'Advance inclusiveness': COP29 Climate Champion Nigar Arpadarai sets out priorities for Baku talks

Cecilia Keating
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Azerbaijan politician and former Formula 1 spokesperson pledges to focus on 'private sector and women' in her role as UNFCCC climate champion

Nigar Arpadarai, the Azerbaijani politician recently appointed as the High Level Climate Champion for the upcoming COP29 Climate Summit in Baku, has pledged to use her platform to "advance inclusiveness"...

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