Tajikistan Open to Joining Green Corridor Project Between Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

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Tajikistan is willing to consider joining the green corridor initiative involving Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, according to Daler Juma, the Minister of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan, speaking on the sidelines of COP29 in Baku.

“This is a very interesting project, although our colleagues have not yet approached us with an official proposal. It is clear that for Central Asian countries like Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, such initiatives are important and deserve further development. We are generally ready to consider this issue,” Juma stated, The Caspian Post reports. 

He also highlighted the promising prospects of the green corridor, noting that Tajikistan, along with other Central Asian nations including Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan, is already working on a similar project, CASA-1000. This initiative aims to transfer 1,000 megawatts of green energy from Central Asia to Pakistan using advanced technologies.

“We believe that in this context, we can share our experience,” Juma added, underlining the potential for collaboration in the field of renewable energy.

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.