Lack of ambition, broken promises, “greenwashing”: the COPs seem increasingly out of step with the state of scientific knowledge on climate.
Many crucial discussions will take place over the next two weeks. Here are five key questions to keep an eye on. In each case, failure to follow through on earlier promises is likely to haunt negotiations.
This will be the first COP where the issue of financial compensation for damage suffered by developing countries will be at the top of the agenda.
In a world paralyzed by war in Ukraine, inflation and deep North-South divisions, the chances of bold climate action continue to look bleak, even as warnings of climate catastrophe and real damage to human lives, livelihoods and health continue to rise exponentially.
The human and financial impacts of climate change in an infographic.
