COP28: At a Crossroads!

On this final official day of COP28, we stand at a crossroads in our fight against climate change. The decisions made by leaders in the next few hours will shape our future.

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#COP28 The latest iteration of the Global Stocktake (GST) text has shifted away from explicit language on 'phasing out fossil fuels.' This represents a significant regression in our commitment to combat fossil fuels, undermining previous efforts and our expectation from #COP28.

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#LossAndDamage Ministerial, along the margins of the #UNGA, concludes with no resolution of key divisive issues.

Recording:

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1/ A substantial 'mountain to climb' to operationalise the Loss and Damage Fund by #COP28 climate conference this December.media.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k…







2/ Who contributes to the #LossAndDamage Fund and who receives funding remained the most divisive issues in the ministerial. Several developed nations spoke to *only* LDCs & SIDS as being the most vulnerable, ignoring people & communities affected in other developing countries.

Dear @ClimateEnvoy @JohnKerry,

Here's my 10-point response to your intervention at the @nytimes Climate Forward conference at #UNGA

1. Thank you for acknowledging that #LossAndDamageFinance requires trillions of US$, as experts estimated.

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2. You now agree "in all honesty" that the most important thing to do is to mitigate to prevent #LossAndDamage, and the next most important thing is to help people adapt.

3. But, the graph clearly shows that the US failed to reduce its CO2 emissions, since @UNFCCC in 1992.

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#ClimateChange Heads of Delegation are in Cairo to discuss #LossAndDamage.

I made an intervention for @CANIntl in the opening plenary urging them to put L&D Finance on the #COP27 agenda to establish L&D Finance Facility and deliver #ClimateJustice.

Excerpt as a THREAD – 1/11 #We are already in the era of #LossAndDamage!

In the last few months, we have seen unfathomable levels of suffering because of #climate impacts

We've seen #heatwaves #droughts #wildfire and #floodings sweep through the world and the horrific devastation by #PakistanFloods

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