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“We cannot afford to have a bad COP” – Mary Robinson

Mary Robinson: This year will go down in history as the one when global
temperature records were not merely surpassed but shattered. There is also
a risk that 2023 becomes the year that multilateral co-operation on climate
fractures, if leaders do not respond at the scale and with the urgency the
science demands.

As COP28 starts in Dubai against a backdrop of divisive
geopolitics, governments need to demonstrate that working together on our
shared challenges is not only necessary but possible. The need for
collective action is urgent, and the cost of inaction catastrophic. Yet
leaders have not done enough. We are well off-track in curbing global
warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, the limit set out in the Paris
Agreement.

The latest UN assessment shows current climate policies would
mean a predicted 9 per cent rise in global emissions from 2010 to 2030,
despite scientific consensus demanding a 45 per cent reduction in the same
timeframe. Meanwhile, despite projections of global clean energy
investments reaching $1.7tn in 2023, oil and gas industry profits soared to
an estimated $4tn last year while fossil fuel subsidies hit a record $7tn.

 FT 26th Nov 2023

https://www.ft.com/content/824664ec-4b20-48cc-8fc2-44ab4c31b75d

November 29, 2023 - Posted by | Uncategorized

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  1. I sincerely doubt a positive outcome from this COP23 Conference. The fact that it takes place in Dubai, an oil & natural gas nation state, hosting & sponsoring this Conference is the first fact. The profit addicted, fossil fuel companies & nation states want to extract & burn every barrel of oil, cubic foot of natural gas and ton of coal on the planet before they deem “renewable energy” as ready to power the planet. The very idea of the halting or even reduction in the exploration, extraction & burning of any fossil fuel is just uphorrent to them. They don’t give a damn about the planet or the impact of the continued extraction and burning of any fossil fuel. The “maximizing of profits,” or “return on equity to their investors,” and “stock options” for their CEO’s & Boards of Directors is all that matters to them. The environment, the ecosytem of the planet be damned. Only the quick, fast buck are what matter. Sustainability, “Bah, Humbug!”

    paulrodenlearning's avatar Comment by paulrodenlearning | November 29, 2023 | Reply


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