President William Ruto has made a surprise change to his travelling plans after settling on Environment, Climate, and Forestry Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale to travel to United Nations Summit instead.
According to reports, President William Ruto was set to travel out for the third time within one week for the COP29 climate summit that was set to take place in Baku, Azerbaijan next week.
Reports indicate that the Head of State made last minute changes to instead send Aden Duale to represent him at the function after kenyans complained about the frequency of out of the country visits, hitting three in a span of one week.
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Ruto was set to deliver an address in the first part of the high-level segment during the World Leaders Climate Action Summit (WLCAS) that is set to run from Tuesday, November 12, to Wednesday, November 13 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
However, latest developments indicate that Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale will be set to deliver the president’s address on his behalf as the government seeks to reduce foreign travel by the Head of State following negative reactions from kenyans.
The COP29 summit is set to run from Monday, November 11 to Friday, November 22 2024 with the theme being “Investing in a livable planet for all.”
COP29 main agenda is finance as the UN reiterates the continuous need to invest significant sums of money to drastically reduce greenhouse emissions and protect lives and livelihoods from the worsening impacts of climate change.
The conference will also be a key moment for countries to present their updated national climate action plans under the Paris Agreement, which are due by early 2025.
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If done right, these plans would limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and double as investment plans advancing the Sustainable Development Goals.