As the world continues to grapple with the pressing issue of climate change, the upcoming 28th Conference of the Parties (COP 28) carries immense significance. Set against the backdrop of the vibrant city of Dubai, UAE, COP 28 marks a historic milestone as it marks the conclusion of the first Global Stocktake. Under the leadership … Read more
How fake COP28 supporters use stolen photos and coordinated messaging to mislead A disinformation expert, Marc Owen Jones, has uncovered a network of fake Twitter accounts defending the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) decision to host the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) climate negotiations. These accounts also support the appointment of Sultan al-Jaber, CEO of … Read more
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), the state oil company of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), had access to the emails exchanged by the organizers of the COP28 climate summit, according to The Guardian report. The development has sparked widespread criticism and has been described as an “explosive” scandal. The United Arab Emirates will host … Read more
The achievements of the 27th climate summit were not balanced with failures. The global balance of the COP27 held in Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) is disappointing. The final decision agreement has been made public and, despite the administrative style and not always being direct and clear, words such as “concern” and “objectives are not achieved” … Read more
The COP27 climate summit has had many Chiaroscuro, where the word implementation has been repeated key, and the fight against climate change does not seem to have found the correct way out of the “highway to hell” in which, according to the Secretary General of the UN, António Guterres, we are on the right track. … Read more
The participation of women in 30 years of United Nations climate summits has been a minority but arriving at number 27 in this Egyptian city, they have shouldered the hardest work, forging consensus through concessions and limiting agreements between the parties. The Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) released a study on gender inequality in … Read more
As the first week at COP27 comes to an end, the new edition of the Global Carbon Project, published this Friday, November 11, shows no significant progress in terms of reducing carbon emissions at the global level, with record levels still forecast for 2022. So much so that the objective of limiting global warming to … Read more
The United Nations is urged to make a bold promise and set a target of zero for new plastic pollution by 2040 in its upcoming Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution. Plastic production and subsequent pollution are key drivers of climate change, the focus of discussion at COP27 in Egypt this week. call for zero … Read more
Deforestation is increasing in the forests of the Amazon, whose integrity may reach a point of no return, directly affecting 47 million people and aggravating the global climate and biodiversity crises, warned a new report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Amazon forest in crisis According to the WWF’s “Living Amazon 2022” report, presented at … Read more
CO2 emissions from the consumption of fossil fuels -oil, gas and coal- will reach a new record in 2022, according to a study published this Friday during the COP27 in Egypt. Total greenhouse gas emissions, including those from deforestation, will reach 40.6 billion tons, just below the record level of 2019, according to the first … Read more
