On July 5, 2024, at the office of AHK Azerbaijan, at the next meeting of the Digital Transformation Working Group, the topic "COP29 and digitalisation initiatives in the field of environmental protection" was discussed.

Declaring the meeting open, Mr Orkhan Guliyev, Chairman of the Digital Transformation Working Group, informed the meeting participants about the preparation process for COP29, innovations, progress, and the topic of today's meeting and gave the floor to the guest speaker, Mr Rustam Hasanov, Advisor to the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources.

Mr Hasanov expressed his gratitude for the invitation and noted that he closely follows the chamber's activities. He also noted that such meetings are always productive and can stimulate the solution of current issues. In his speech, he brought the latest updates related to COP29 to the attention of the meeting participants.

In addition, in his speech, he mentioned the implementation of the carbon credit mechanism and noted that this mechanism will be implemented in 2026. He said that before the COP, a pre-COP event will be held in September, during which the ministers will participate. He noted that the prices of hotels for the accommodation of the arriving guests have increased, and in this regard, COP29 will have its own booking website, from which guests can make hotel reservations.