A fair COP? Lindsey Fielder Cook reflects on last year’s climate change conference in Dubai

11 Jan 2024 | by Lindsey Fielder Cook

‘The silence is broken.’

'Initially, this COP28 did not inspire hope. Set in a surreal venue, in a surreal mega desert city, and led by an oil executive, cynicism was rife.' | Photo: QUNO at work at COP 28

The climate change Conference of Parties (COP28) in Dubai broke a certain silence. For the first time, nation states overcame strong resistance from wealthy fossil fuel extractors and confirmed the need for ‘transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems’.

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