Victor Swezey

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Victor Swezey is a Tbilisi-based independent journalist and Fulbright research fellow. He is currently working on a long-form audio reporting project examining Georgia’s past and present as a zone

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Fossil fuel deals raise alarms at Azerbaijan’s COP29 summit

by Victor Swezey

•7 min read

Since being chosen to host the UN’s annual climate summit last year, the oil-rich country has provoked concern among observers and activists over potential conflicts of interest. As details emerge of Azerbaijan’s attempts to use COP29 to promote its oil and gas industries, some worry the legitimacy of the conference could be at risk. On the walk into the sprawling tent complex that hosts COP29, the UN flag whips in the wind next to another featuring the logo of SOCAR — the state-run oil com

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Azerbaijan and Georgia discuss establishing a green energy pipeline to Europe at COP29

by Victor Swezey

•2 min read

Energy officials from Azerbaijan and Georgia have held talks with their Hungarian and Romanian counterparts regarding a green energy pipeline connecting the South Caucasus and the EU. However, the project faces delays due to a lack of certainty over funding. Meeting on the sidelines of the COP29 summit in Baku, ministers from the four countries discussed their intention to lay hundreds of kilometres of fibre optic cable under the Black Sea for a project they say will promote both green transit

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