As part of the Glasgow Climate Change Conference, a delegation from Iran has been in attendance. But their presence has nothing to do with climate issues. Elham Azizi, head of the climate change group at the Environmental Protection Agency of Iran, who is attending the conference, told reporters that their mission is to lift sanctions, not to participate in discussions related to climate change.
The Islamic Republic of Iran has repeatedly stated that it will not take any action on greenhouse gases until sanctions are lifted.
At present, the Islamic Republic is not bound by any climate agreement. In fact, Iran is one of the few countries that has signed but not ratified the Paris Climate Agreement. Iran is now one of the top ten countries polluting the Earth’s atmosphere with carbon dioxide, a main cause of global warming.
Environmentalists in Iran believe that the issue of sanctions has become an excuse for the Islamic government, as it has broadcast documentaries on the radio, television and media for years to present the issue of global climate change as useless noise. These government-made documentaries are influenced by Iranian government-affiliated scientists.
In addition to this, in recent years the Islamic government has imprisoned and killed a large number of environmental activists and scientists solely for informing the public about environmental issues.
