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Report from Dubai: Methane pledges and the American draw of Kamala Harris
Good evening from Dubai, I spent a good chuck of COP28 Day 3 getting turned away from meeting rooms: “No press allowed!” I also spent about 45 minutes…
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I went to a desert climate conference and then went skiing
{This post is for paid subscribers only.] I did a very bad thing today. Not illegal, but definitely morally bad. I visited Ski Dubai, an indoor ski hill…
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Report from Dubai: King Charles gets technical
Good Evening from Dubai, Today was the beginning of speeches from various national leaders, and many leaders also camped out in their national…
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November 2023
Report from Dubai: The size of COP28 is becoming a problem
Good Afternoon from Dubai, The first few COP meetings were two to five thousand delegates. In those early years, the majority of attendees were country…
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Taking a realist’s perspective to Dubai
Welcome to the many new folks who signed up this week! This evening I jump on my plane to Dubai. This trip is in large part possible due to the support…
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Thank you for being you.
A thank you to people who deserve it.
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One more big thing coming from COP28: Carbon credit trading
Good Afternoon! With just about two weeks before COP28 begins, a negotiating group submitted extremely technical and complex proposed rules for…
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The U.S.-China climate announcement is…actually pretty good news
Good Afternoon, Tuesday’s APEC announcement between the U.S. and China was new, significant and could lead to many more big announcements down the line…
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The round of COP28 pre-game diplomacy influencing has begun
Good Afternoon, The countdown to COP28 is now beginning in earnest. Since I’m taking Thanksgiving Day off next Thursday, I only have four updates before…
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Nine books on climate you might consider
Good Afternoon, As promised, today I’m writing a review of the clutch of climate books I’ve been reading. It’s all grim stuff, since there’s no clear…
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Why the sort-of agreement on Loss and Damages is big deal
Good Afternoon! I realized after I hit send yesterday, I didn’t include the list of climate books I’ve been reading. So, instead I’m going to share it…
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Observations about the climate process from the newbie
Good Afternoon! Over the weekend I plowed through a stack of books on climate politics (list is at the bottom) and it’s gotten me thinking about what…
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