On 15 November 2024, Ecumene roundtables were held in Baku as part of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29). The architectural masterpiece — the Heydar Aliyev Centre — became a venue for discussing effective measures to mitigate the effects of climate change and adaptation.

The business programme opened with the Plenary Session, moderated by Ekaterina Salugina-Sorokovaya, First Vice President, Gazprombank (Joint-Stock Company). Speakers at the Plenary Session included Selwin Charles Hart, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Climate Action, Assistant Secretary-General for the Climate Action Team; Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation; Viacheslav Fetisov, UN Goodwill Ambassador, Chairman of the Central Council of the All-Russian Society for Nature Protection; Ruslan Edelgeriev, Assistant of the President of the Russian Federation, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation on Climate Issues; and other experts.

The event also featured the session “Circular Economy for Decarbonisation,” moderated by Maksim Remchukov, Director for Sustainable Development, SIBUR Holding PJSC. Speakers included representatives of Azerbaijan, Iraq, Russian businesses and government bodies.

The session “Business and Sustainable Development” brought together representatives of major Russian and international businesses, public organizations and government bodies.

The final event of the Ecumene roundtables was the first meeting of the EAEU Climate Club, attended by representatives of the EAEU member states, where approaches to regulating the climate agenda within the EAEU were discussed.

The full programme and the event livestream recording are available at: https://ecumeneforum.com/en/cop29