Like over-caffeinated college students, Sultan Al Jaber, John Kerry and other COP28 delegates pulled an all-nighter to turn what could have been an “F” on a global climate deal into a respectable “C.” Still, in their scramble to produce a historic pact, they left one glaring omission that could doom the whole enterprise in the longer run: They ignored the money.

Give credit where it’s due: The end product of this year’s UN climate confab, an agreement that the world needs to stop using fossil fuels, was the first of its kind and a drastic improvement over most COPs, which are usually failures. Until a couple of years ago, these grand throat-clearings barely acknowledged the existence of fossil fuels.

QOSHE - The COP28 Deal Is Missing One Big Thing: Money - Mark Gongloff
menu_open
Columnists Actual . Favourites . Archive
We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close
Aa Aa Aa
- A +

The COP28 Deal Is Missing One Big Thing: Money

6 0
13.12.2023

Like over-caffeinated college students, Sultan Al Jaber, John Kerry and other COP28 delegates pulled an all-nighter to turn what could have been an “F” on a global climate deal into a........

© Bloomberg

Get it on Google Play