Fossil fuel phaseout — can we actually achieve it?
Hopes are high that COP28 could deliver a historic commitment to phase out fossil fuels. The science for why is clear. But do we have the money, technology, and indeed a roadmap to get there?
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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.
IGF Mining Policy Framework
A compendium of best practices for governments to manage the full range of issues in the mining sector.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.