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Dubai passes climate torch to Azerbaijan as COP29 opens
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COP28 President Dr. Sultan Al Jaber officially hands over the presidency to Azerbaijan's Mukhtar Babayev during the COP29 opening ceremony in Baku (Getty Images)
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A year after the UAE hosted the annual United Nations environmental summit, the torch passed today to Azerbaijan as officials and activists from 197 nations converged on the capital city of Baku for the two-week event known as COP29.
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