Dozens of leaders are set to give speeches at the UN’s Climate Change Conference in Azerbaijan on Tuesday, setting the tone for the two-week negotiations. Among others, UN Secretary General António Guterres is expected to speak. Representatives from almost 200 states are attending the summit, known as COP29, in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku, which got under way on Monday. They are to discuss how to contain the climate crisis and mitigate its consequences, which include more frequent and severe flooding, cyclones, forest fires, heatwaves and droughts. The summit also aims to address new financial c…