How to make Cop29 a success

Cop29 will come after a change in government in the UK with a Labour Party pursuing its clean power 2030 mission.

Ed Miliband , a Cop veteran, alongside David Lammy , the Foreign Secretary, has set out plans to create a new Clean Power Alliance .

The government can use the conference to demonstrate its influence and encourage the decarbonisation journey of other nations by showcasing the launch of Great British Energy .

The Prime Minister and his cabinet must devise a plan to deliver the UK ’s current NDC for 2030 , to help meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting temperature rises to 1.5C.

At Cop29 , the UK can lead by setting a national methane reduction target of 42 per cent by 2030 .

Cop28 , Cop29 and Cop30 represent a chance to reset lagging global climate action.

Between them, these troika countries make up the fourth -largest oil producer in the world.

A viable path forward for developing-producer countries like Azerbaijan would change the game by raising the ceiling of ambition.

Money, instead of the talking, must do the talking.