COP29 president Mukhtar Babayev defends Azerbaijan's hosting of the UN climate conference while European politicians feel queasy about working with the country's autocratic government after its fierce crackdown on activists,

Diplomats from across the world will descend on the Azerbaijani capital of Baku for the annual climate summit, known as COP29, to discuss how to avoid the increasing threats from climate change in a place that was one of the birthplaces of the oil