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"For the third year in a row, the United Nations Climate Change Conference will
be hosted by an authoritarian state that sells fossil fuels. This week the 29th
“conference of the parties”, COP29, is being held in Baku, Azerbaijan. It
follows COP28 in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates last year and COP27 in Sharm
El-Sheikh, Egypt the year before that.
It’s concerning that a succession of authoritarian and fossil fuel-rich states
have been selected to host international climate negotiations. It means we must
pay extra attention to political influences on the talks and beware of
greenwashing by the hosts.
The domestic politics of these states also shapes global supply chains of
fossil fuels and critical minerals. This in turn directly affects Australia’s
trade, economy and foreign policies.
There are now more authoritarian and hybrid regimes globally than there are
democracies. So some basic understanding of how authoritarian states respond to
climate change matters, for Australia and the rest of the world."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
