Baku High-Level Dialogue on "Advancing Climate Transparency through Universal Participation in the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF)" [Baku, Azerbaijan]
On September 3rd, the Republic of Azerbaijan, as the COP29 Presidency hosted the High-Level Dialogue: Advancing Climate Transparency through Universal Participation in the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) in Baku, which around 180 participants from developing and developed countries attended in-person as well as numerous people online.
At the Dialogue, the Presidency launched the Baku Global Climate Transparency Platform (BTP) Initiative. This platform aims to augment global efforts to combat climate change, bringing together key stakeholders from around the world to deepen collaboration, strengthen trust and enhance transparency of climate action. The Partnership on Transparency in in the Paris Agreement (PATPA) attended the workshop. In collaboration with the Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT), PATPA moderated a working session titled "Transparency and climate action: building trust and raising ambition", offering a space for exchange and providing insights into effective transparency practices and strategies. Six panelist from Brazil, Chile, Lebanon, USA, South Africa and Zimbabwe took part and brought in their unique perspective and experiences from a national level.