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Azerbaijan is the host of the UN's climate conference, shining a spotlight on the petrostate
A pumpjack operates at a drilling site in Baku, Azerbaijan, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
People walk by a sign for COP29, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Buildings are visible in Baku, Azerbaijan, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
An Azerbaijan flag is displayed near Baku Bay, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
A person scooters on a walkway in Baku, Azerbaijan, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Solar panels float outside the Olympic Stadium, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
A pumpjack operates in Baku, Azerbaijan, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Vehicles travel down a street in Baku, Azerbaijan, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
The Flame Towers skyscraper stands in Baku, Azerbaijan, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
A pumpjack operates in Baku, Azerbaijan, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
A pumpjack operates in Baku, Azerbaijan, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
A pumpjack operates in Baku, Azerbaijan, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Vehicles drive near a sign for COP29, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
A pumpjack operates in Baku, Azerbaijan, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)