Good Evening from Dubai, Today was the beginning of speeches from various national leaders, and many leaders also camped out in their national pavilions, shaking hands and giving self-aggrandizing speeches to captive audiences. It’s the heady beginning to COP, which only begins to really wear down after leaders leave
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 representatives, and then a smattering of observers and press. For a long while meetings stayed in the few thousands size unless something big was expected.
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 of an important group of people. Some supported my kickstarter for this trip, some helped me get credentials, and
Good Afternoon! With just about two weeks before COP28 begins, a negotiating group submitted extremely technical and complex proposed rules for international carbon credit trading. Right now carbon credit trading is voluntary, but it’s already big money, since most expect it will become mandatory at some point. Approving the
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. Today, I’m providing an overview of what’s in the agreement, and how it could boost COP28. And a reminder: I’m heading
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 I begin reporting to you from Dubai, on November 30. As we lead up to the meeting we should expect a series of announcements
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 silver bullet solutions and the world has yet to pull together on the issue. Still, there’s lots of good
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 with you Thursday, with a brief review of each one. Today, I’m providing a dive into the Loss and
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 I’ve observed so far. Today, I’m adding this additional entry, but tomorrow I’ll have insight into the Loss and
Fifth in a series of five on expected COP28 issues
Fourth in a series of five on expected COP28 issues
Third in a series of five expected COP28 issues
First in a series of five expected COP28 issues
First in a series of four expected COP28 issues
Good Afternoon! Countries are starting to announce their negotiating positions for Dubai and the COP28 president released a letter suggesting a structure for negotiations. We’re getting close to the meeting, so I’m working through the details of the major negotiation points in preparation for my attendance. Today I’