At COP28, donors join IFC to lure $11bn in climate cash
Some of the world’s biggest charities have joined forces with the World Bank’s private investment arm in a climate financing venture to try to generate $11 billion in investments in…
COP28: an oasis?
COP28 was held in Dubai from November 30 to December 13, 2023 to make substantial progress on the Paris Agreement and negotiate many vital issues to mitigate and adapt to…
COP28: a critical analysis: Part – I
Nearly all Pakistani comments on the outcome of COP28 have been overwhelmingly laudatory. This write-up aims to balance the assessment by pointing out the glaring equity deficit and lack of…
COP28: a critical analysis
COP28, held late last year, included a global climate action summit attended by 154 heads of state and government, heads of UN agencies, major regional networks, business organizations, and civil…
Pakistan beyond COP28
Every United Nations Climate Change Conference – or COP – carries the weight of expectation, the pressure to inch closer to a sustainable and climate-resilient future. COP27 delivered the Loss…
The elephant in the COP28 room
As the gavel struck, finalizing the 21-page deal at the COP28 summit in Dubai, a wave of mixed emotions swept across the faces of delegates. It was a moment of…
COP28 commitments
COP28 began on November 30 in Dubai. Climate finance will be one of the most important areas and core of the negotiation process during this climate conference. Climate change financing…
Important climate finance issues at COP28
The world is faced with not only the existential threat of climate change crisis, but the impact it is producing in terms of creating a situation of polycrisis, which requires…
To greenwash or do the right thing? Corporate dilemmas at COP28
They call the giant climate business expo running outside the COP28 United Nations talks in Dubai the “green zone”. With the enormous former Expo 2020 site given over to green…
Record COP28 carbon footprint under scrutiny
After having the world’s tallest tower and the biggest shopping mall, Dubai, the city of records, is gearing up to host the largest COP ever — a feat that in…
