The following is a transcript of remarks made at a press conference on Day 2 of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan on 12 November 2024. Remarks are listed in order that they were made: Yalchin Rafiyev, COP29 Lead Negotiator, Simon Stiell, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, and Nigar Arpadarai, Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP29. Remarks from Yalchin Rafiyev, COP29 Lead Negotiator Ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, It is a…