Start of COP29

Start of COP29

The UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) begins today in Baku, Azerbaijan. The programme consists of over 800 meetings and side events with a wide range of presentations, discussions and workshops on the topic of climate change. This year, in addition to the...
DKKV at the SB60 Climate negotiations in Bonn

DKKV at the SB60 Climate negotiations in Bonn

From 3 to 13 June 2024, around 5,000 delegates from the Subsidiary Bodies (SB), i.e. the permanent subsidiary bodies of the Conference of the Parties to the Climate Convention, met for climate negotiations at the World Conference Center in Bonn. The interim...
Impressions of the YPs at COP28

Impressions of the YPs at COP28

Two of our Young Professionals were in Dubai at COP28 in November/December 2023. All their impressions, insights of events and things they have learned are now summarised in one document which is uploaded on the YP website. The document is available here. Enjoy...
A Look back at COP28 by UNDRR

A Look back at COP28 by UNDRR

The 28th UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP) closed with some historic outcomes on disaster risk reduction. In order to stop the creation of new disaster risks, the reduction and eventual transition away from fossil fuels...
Cop28 in Dubai comes to an end

Cop28 in Dubai comes to an end

After a narrow failure, the almost 200 participating countries agreed on a text with many compromises during 36 hours of negotiations in Dubai. The UN describes the COP28 agreement as “the Beginning of the End of the Fossil Fuel Era”. This is about turning...