A heady mix of misogyny and fossil fuels confronts those preparing to make the trek to the next international climate summit, and it carries lessons for Australia.
The host of this year's COP29 climate summit is Azerbaijan, a former Soviet outpost and home to one of the world's largest gas fields and many depleted oil wells.
Some call it the historic cradle of oil, and recent years have ushered in a gas boom as parts of Europe look beyond pariah Russia for supplies.
