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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Fiona Harvey in Baku

Cop29 summit to call for peace between warring states, says host Azerbaijan

A man rides a rental bike in Baku, Azerbaijan, where the UN climate change conference will convene in November.
A man rides a rental bike in Baku, Azerbaijan, where the UN climate change conference will convene in November. Photograph: Aziz Karimov/Getty Images

This year’s Cop29 UN climate summit will be the first “Cop of peace”, focusing on the prevention of future climate-fuelled conflicts and using international cooperation on green issues to help heal existing tensions, according to plans being drawn up by organisers.

Nations may be asked to observe a “Cop truce”, suspending hostilities for the fortnight-long duration of the conference, modelled on the Olympic truce, which is observed by most governments during the summer and winter Olympic Games.

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