Final COP28 declaration will not focus on agriculture and food
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack revealed that the final COP28 declaration would not focus on agriculture and food.
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USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack revealed that the final COP28 declaration would not focus on agriculture and food.
Agriculture and food were very much on the menu at COP28 in Dubai, with both voluntary pledges and negotiated texts reflecting their role in climate change.
But critics say the food systems roadmap doesn’t go far enough in tackling ‘the massive power inequalities imposed by the handful of companies that define what we grow and eat’.
The outcome of COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, after two weeks of rigorous climate change deliberations, was mixed, with some positive developments for Africa but a lack of progress on other important concerns.
In their wide-ranging “stocktake” at the UN climate summit, world leaders urged the adoption of sustainable agriculture and resilient food systems on Wednesday without setting goals for the sector that produces one-third of global greenhouse gases.