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COP28: Just A Day Left, Yet Latest Draft of Global Stocktake Doesn’t Inspire Hope

There's less than a day left of COP28. But not enough ground has been covered in many aspects; in fact, the current COP could be regression when compared to advances made at previous COPs in some ways, experts said.

IISD in the news December 11, 2023

IGF Mining Policy Framework

A compendium of best practices for governments to manage the full range of issues in the mining sector.

Report December 11, 2023

COP 28 Side Event | What Skills and Capacities Are Needed at Sub-national Levels to Implement NAPs?

This event will examine the importance of sub-national and local-level engagement in national adaptation policies and plans, discussing how capacities and networks can be enhanced to enable vertical integration in decision-making and ensure inclusive and gender-responsive adaptation action.

Conference December 10, 2023

COP 28 Side Event | Advancing International Cooperation and Knowledge Exchange for Implementing Just Energy Transitions in Coal Regions

This COP 28 side event will discuss how partnerships foster collaboration and knowledge exchange across countries and how the new Just Energy Transition in Coal Regions Knowledge Hub can serve as a digital ‘one-stop shop’ on just energy transition.

Conference December 10, 2023

UN sets out roadmap to combat global hunger amid climate crisis

Reforming the world's food systems will be a key step in limiting global temperature rises, the UN has said, as it set out the first instalment of a roadmap for providing food and farming while staying within 1.5 C.

IISD in the news December 10, 2023

COP28: OPEC leaks put pressure on Al Jaber to secure a fossil fuel phase-out deal

As COP28 enters its final days, discussions around the inclusion of calls to "phase out" fossil fuels in the conference's final text have reached fever pitch, as a leaked letter from OPEC urged member countries to reject a fossil fuel phase-out. Leaked documents show that OPEC has warned its member countries with the "utmost urgency" to "proactively reject" any text that "targets energy, ie fossil fuels, rather than emissions."

IISD in the news December 9, 2023

Dutch initiative must turn the tables on fossil fuel subsidy reform

An avalanche of public money still supports production and consumption of coal, oil and gas, despite multiple pledges to phase out such subsidies.

IISD in the news December 9, 2023

Launch of proposed Regional Goal on Adaptation for the Caribbean

As intense negotiations on the Global Goal on Adaptation appear to have reached a stalemate at the pivotal United Nations global climate summit, COP28, a number of Caribbean leaders and climate experts forged ahead to launch a landmark civil society-led framework to build resilience to these climate change impacts, the proposed Regional Goal on Adaptation (RGA) for the Caribbean.

IISD in the news December 8, 2023

New Coalition Formed at COP 28 to Tackle Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform a Promising Sign

IISD welcomes the new joint ministerial statement on fossil fuel subsidy (FFS) reform led by the Netherlands and launched today at COP 28.

Statement December 8, 2023

Scientists to COP28: 'We're Clearly in The Danger Zone'

As negotiators at COP28 debate which verbs in the final documents would indicate the correct level of urgency, scientists at the global talks delivered a simple, dire message: Act now, or trigger climate tipping points with serious risks to the lives and livelihoods of billions of people.