Dozens turned out in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, to hear a lecture by Greta Thunberg on November 8. The Swedish climate activist met with activists from countries in the region — Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. The latter is due to host the COP29 global climate summit on November 11-12. Thunberg said the event “is whitewashing the crimes and the extremely dangerous things that Azerbaijan is doing.” She also called the summit “a greenwash conference,” an attribute activists give to publicity stunts they say are only pretending to care about the environment.