Western leaders won’t attend COP29, but the Taliban will be there.

“Von der Leyen’s Cop29 absence sends ‘fatal signal’, say watchersMEPs express concern for EU climate leadership as commission head confirms she will miss Baku summit

Wed 6 Nov 2024

Ursula von der Leyen’s decision to miss the Cop29 climate summit is “a fatal signal” and raises questions about Europe’s commitment to the climate crisis, observers have said.

Also skipping the “world leaders’ climate action summit” on Tuesday and Wednesday are France’s Emmanuel Macron and the outgoing US president, Joe Biden. The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, cancelled his participation due to a head injury, Reuters reported. The leaders of China, South Africa, Japan and Australia are expected to miss the talks as well.”

Von der Leyen’s Cop29 absence sends ‘fatal signal’, say watchers | Cop29 | The Guardian

The Taliban will attend a U.N. climate conference for the first time

h/t Don Penim