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Five Times Faster
We’re not on track to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by 2050. While there has been some progress, it hasn’t been nearly fast enough. In the last two decades, the amount … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Economics, Environment
Tagged book review, clean energy transition, climate change, COP28, diplomacy, fossil fuel, nonfiction, Paris Agreement, UNFCCC
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COP28 Wrap-up: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
They went into overtime at COP28, but delegates to the UN climate conference in Dubai emerged on the morning of December 13, 2023 with a unanimous agreement signed by nearly 200 countries. Here’s my summary. (For background on COP28, please … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged climate, climate change, COP28, global warming, Paris Agreement, UN, UNFCCC
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What’s happening at COP28?
Halfway through COP28, here’s a roundup of some of the key developments and announcements coming out of the conference. COP28 is the annual UN climate conference happening this year in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. For background on the conference, please … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged carbon emissions, climate, climate change, COP28, methane, Paris Agreement, UN, UNFCCC
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COP28 Explainer
After a year of record-shattering heat waves, floods and forest fires, world leaders will gather in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from November 30 to December 12, 2023, for COP28, the most important annual international conference on climate change. Climate change … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged carbon emissions, climate, climate change, COP28, explainer, Paris Agreement, UN, UNFCCC
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