Baku, Azerbaijan - Recent Azerbaijan, the presidency of the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29), is now leveraging its abundant solar and wind resources to shift toward renewable energy in cooperation with China. The Garadagh Solar Photovoltaic Plant, Azerbaijan's first major solar power plant, is a symbol of China-Azerbaijan cooperation on green initiatives under the Belt and Road Initiative. Azerbaijan, also rich in offshore wind resources due to its proximity to the Caspian Sea, aims for renewables to account for 30 percent of its power mix by 2030, with plans to install 7 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity by 2040. The 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), or COP29, kicked off in Azerbaijan's capital city of Baku on Monday. Experts attending the conference noted that China's experience in solar and wind power will help Azerbaijan meet its green energy goals and establish a sustainable energy framework for the future. Shotlist: Baku, Azerbaijan - Recent: FILE: Azerbaijan - 2023 1. Aerial shots of solar panels, power plant; Baku, Azerbaijan - Recent 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Xiang Wang, staff, Dongfang Electric Co. Ltd. (partially overlaid with shot 3): "The Garadagh Solar Photovoltaic Plant project has reached full capacity connection to the grid. Its annual output can reach 500 million kilowatt-hours, supplying electricity to 110,000 households and reducing 200,000 tons of carbon emissions each year. Based on Azerbaijan's sunlight hours, we calculate the cost per kilowatt-hour to be about three cents."; [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] FILE: Azerbaijan - 2023 3. Various of solar panels, power plant; [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] 4. Various of power plant; Baku, Azerbaijan - Recent 5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) She Haifeng, Vice President, LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd. (partially overlaid with shot 6): "With its abundant sunshine hours, the electricity costs in this region are among the lowest globally. Azerbaijan can use fossil fuels as export commodities while achieving faster local energy transformation through renewable sources."; [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] FILE: Azerbaijan - 2023 6. Various of workers installing solar panels; [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] Baku, Azerbaijan - Recent 7. Various of Azerbaijan pavilion at COP29; participants; 8. Various of screens showing Azerbaijan's climate journey; 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Eugene Seah, Chief Operating Officer, Port of Baku: "One of our first projects is to handle, I mean, is to produce renewable energies in the port using solar to reduce our carbon emissions for some of the equipment and facilities. And then going beyond that, we are also looking at other solutions, like wind, to replace the carbon emissions for other parts of the port. And of course, China companies can have a big role in this."; Baku, Azerbaijan - Nov 11, 2024 10. Venue of COP29; 11. Sign reading "Welcome to COP29; Entrance"; 12. Banners. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]