More than **70 environmental organizations** and civil society rejected the withdrawal of Argentina from COP29. They warned, through a joint statement, about the “serious setback” in environmental and climate policy that it implies.
The decision of the government of Javier Milei to withdraw the Argentine delegation from the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), taking place in **Baku**, Azerbaijan, has caused great astonishment.
Argentina’s Withdrawal from COP29: “Violation of the Law”
“Withdrawing from the climate negotiations will have a negative impact on the international image of our country, which in turn could affect productive activity and exports,” express the signing organizations in a statement.
The text was released in the last hours. “This becomes especially relevant in a global context where **standards are becoming increasingly strict**, often linked to climate goals or guarantees of products from a **deforestation-free origin**,” it adds.
The signing organizations argue that the decision taken “constitutes a clear **violation of the Minimum Budget Law for Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change** (Law 27.520/19) passed just a few years ago unanimously by the National Congress,” they emphasize,
“And fundamentally the environmental protection postulates established by Article 41 of the National Constitution,” the text states.
“Argentina has participated in climate negotiations since the adoption of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (**UNFCCC**) in 1992 and has made enormous contributions in the field,” they also highlighted.
**Amnesty International, Argentine Ecosystems, Wildlife Foundation, **Foundation for Environment and Natural Resources (FARN),** are some of the more than 70 signatories.
The organizations’ demand
In the statement, they emphasized the importance of not withdrawing considering that “COP29 is expected to define a **new quantified goal** of climate financing that countries in the **Global North must provide to countries in the Global South** to address damages and prevent future harm caused by climate change.”
In that line, they emphasized: “This is a space where all Parties **must be heard**, putting their needs and circumstances on the table.”
Therefore, they insisted on the consequences of Argentina’s absence. “Where **there are significant opportunities to build and advance more ambitious agendas** that promote the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and **adaptation to climate change**, always based on the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities,” they indicated about COP29.
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