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Three decades on from the first UN Cop summit the world is finally about to hit peak emissions, writes Nick Ferris from the latest summit in Dubai. It is a major milestone but the job of decarbonising our lives is nowhere near complete
Let’s start by talking about where we are with climate change. Greenhouse gas emissions and the global average temperature are hitting new highs. Extreme weather events are occurring more often, developing faster and becoming more intense. We all know who suffers the most, and it isn’t those who caused the problem in the first place.
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The Loss and Damage fund for vulnerable nations now is operationalized, with initial funding commitments of more than $420 million.
UN climate change secretariat Simon Stiell has urged for COP28 to be a “turning point.”
Let’s start with a climate health check. Greenhouse gas emissions and the global average temperature are hitting new highs. Extreme weather events are occurring more often, developing faster and becoming more intense. These impacts are battering vulnerable communities. The diagnosis is poor.