14/12/2023
After almost two weeks of intense negotiations, thatโs a wrap on COP28.
Taking place in Dubai, UAE, from Nov. 30 and going into overtime on Dec. 13, a lot was riding on the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28.
The climate crisis has been hard at work throughout 2023 with UN Secretary General, Antรณnio Guterres warning in September that: โHumanity has opened the gates of hell.โ Wildfires in Argentina and Canada. Flooding in India, Cameroon, and Libya. Extreme heat across the US, Europe, and Asia. A cyclone in Myanmar. A tropical storm hitting Japan, Guam, the Philippines, and Taiwan. The list goes on.
But what actually happened? Hereโs what you really need to know about the good, the bad, and the greenwash of COP28.
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 05 (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)