That’s COP28 folks. The conference wrapped up this week (a day late) and the outcome of the first global stocktake can be read in full here. The full text is 21 pages and includes a litany of important items. To summarize the key takeaways I have provided some bullets but I would recommend reading the entire text to understand the exact takeaways. Also, based on previous iterations of the document, I would love to see the redline full version in all its messy glory. As with all negotiations, there was a lot of back and forth with a full account of what took place in the negotiating room covered quite well by Corporate Knights here. For a full recap of events, Carbon Brief has a great read here. With fossil fuel PR representatives, climate change deniers, and other representatives from groups actively trying to dissuade climate progress, some of the news that was released is quite surprisingly good.
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