Azerbaijan is among a few countries that have backtracked on their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), contradicting the Paris Agreement’s call for more ambitious climate goals. The country plans to increase fossil gas extraction by over 30 percent in the next decade, with the European Union as its largest customer. Energy-related methane emissions have already risen 6 percent above 1990 levels. The host of COP29 has been rated "Critically Insufficient" due to its escalating emissions and lack of net-zero commitment.