COP28

Last week, the UNFCCC released the cover decision from COP28 in Dubai. In response, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) released the following statement from Marcene Mitchell, senior vice president of climate change: For the first time, the final…

To achieve sustainable economic development and avert the devastating consequences of unchecked climate change requires making use of all low-carbon energy sources, including nuclear power. This is the message that International…

February 7, 2024 – Members of the Harvard community who attended COP28—the two-week international climate summit held in late 2023 in Dubai—gathered January 30 to discuss key takeaways, lessons learned, and next steps in the climate…

Rather than focusing so much on international climate conferences that require unanimous support, rely on hollow voluntary commitments, and ultimately have little effect on emissions, policymakers should be…

Posted by Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young, Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics and USDA Chief Scientist in…

Register here Time: 10:00 - 11:30 (Panama time)The conclusion of COP28 marks a pivotal moment in global climate action, symbolizing the "beginning of the end" for the fossil fuel era. The upcoming webinar focuses on unravelling the…

China played a big part in the growth of solar and wind power in 2023yuanyuan xie / Alamy Stock Photo 2023 saw a record expansion of renewable energy, with almost 50 per cent more solar, wind and other clean energy…

Delivering on COP28’s prioritization of halting both deforestation and forest degradation requires alignment around standards that apply to both the Global North and the Global South. Through establishing a GDAF, countries can…

COP28 Debrief Breakfast – London Business School DOUGLAS, Isle of Man, Jan. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the wake of the influential COP28 Debrief Breakfast, United Renewables is poised to announce its ambitious…

Written by Carina Rudolph-Math, a VSFS Intern with the U.S. Department of State. To date, 2023 has been the hottest year on record. From raging wildfires to rising sea levels, the effects of climate change are becoming more and more…

Climate change is not just an environmental issue; it's a health crisis touching every corner of our cities and stretching to the farthest reaches of our planet. COP28 has acknowledged this by introducing the inaugural 'Health Day',…

In news that surprised many, the president of COP28, Sultan Al Jaber of United Arab Emirates countered the idea of “a phase-out of fossil fuel that will allow for sustainable socioeconomic development,” stating that such a path…

Three DDL researchers and four UNC students joined the 100,000+ attendees to the United Nations 28th Conference of Parties, COP28, earlier this month in Dubai. Through the years, the size and scope of these climate conferences has…

COP28 marks a pivotal point in the global response to the climate crisis, where countries will have the first opportunity to review and take stock of the Paris Agreement through the Global Stocktake (GST). This presents an…

December 13, 2023 COP28 Fossil Fuels Protest | Photo Credit: Chris Wilke, Waterkeeper Alliance In response to the historic climate deal struck at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties…

This year’s UN Climate Conference wrapped up today, leaving a bittersweet taste for the climate movement: while the final text made some strides in the right direction, acknowledging the need of move away from fossil fuels and…

Following a hybrid meeting on the sides of New York City Climate Week, a dedicated expert group convened by the Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM) and WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities announced the forthcoming launch of the Integrity…

Join the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) at COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Follow us and our partners along for a lineup of events throughout the two weeks, focused on city climate action. Below…

Los Angeles, December 14, 2023 – Following the unanimous approval of a declaration by COP28 diplomats that included calls for the phase out of fossil fuels and the tripling of renewable energy capacity, Matt Petersen, LACI’s President…

Los Angeles, December 14, 2023 – Following the unanimous approval of a declaration by COP28 diplomats that included calls for the phase out of fossil fuels and the tripling of renewable energy capacity, Matt Petersen, LACI’s…

“When the first cyclone comes,” said Doreen Miller Robinson, Special Administrator of Labasa Town Council in Fiji, “you think it’s just bad luck – a one-in-50-year event.” However, when that cyclone was followed soon after by…

That’s a wrap on COP28! We want to thank you all for supporting and following the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) at COP28 this year – where GCoM supported gathering more than 450 local leaders, partners, and…

That’s a wrap on COP28! We want to thank you all for supporting and following the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) at COP28 this year – where GCoM supported gathering more than 450 local leaders,…

Sultan al-Jaber, the president of COP28, and other participants at the conference applaud. The final document resulting from COP28 mentioned transitioning away…

The world’s governments are about to meet at COP28 in Dubai. The goal of the yearly “Conference of the Parties” is to agree on global policies to limit the impact of the climate crisis. So, you know, not exactly trivial.  Consider…

December 14, 2023 Energy Transition Changemaker award recognises game-changing green hydrogen technology An Australian company that was born at…

The world’s governments are about to meet at COP28 in Dubai. The goal of the yearly “Conference of the Parties” is to agree on global policies to limit the impact of the climate crisis.So, you know, not exactly trivial. …

As COP28 gets into full swing in Dubai, business, policymakers and civil society are more aware than ever that food systems are both affected by, and contribute to, the world's most pressing social and environmental challenges.Since the…

This press release was originally published by the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction.Dubai, 6 December 2023 — The Governments of France and Morocco, together with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), launched the Buildings…

Each year, I tell you that reviewing the results of a COP is a glass half-full, half-empty story. Of course, this year, the main reason for being encouraged is that for the first time, language to “transition away from fossil fuels” is…

Each year, I tell you that reviewing the results of a COP is a glass half-full, half-empty story. Of course, this year, the main reason for being encouraged is that for the first time, language to “transition away from fossil fuels” is…

The impacts of climate change are already being felt by both humans and ecosystems, with extreme weather events and record-high temperatures becoming increasingly frequent and intense.  Established in the Paris…

Nearly every country in the world has agreed to “transition away from fossil fuels” – the main driver of climate change – at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. It is the first time such an agreement has been reached…

WBCSD and its members are committed to ensuring that the ambition, action and accountability of the private sector enable trust in, and iterative progress towards, a shared agenda for food systems transformation. Complementing the…

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. Carbon Brief handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for free here. (China Briefing will return…

Agriculture and food were very much on the menu at COP28 in Dubai, with both voluntary pledges and negotiated texts beginning to reflect their central role in climate change. The global stocktake – the “temperature check” of the Paris…

Agriculture and food were very much on the menu at COP28 in Dubai, with both voluntary pledges and negotiated texts beginning to reflect their central role in climate change. The global stocktake – the “temperature…

As the climate crisis escalates, leaders face a stark choice: continue down the current path, or seize the opportunity to course-correct by embracing the potential of nature. The evidence is clear: nature is an underestimated asset in…

Welcome to the final COP28 special edition of DeBriefed, an essential guide to all the key developments at the Dubai climate talks. Subscribe to DeBriefed here for free. Global stocktake FOSSILS AWAY: Nearly…

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s Cropped. We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature over the past fortnight. This is an online version of Carbon Brief’s…

COP28: What Worked, What Didn’t, and What Next? The UN climate conference delivered more progress than many anticipated — on cutting methane, funding loss and damage, and tripling renewable energy — but it also neglected…

The international climate change conference, COP28, concluded in Dubai on December 13th — one day later than its scheduled end-date. Negotiators went into overtime to hammer out an agreement that for the first…

The COP28 climate talks began with a new fund to address the increasingly severe losses and damage vulnerable countries face from climate impacts and concluded with the first international agreement to tackle climate change’s main…

As the gavel came down on the latest round of climate talks in Dubai, there were declarations of “we united, we acted, we delivered” from the COP28 presidency. This was met by a sense of déjà vu among delegates of the Alliance of Small…

18 December 2023 The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) of the The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) witnessed a pivotal moment for global agriculture with the signing of the UAE Declaration on…

Since the gavel came down on COP28, two mutually incompatible narratives have taken hold. Optimists see the inclusion of hydrocarbons as a historic accomplishment, since every government for the first time intends to “transition away…

With the 28th United Nations Climate Conference just around the corner, DDL will join the conversation through various sessions and discussions about net zero, non-state actor accountability, and climate justice.  COP28 marks the…

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) officially launched two global taxonomies at COP28 on 4 December 2023 in the Iraq pavilion.  The first one is the Climate Resilience Classification Framework developed with…

Screenwriters and Writers Guild Of Great Britain (WGGB) members stage a rally in Leicester SquareVuk Valcic/Alamy WHEN New Scientist editors sat down to discuss the biggest story of 2023, one topic shot straight to…

Collins Nzovu, Zambia’s minister of green economy and environment, speaking at COP28Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto/Shutterstock The countries most vulnerable to climate change say the world must do far more to help them…