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Francois Pickard on the opening of #COP28 which begins in earnest over the next 2 days with National heads of states delivering remarks and holding meetings.
My third COP. And it oooks like it will be another momentous one.
THE DEBATE • FRANCE 24 English via @YouTube
The notebook shows the number of registrations. 104,000 much more than ever before. Momentum is growing and the Oil Giant CEO president was in good form.
Here he is in a short clip from the first of hopefully regular readouts during this COP.
Opening with an upbeat report on 4.5 billion dollars in concessionary Climate Finance and an announcement on progress with Loss & Damages was also very adept and diplomatic. And the perfect follow up to the Sharm #COP27 result. He also wisely acknowledges that this is not nearly enough.
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