BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 20. Kazakhstan plans to increase the share of electric and hybrid transport to 30 percent by 2030, the country's Deputy Minister of Transport Talgat Lastaev said at the COP29 high-level roundtable themed "Greening urban transport" today, TurkicWorld reports.
He pointed out that the development of eco-friendly transport is a priority for the sustainable development of cities.
"Urban transport significantly affects greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, especially in large cities like Almaty and Astana, where issues such as road congestion and environmental degradation are pressing.
The government of Kazakhstan is implementing strategies to reduce the carbon footprint, including modernizing public transport, developing electric buses, trams, and charging station infrastructure. The use of electric vehicles is encouraged through tax incentives and subsidies. Eco-friendly transport is both a challenge and an opportunity to improve the quality of life and ensure the sustainable development of our cities," emphasized Lastaev.
To note, the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), which will run until November 22, opened at the Baku Olympic Stadium on November 11. It is the largest event organized by Azerbaijan to date, and the first time in the region that it is being held in Azerbaijan.
Within COP29, the highest level event - the summit of world leaders on climate action - was held on November 12–13.
The main expectation from COP29 is to agree on a fair and ambitious New Collective Quantitative Goal (NCQG) on climate finance. The COP29 chairmanship has launched 14 initiatives that include linkages between climate action and the Sustainable Development Goals, including green energy corridors, green energy storage, harmony for climate resilience, clean hydrogen, methane reduction in organic waste, action on green digital technologies, and other topics.
In addition to being a top priority that creates the conditions for action, creating climate finance will also help fulfill the 1.5°C pledge by bringing everyone together.
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is an agreement signed at the Rio Earth Summit in June 1992 to prevent dangerous human interference in the climate system. The acronym COP (Conference of Parties) stands for "Conference of Parties" and is the highest legislative body overseeing the implementation of the Framework Convention on Climate Change.
A total of 198 countries are parties to the Convention. Unless otherwise decided by the parties, COP is held annually. The first COP event was held in March 1995 in Berlin, and its secretariat is located in Bonn.
