COP from A-Z (W) – Rest-day at COP

COP from A-Z (W) – Rest-day at COP

Adaptation: Adaptation is the process of adapting to the effects of climate change. BECCS: “Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage” is the process of extracting bioenergy from biomass and capturing and storing the carbon, thereby removing it from the atmosphere, to...
Day 7 at Cop28 in Dubai

Day 7 at Cop28 in Dubai

Presentation of the new Global Tipping Points Report The new tipping point report by the University of Exeter’s Global Systems Institute was compiled by 200 scientists from over 90 organisations in 26 countries and presented at COP28 on 6 December. The report...
Day 6 at COP28 in Dubai

Day 6 at COP28 in Dubai

DKKV Young Professionals at the COP Two of the DKKY Young Professionals, Denis Wengenroth and Stefan Mönnich, are currently in Dubai and are following the COP on site. The two have already been able to take part in numerous panels and events on topics that are...
Day 5 at COP28 in Dubai

Day 5 at COP28 in Dubai

Controversy surrounding COP28 President Al Jaber The Guardian reported on Sunday about an appearance by COP28 President Al Jaber at an event organised by the “SHE changes climate” campaign. There, Al Jaber stated that there is “no scientific...
1st Weekend at the COP28 in Dubai

1st Weekend at the COP28 in Dubai

UNDRR & UNOPS host the Secretariat of the Santiago Network The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) have been decided on as the new hosts for the secretariat of the Santiago Network. Aim of the...
Day 2 at COP28 in Dubai

Day 2 at COP28 in Dubai

Loss and Damage Building on the results of COP27 with the decision to set up a fund for climate damage, it has now already been decided on the first day of the COP28 conference how this should function. The UN Organization for Trade and Development (UNCTAD) calculates...