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Carlos Rittl, Director of Public Policies for Forests and Climate Change at WCS, talks to journalist Eduardo Geraque about the final week of the UN Climate Conference in Baku. A year ago, at the Climate Summit (COP), 197 countries agreed for the first time to gradually reduce the exploitation of fossil fuels. The announcement surprised those who were most hopeless at the time, with an environmental conference held in one of the largest oil producers, the United Arab Emirates. It was a historic moment, although considered insufficient by experts in view of the worsening climate emergency and, mainly, because the change has not been seen in practice. An equally challenging scenario is expected for this year at COP-29. Once again, the event will be hosted in a “petrostate”, this time Azerbaijan, where at least one-third of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) comes from fossil fuels. More than that, the capital of the Caucasus country, Baku, is considered the “cradle” of the oil industry. COP coverage is sponsored by Eletrobras Subscribe to Estadão: https://ofertas.estadao.com.br/_digital/