I’m writing this from the COP 28 climate change summit in Dubai. Given that this is also my seventh annual COP, some might think I enjoy attending these annual summits.
Actually, I hate them.
For me, they encapsulate all that is wrong with our efforts to combat climate change: Tens of thousands of people flying in from around the world to talk about saving the planet; big words from leaders keen to show how much they care; but little in the way of real action.