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Policy Experts Say the UN Climate Talks Need Reform, but Change Would be Difficult in the Current Political Landscape

Inside Climate News · By Bob Berwyn · last updated
Limiting the size of the annual conference, eliminating conflicts of interest and adopting enforceable agreements with a voting system could help speed up global climate action, research shows.

By Bob Berwyn

As COP28 negotiations in Dubai last December stalled over language describing the phaseout of fossil fuels for the summit’s final agreement, several American climate activists and scientists tried to revive a long-simmering call to adopt voting rules at the climate talks, where diplomats currently reach decisions by consensus. 

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