Azerbaijan, a small petrostate on the Caspian Sea, hosting COP29 faces challenges due to its authoritarian rule, fossil fuel dependency, and lack of experience in global climate politics.
Tasked with balancing interests from petrostates like Saudi Arabia to sinking island states like Vanuatu, Azerbaijani officials, including Mr. Babayev, acknowledge their inexperience in global climate politics and pressure from within their country to maintain fossil fuel reliance.
Azerbaijan's dependence on oil and gas for exports, with Mr. Babayev's background in the state oil company, presents challenges as the world moves towards reducing fossil fuel consumption. Despite this global trend, Azerbaijan defends its role in supplying natural gas.
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