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GLOBAL COOPERATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE: What Have We Achieved and What Needs to Happen Next?

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  By Felix Dodds and Chris Spence Climate change has been a source of concern among the international community since the 1970s. Yet, almost fifty years since the issue was first raised in international diplomatic circles by prominent scientists, the situation continues to deteriorate, with rises in temperatures and extreme weather causing ever-magnifying problems around the world. What has the global community done to date to deal with what many consider an existential threat to humanity’s future? And what needs to happen next in the UN negotiations as diplomats and other key stakeholders head to Dubai for COP28? This briefing provides a short history of global cooperation to date, then looks towards Dubai and beyond for what needs to happen next. We argue that, although much more has been done to date than many give the UN and global community credit for, we face a critical time where action needs to be scaled-up dramatically if we are to avoid the worst outcomes from the climate
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Repubished - COP28: BUSINESSES URGE GOVERNMENTS TO PHASE OUT FOSSIL FUELS

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Ahead of COP28, 131 companies representing nearly $1trillion in global annual revenue are urging national governments to address the primary cause of climate change: burning fossil fuels. This letter, covered by The Financial Times, Reuters and other media outlets, was coordinated by We Mean Business Coalition and its partners through the Fossil to Clean campaig n. Add your company’s name to the Fossil to Clean letter and be heard by global policymakers. With bold business and political leadership, we can scale clean energy and end our reliance on fossil fuels. Visit the sign on portal Dear Heads of State attending UNFCCC COP28, We, the undersigned companies representing $987 billion in global annual revenue, celebrate the exponential growth of solutions that have made clean energy cheaper and more accessible than ever before. However, global emissions continue to rise because we haven’t addressed the primary cause of climate change: the burning of fossil fuels. Our businesses are
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Technical online briefing on the process and existing status of the selection of the Santiago Network on Loss and Damage (Santiago network) host secretariat,

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  Please join us for a  technical online briefing on the process and existing status of the selection of the Santiago Network on Loss and Damage (Santiago network) host secretariat , and an avenue to ask the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat technical questions.   Date and time:  24th of October 2023 GMT 13:00 - 14:00 Registration:  LINK The SNLD was created by the Conference of Parties under the Paris Agreement, to catalyse the technical assistance of relevant organisations, bodies, networks and experts, for the implementation of relevant approaches for averting, minimising and addressing loss and damage at the local, national and regional levels, at countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change.  The selection of the host secretariat of the Santiago network is currently under process.  The two proponents are the coalition of UNDRR-UNPOS and the Caribbean Development Bank (CBD). The executive summ
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The Virtual Conference: 2023 UNC Water and Health Conference - 23rd-27th October

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  2023 UNC Water and Health Conference: Science, Policy, and Practice   October 23rd- 27th, 2023 Photo by Tom Fuldner, 2022   Dear Friends,      The 2023 UNC Water and Health Conference: Science, Policy, and Practice is less than two weeks away!  If you cannot attend the in-person conference, please register for the Virtual Conference to stay connected.    If you wa
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The Sustainable Development Goals in Peril: Getting Back on Track for 2030 The Sustainable Development Goals in Peril: Getting Back on Track for 2030

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  By Felix Dodds and Chris Spence published on Taylor and Francis Sustainable Development Goals Online   Introduction The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offer a far-reaching and inspiring vision for achieving a better world by 2030. But as we pass the halfway mark since the SDGs were first agreed in 2015, our efforts to create this better world are in peril. Multiple crises—from climate change to regional conflicts, pollution to the COVID-19 pandemic—have derailed our endeavours. As of 2023, only 12 percent of the SDGs are on track. Almost one-third of the goals have seen either no improvement since 2015 or have actually gone backwards. The multiple crises assailing humanity have thrown millions more into poverty and the international community appears more fractured than it has in many years. How did we reach this point? Can we get the SDGs back on track? This article reviews how the SDGs were developed and why progress has been disappointing to date. We evaluate the impact of t
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