Israel's President Isaac Herzog announced Tuesday that he will be representing Israel at this year’s United Nations climate conference, COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, APA reports citing The Times of Israel.
Speaking to the Israeli delegation to the confab at the President’s Residence, Herzog said he would attend during the second week following a visit to the US, citing the importance of climate change and of building regional cooperation at a time when the “axis of evil [Iran and its proxies] is trying to close us in from all directions.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not expected in Baku.
The president said it was critical for Israel to pass a climate bill that committed the government to “obligatory targets” on reducing global warming emissions.
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