COP29 in Baku: Energy Initiatives, Climate Activism, and Digitalisation Milestones
Key Ideas
- High-level delegations and activists at COP29 in Baku endorsed initiatives to scale up renewable energies and low-carbon technologies.
- The launch of Energy Initiatives, including the COP29 Global Energy Storage and Grids Pledge, aims to deploy 1,500 GW of energy storage and refurbish 25 million kilometers of grids globally by 2030.
- The COP29 Hydrogen Declaration focuses on scaling up renewable hydrogen production and decarbonizing existing hydrogen production from fossil fuels, aiming to increase green hydrogen production and reduce fossil fuel-based hydrogen.
- The Science, Technology, Innovation, and Digitalisation Day marked a milestone with the launch of the COP29 Green Digital Declaration, emphasizing digital tools for climate action and promoting digital inclusion and accessibility.
The fifth day of the 29th meeting of the United Nations Climate Summit (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, focused on Energy/Peace, Relief, and Recovery day. Delegations and activists endorsed initiatives to scale up renewable energies and low-carbon technologies. The COP29 presidency launched Energy Initiatives, including the COP29 Global Energy Storage and Grids Pledge to deploy 1,500 GW of energy storage by 2030. The COP29 Hydrogen Declaration aims to increase green hydrogen production and reduce fossil fuel-based hydrogen. The COP Truce Appeal and the Baku Call on Climate Action for Peace, Relief, and Recovery highlighted the crucial nexus of climate change, cooperation, and peace. The Science, Technology, Innovation, and Digitalisation Day introduced the COP29 Green Digital Declaration, emphasizing digital technology's role in climate action and promoting digital inclusion and accessibility for equitable climate resilience.