Though the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP 27, will go down in history as a breakthrough in “loss and damage” financing, or climate reparations, it has also been criticized for its lack of action on other climate goals.
Climate advocates argue that the conference failed to go beyond the 2021 Glasgow Climate Pact’s promise to “phase down unabated coal power” and set new targets for limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Many have already started looking toward COP 28 and establishing the steps needed to ensure that the next climate conference results in climate action on many fronts. Here are the issues we think will shape the year ahead — and what could happen next November in Dubai.
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Rumbi Chakamba
Rumbi Chakamba is a Senior Editor at Devex based in Botswana, who has worked with regional and international publications including News Deeply, The Zambezian, Outriders Network, and Global Sisters Report. She holds a bachelor's degree in international relations from the University of South Africa.
