COP28: Q&A With Global Goal on Adaptation CEO - Bloomberg
COP28: Q&A With Global Goal on Adaptation CEO - Bloomberg
COP28 Needs to Figure Out How to Live With Climate Change
Patrick Verkooijen wants to get all countries to set a climate adaptation goal. He says it isn’t getting enough attention at the summit in Dubai.
Floodwater following heavy rains caused by Storm Daniel in Greece, on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. Photographer: Konstantinos Tsakalidis/Bloomberg
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Every global climate summit held under the aegis of the United Nations has a long list of agenda items. Among the most urgent at COP28 is for all countries to agree on what the world should aim to do so it can better withstand the more extreme weather ahead.
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