Rovshan Najaf spoke about SOCAR's environmental initiatives at a conference in Ashgabat

President of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Rovshan Najaf participated in the International Scientific and Practical Conference in Ashgabat on the topic "Environmental aspects of applying innovative technologies in the development of hydrocarbon fields".

This was reported by BAKU.WS with reference to SOCAR.

Najaf, speaking at the conference, talked about the key challenges for sustainable development at the intersection of energy, technology, and ecology.

Speaking about SOCAR's goal of achieving "net zero" by 2050, decarbonization initiatives, and steps taken in this direction, the head of the company provided information about renewable energy projects implemented by "SOCAR Green" (a subsidiary of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan), low-carbon solutions, as well as work on monitoring methane emissions using satellite observation technologies.

The President of SOCAR noted that Azerbaijan is actively participating in the fight against global climate change, and emphasized that holding such a prestigious event as COP29 in Baku is a clear indicator of the country's serious approach to environmental issues.