The United States is urging the world's leading energy organization to abandon its net-zero emissions scenario modeling, which has guided much of the global green transition, claiming that the targets are unrealistic.

The question "Can the world live without China?" transcends simple economic speculation. It is a strategic inquiry into the architecture of 21st-century globalization. The blunt, short-term answer is a resounding no. The world as currently configured would experience systemic collapse without China’s integrated role. However, the more nuanced, forward-looking reality is that the world is already attempting the Herculean task of learning to live differently with China, reducing critical vulnerabilities while acknowledging its permanent, albeit reconfigured, centrality. This process is not about replacement, but about painful, expensive, and incomplete rebalancing.

Editor’s note: Faig Mahmudov is a journalist based in Azerbaijan. The views expressed are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect those of News.Az.

At a summit, European Union national leaders expressed their frustration over the bloc's green transition but ultimately agreed on language that stopped short of calling for specific changes to climate legislation.

Green hydrogen, renewable integration, and strengthened European Union-Central Asia cooperation are crucial for a just energy transition, according to energy and foreign policy leaders at the second Central Asian Regional Forum on Decarbonization Diplomacy, held on September 16 in Astana.

Norway has pledged $200 million to help Ukraine rebuild its war-ravaged energy sector and accelerate its transition to clean energy, Ukrainian officials announced at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome on July 10.

China and Africa are partners with concrete actions in climate response and the pursuit of green development, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Thursday, noting green development will be another highlight of China-Africa cooperation, News.az reports citing News.az.

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov held high-level meetings during his visit to Saudi Arabia, focusing on enhancing economic cooperation between the two nations.

The Green Growth Portal is poised to assist countries and investors in enhancing their green transition strategies, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov said on Wednesday.