Under the impression of Donald Trump’s imminent takeover of government in the USA and increasing climate catastrophes around the world, the 29th UN Climate Change Conference took place on Monday in the Azerbaijani capital Baku (COP29) started. COP29-President Mukhtar Babayev spoke of a “moment of truth” at the start of the two-week negotiations with a view to the goals of the Paris climate agreement. This year the conference will focus on climate finance.