Guía de cobertura: cómo cubrir la COP28
Summary
The document outlines the primary objectives of COP28, including the first 'global stocktake' and negotiations on loss and damage funding. It highlights controversies surrounding the presidency of Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber and provides frameworks for reporting on climate justice, the 1.5 degrees C target, and the transition away from fossil fuels.
Key insights
- COP28, held from November 30 to December 12 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, will conclude the first "global stocktake," a process from the 2015 Paris Agreement requiring countries to report on climate progress every five years.
- The appointment of Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, director of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), as COP28 president caused controversy due to perceived conflicts of interest, including reports that ADNOC could access COP28 office emails.
- A loss and damage fund was agreed upon at COP27 to compensate low-income countries for climate impacts caused by wealthy nations; the UN suggests this funding should reach between 200 and 400 billion dollars annually by 2030.
- Developing nations require between 215 and 387 billion dollars annually this decade for climate adaptation, with the UN noting that every billion dollars invested in coastal flood adaptation reduces economic damages by 14 billion dollars.
- To avoid the worst climate impacts, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states global emissions must drop 43% below 2019 levels by 2030, which would require 90% of global coal reserves and 60% of oil and gas reserves to remain underground.
- The document emphasizes climate justice, noting that while China is the largest annual emitter, the United States remains the largest cumulative emitter, which determines global temperature rise.
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- CCNow (2023). Guía de cobertura: cómo cubrir la COP28. Covering Climate Now. https://coveringclimatenow.org/resource/guia-de-cobertura-como-cubrir-la-cop28/
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- CCNow. Guía de cobertura: cómo cubrir la COP28. Covering Climate Now, 2023. https://coveringclimatenow.org/resource/guia-de-cobertura-como-cubrir-la-cop28/.
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- {{cite report |last1=CCNow |title=Guía de cobertura: cómo cubrir la COP28 |publisher=Covering Climate Now |date=27 November 2023 |url=https://coveringclimatenow.org/resource/guia-de-cobertura-como-cubrir-la-cop28/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
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- @techreport{ccnow2023gua, author = {CCNow}, title = {{Guía de cobertura: cómo cubrir la COP28}}, institution = {Covering Climate Now}, year = {2023}, month = nov, url = {https://coveringclimatenow.org/resource/guia-de-cobertura-como-cubrir-la-cop28/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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