We must correct unfairness: Ten things from Cop28

You've seen the headlines that Cop28 in Dubai resulted in an unprecedented call to "divest from fossil fuels". So why was the celebration from developing countries and civil society so muted?

Countries on the front lines of the climate crisis fear they are still being left to bear the costs and sinking beneath the waves. This global agreement has to work for everyone, or it won't work for any of us.

Here are ten options.


1. No, this outcome is not enough to reverse runaway climate change 

Rather than a detailed plan to save the planet, the deal is a poorly drawn back-of-the-envelope sketch.

It only requires a transition away from fossil fuels instead of a decision to phase out entirely. The world's biggest polluters are not required to act faster than lower-income countries that have done little to address climate change. (Teresa Anderson)

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