan and the ongoing extreme hardships faced by many #Armenians due to Azerbaijani military aggression, #torture, forced #displacement, and extreme physical and psychological #violence cannot in any way be justified.”
- Greta Thunberg
This is Elnur Soltanov. He's the chief executive of #Azerbaijan's #COP29 team.
COP 29 is the 2024 #UnitedNations#ClimateChange Conference.
In this video, he discusses "investment opportunities" in the state oil and gas company with a man posing as a potential investor.
Azerbaijan once again proves organizing COP is just a sham and a show for an international audience. They couldn't care less about #ecology.
#corruption #oil #gas #hypocrisy #lie
It speaks volumes that prominent environmental advocates, including #KingCharles, are skipping #COP29. How can #Azerbaijan—a country with a history of stifling dissent and exploiting its natural resources—be trusted to lead climate discussions? Hosting world leaders for climate action while silencing local activists reeks of hypocrisy. #SilencingActivists, #PrisonersOfWar #PoliticalPrisoners, and environmental advocates are what they're known for. The world deserves action from credible leaders, not performative diplomacy.
#ClimateCrisis #COP29 #HumanRights #UN #Biden #China #India #Brasil
#COP29 en Azerbaïdjan, une problématique multiple :
👉 Des ONG comme @hrw et @amnesty critiquent l'#Azerbaïdjan, où les libertés d'expression et de la presse sont sévèrement restreintes. Elles jugent inapproprié que la COP29 se tienne dans un pays qui emprisonne des opposants politiques.
👉 Des associations écologistes telles que @Greenpeace dénoncent l'économie azerbaïdjanaise, fortement dépendante des hydrocarbures (pétrole, gaz), ce qui va à l'encontre des objectifs de réduction des émissions polluantes.
👉 Des mouvements pro-démocratie, comme @OCCRP , pointent la corruption et l’autoritarisme du régime.
👉 Mais également des militants locaux courageux alertent (au péril de leur vie) sur la pollution, la déforestation et autres ravages, et sur les impacts des industries extractives sur la population.
🫸 Alors à quoi servira une COP29 dans un pays qui ne respecte ni les Hommes ni la Nature ?
#BoycottCOP29 #StopGreenwashGenocide
Aliyev can buy and bribe
But not global public opinion
Which sees his #COP29 greenwashing
Knows he's covering up his many crimes
Azerbaijan's sins against people and the planet
Aggression, repression, pollution and corruption
Follow the hashtag Aliyev wants you to forget
GREAT WORK!
Aliyev-aligned X accounts pushing #COP29 have reversed course - abandoning this hashtag now that #COP29 is a global marker for Azerbaijani aggression, repression, pollution, and corruption.