Last Weekend at COP28 in Dubai

Last Weekend at COP28 in Dubai

Host for the COP29 confirmed COP29 in 2024 will take place in Azerbaijan. After Russia used its veto right to prevent the event from being held in Eastern Europe, the nations agreed on Azerbaijan. After Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, this means that another...
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...