JUST TRANSITION: HOW TO DEFINE WHAT IS RIGHT?
The interpretation of the concept of just transition is different from person to person, based on their place of origin or the... Read More
GLOBAL STOCKTAKE: IMPOSSIBLE SETTLEMENT?
The central event of COP28 is undoubtedly the first Global Stocktake, an assessment of the progress made towards achieving the Paris Agreement.... Read More
WORLD CLIMATE ACTION SUMMIT WORLD LEADERS AT COP28
The first days of the COP28 in Dubai have been hectic and full of twists and turns. A Conference of the Parties at the centre of criticism since its first announcement, weighed down by an extremely critical geopolitical scenario and in a global context in which the impacts of global warming, or 'global boiling' as it has been called by UN Secretary General António Guterres, are alarming.
THE PLEA FOR URGENCY FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AT COP28: CLIMATE ACTION AND IMMEDIATE FUNDS
The high-level Side Event on climate finance needs of developing countries, which took place during COP28 in Dubai, highlighted the progress made in implementing the Needs-Based Finance (NBF) project to facilitate access and mobilizing of climate finance for the needs and priorities of developing countries on a regional basis.
Present at the panel were the Cook Islands, Grenada and the Republic of Tajikistan, all agreeing with the need to enhance climate finance and its access, especially for climate adaptation.
MELONI GOES ALL-IN ON LOSS AND DAMAGE
Anything could have been expected from the leaders' summit at COP28, except coming out with Italy as the top global donor to the Loss and Damage Fund.