Due to the failure of the „traffic light“ coalition, the German government is showing significantly less presence at COP29 in Baku than it normally does at climate conferences. Unlike in almost every year of the last decade, the head of government is not attending the conference. Germany is not represented at the prestigious „World Leaders Climate Action Summit“ at the start of COP29 due to Olaf Scholz’s refusal to attend. The German delegation is significantly smaller than last year, and fewer ministers and state secretaries are attending.