COP28 was close to falling apart. But after two weeks of deliberations, the nearly 200 countries participating in the COP28 climate summit finally agreed on a climate deal. The deal has been lauded as an historic agreement – but critics say that the deal contains too many loopholes.
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COP28 has begun – with alarms about record global heating
Today, the annual United Nations climate conference starts. From today and all the way through December 12th, thousands of people – including government leaders and representatives, business officials, scientists, and activists – will gather to discuss and agree on policies aimed at staving off the growing threats of climate change.
Current climate pledges are “half measures and hollow promises”, will result in a “catastrophic” 2.7C temperature rise
Ahead of the COP26 climate conference, the United Nations warned that the current commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions put the world towards a “catastrophic” 2.7-degree Celsius temperature rise this century.
Record high carbon dioxide levels, temperatures – and emissions are expected to rise sharply after the pandemic
The climate crisis remained relentless in 2020 and continued seemingly unabashed by the economic effects of the pandemic.