Argentina’s withdrawal from climate change summit sparks international concern, according to the Financial Times

According to an article in the Financial Times, the Argentinian government’s decision to withdraw from COP29, the climate change summit taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan, has caused international concern, in line with the decision of the administration of Javier Mellí to reconsider their involvement in global climate change. Reports on the conversation.

According to FT, this decision has given rise to fears that Argentina will also follow in its footsteps. Donald TrumpWho had threatened to pull America out of the Paris Agreement during his election campaign. Miley – the British newspaper said – withdrew the Argentine delegation from the summit a day after a telephone conversation with Trump.

The article recalls that the Millist administration reduced the position of the Environment Ministry as part of the austerity package and an ideological restructuring on environmental and foreign policy issues. He also noted that Miley called man-made climate change “a socialist lie.” And the presidential spokesman announced that the withdrawal of the Argentine delegation would allow the new chancellor, Gerardo WorthinReevaluate Argentina’s situation and status.

This decision worried ministers and negotiators participating in COP 29, because – the FT assures – they fear that other presidents will follow Trump’s example.

COP29 aims to set financial targets to help the poorest countries adopt green energy and adapt to climate change. But this meeting was overshadowed by controversies and the absence of more than half of the world leaders.

It is detailed in an article written by an FT correspondent in Baku and its correspondent in Buenos Aires ana llamasArgentina’s environment undersecretary declined to clarify whether the country was considering leaving the Paris Agreement. The official limited himself to reporting only on the delegation’s return to Argentina and saying that no further information was available.

Due to the withdrawal of the Argentine delegation, Brazil had to assume leadership of the southern negotiating group at the event.

According to the FT, the global context has changed since the first Trump administration, with countries and industries moving towards green energy due to the impacts of climate change. However, jennifer morganThe German envoy in Baku said the Paris Agreement is in good health and remains a place where countries work to find solutions despite geopolitical tensions and leadership changes.

A few days ago, Miley had dismissed the Foreign Minister, Diana MondinoAfter Argentina supported a vote at the United Nations that condemned US economic sanctions on the island. And he describes the new chancellor as a businessman and former ambassador to the United States who plans to attend the Conservative Action Committee meeting in Florida.

The Paris Agreement, signed by nearly 200 countries, seeks to limit the rise in average global temperatures. Former President of Brazil, jair bolsonaroThreatened to withdraw from the agreement, but did not do so. The countries present at the UN meeting tried to present a united front by saying that even if the US withdraws from the agreement, today’s global context is different from the first Trump administration.

Argentina was also the only UN member state to vote against the resolution on eliminating and preventing violence against women. The document was debated in the General Assembly on Monday and approved by 170 countries, with 13 abstentions while the government ordered the Argentine delegation to oppose it. Argentina was also the only country to vote against the rights of indigenous peoples in the United Nations.