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"Many people long involved in global climate negotiations see the annual United
Nations COP climate talks as fundamentally flawed. That includes me.
On Sunday, the 29th round of talks finished in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was likely
my 25th COP. I have attended these talks in many different roles, but largely
as a climate negotiator for the Australian government. These days I attend in
my academic capacity.
COP29 did not achieve a breakthrough. It led to a modest increase in climate
finance for developing nations and agreement on carbon market rules. But many
issues were kicked down the road.
COP talks are slow. And the once-a-year meetings are seen as “win or lose”
moments, which complicates the dynamics. Oil states and lobbyists work to avoid
mention of quitting fossil fuels. Host nations need a win, leading to
“commitments” which may not lead to substantive change. Ahead of this year’s
talks, major climate figures called once more for reform to the COP process.
But however flawed, COP meetings are the only way to get the world’s nations in
the same room to hash out what to do about climate change.
In recent years, global leaders have been distracted by COVID, the
Ukraine-Russia war and now the Middle East. But climate change is only
worsening. It won’t be long before real world events pull our attention back to
the single largest threat we face."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
