U.S. Department of Commerce Senior Officials to Participate in United Nations COP 29 Climate Conference in Baku

From November 11-22, a delegation from the U.S. Department of Commerce led by Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Rick Spinrad, Ph.D., and International Trade Administration (ITA) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Manufacturing Heather Evans will attend the 2024 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s 29th Conference of the Parties (COP 29) in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Commerce delegation will join senior officials from across the Biden-Harris Administration as well as leaders from more than 190 countries to advance cooperative efforts to address the climate crisis.

The Biden-Harris Administration’s historic climate agenda, investments, and commitments to reaching global net-zero emissions by 2050 position the United States as a world leader in combatting the climate crisis. Furthering these efforts, Administrator Spinrad and Deputy Assistant Secretary Evans will emphasize the important role the U.S. business community plays in developing and deploying clean technology and other climate-friendly products and solutions to help global communities reach their climate commitments, as well as showcase NOAA’s data, research, and services informing climate action decisions and policies.

This year’s COP comes in the wake of yet another record-breaking year for global temperatures and extreme weather events, including an active Atlantic hurricane season. NOAA will engage in discussions, bilateral meetings, and events focused on bolstering global climate resilience, advancing science-based adaptation and mitigation solutions, and highlighting important collaboration with domestic and international partners. More information about NOAA’s activities at COP 29 can be found here.

ITA will participate in bilateral and multilateral engagements to strengthen international cooperation, meet with U.S. and global firms, associations, and civil society organizations to discuss industry partnerships and investments, and participate in policy discussions centered on climate adaptation and resilience, including clean energy supply chains, accelerating the clean energy transition, methane abatement in the oil and gas sector, and more. More information about ITA’s objectives at COP 29 can be found here.

To learn more about the United States’ participation and objectives at COP 29, visit the U.S. Department of State’s U.S. Center website.

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