COP28: The biggest climate wins and flops from the first week - New Scientist
COP28: The biggest climate wins and flops from the first week | New Scientist
Activists participate in a demonstration for a loss and damage fund at COP28 AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili/Alamy
Activists participate in a demonstration for a loss and damage fund at COP28
AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili/Alamy
The first week of the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, saw a flurry of major announcements from countries aiming to take action on climate change. But the summit, which is set to end on 12 December, has also been plagued by controversy over the influence that the fossil fuel industry will have on agreements regarding the future of oil, gas and coal – the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions.
Here are the biggest climate wins…
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