Bad COP?

At COP 29, the UN Secretary General described 2024 as being a 'masterclass in human destruction' of the planet. That COP is in Baku (Azerbaijan). Azerbaijan is a long-established major producer of oil and gas. COP29 has had a number of strong 'pledges'. These have mainly concerned promises of reduced 'greenhouse gas' outputs as well as funding to help undeveloped nations avoid adding to emissions totals. 'Pledges', however, rarely seem to be converted into meaningful action. Scandalously, there's also evidence of the organisers selling opportunities for fossil fuel producers to make deals to increase extraction (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/12/year-masterclass-in-human-destruction-un-chief-tells-cop29). One must ask whether COPs like this, serve any useful purpose? The organisers appear to be 'fiddling whilst the planet burns'. But what did we really expect? There's little sign that a climate crisis can be avoided.