Futureproof Clare Claims Farcical Climate Conference Not Fit For Purpose

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Futureproof Clare claims that the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP, has become a farce, citing that global emissions only having increased since its inception in 1995. The annual climate summit got underway this week with politicians, business leaders and campaigners from around the world gathering in the Azerbaijani capital Baku. The perceived hypocrisy of Baku's hosting of the conference has also been raised, with oil and gas exports accounting for almost half of Azerbaijan's state budget, with similar concerns raised when the UAE played host in 2023. Scariff-based Futureproof Clare spokesperson, Sinead Sheehan, believes that climate action groups have lost faith in COP's ability to tackle the climate crisis.