Argentinian negotiators representing the government of the climate science denier Javier Milei have been ordered to withdraw from the COP29 summit after only three days.
More than 80 representatives from the South American country are in Baku, Azerbaijan, for two weeks of negotiations about climate finance for the energy transition. Argentina’s far-right leader has previously called the climate crisis a “socialist lie”, and during his election campaign last year he threatened to withdraw from the Paris agreement, though he has since backed down.
On Wednesday, representatives from Milei’s government were ordered to leave the Azerbaijani capital.
Milei’s administration has sought to roll back environmental rules to drive economic growth since he became president last year, including relaxing rules about protections for forests and glaciers.