US EditionClimate contradictions key at UN talks. Less future warming projected, yet there's more current pain
- Climate negotiators at the COP28 summit in Dubai are facing contradictory conditions, including heavy promotion of unproven carbon capture and storage technology. There are concerns that the talks will falsely signal significant progress.
- The conference, held in a major oil-producing nation, will address issues such as climate financing, emissions cuts, and phasing out fossil fuels. However, it will be run by the CEO of an oil company, raising doubts about its effectiveness.
- Environmental activists question the trustworthiness of politicians and COP processes influenced by fossil fuel industries. A phase-out agreement for fossil fuels is unlikely, but a phase-down is seen as inevitable.
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The climate change health emergency
A few years ago, while doing research in the highlands of Ethiopia, a medical professional explained how cases of malaria were spreading each year up the mountains. Rising temperatures were allowing the parasite-carrying mosquitoes to survive at higher altitudes, and infect new communities. It is a story repeated across the world as we witness the […] The post The climate change health emergency appeared first on Asia Times.
La COP28 ante la emergencia climática
Quienes aún cuestionan la gravedad del calentamiento global y, por ende, la importancia de la cumbre climática (COP28), que comenzó este jueves en Dubái, deberían poner atención al informe que emitió la Organización Meteorológica Mundial, coincidente con el encuentro.Su mensaje central: el 2023 ha padecido “una ensordecedora cacofonía de récords rotos” en materia climática, para mal. Este año terminará como el más caluroso desde que comenzaron l…
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