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There were already doubts as to whether the host nation, the United Arab Emirates, would prove serious, amid reports the event’s president, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber—who is also president of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company—was planning to use the talks to make oil deals on the side.
Renowned climate scientist Dr. James Hansen is concerned the danger is even greater than it appears.
A group known to United Nations climate negotiators as the Transitional Committee convened an emergency fifth meeting in Abu Dhabi.
Every official statement and agreement that comes out of the COPs must be agreed to by all of the 198 countries that are party to the UNFCCC. As a result, every word is subject to seemingly endless scrutiny and negotiation.
What does it say about COP28 that shortly before it began, the United Nations Environment Programme released a report tellingly titled "Broken Record," and another major report found 41 of 42 key climate indicators to be off track?
More often than not, environmental issues are also climate issues. The range of jobs types and opportunities in policy are innumerable, and forward thinking policymakers are putting climate change at the forefront of environmental policy discussions.
197 countries have gathered in Glasgow for a two-week conference on the future of climate action. Here's our guide on the policies, background, and must-watch issues of the summit.
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