United Nations Climate Summit Host Azerbaijan: Oil and Gas a 'Gift of the Gods'

By: Frances Martel · Frances Martel — April 26^th 2024 at 15:44

Ilham Aliyev, the strongman president of Azerbaijan, used his platform at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Germany on Friday to declare the presence of fossil fuels in his country a "gift of the gods" and declare his intention to expand Baku's exports to Europe.