Climate Home News 348d ago

This year's UN climate summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is critical for the climate. Emotions are running high as the Israel-Palestine conflict tests geopolitical alliances. In a region economically dependent on oil and gas exports, the imperative to quit fossil fuels will be front and centre. Countries at the sharp end of the climate crisis finally have loss and damage finance in sight and are fighting for a fair deal. Climate Home News is hosting ‘Oil, carbon and loss: navigating Cop28’, a series of three online events to guide you through Cop28. Join us to hear from the experts and ask your questions. Reviewing announcements from the world leaders’ summit. What political signals did they send and how will they play into the final week of negotiations? Speakers: Bernice Lee Research Director, Futures at Chatham House; Hoffmann Distinguished Fellow for Sustainability; Chair, Sustainability Accelerator Advisory Board Harjeet Singh Global expert on the issues of climate impacts, migration and adaptation and has been supporting countries across the world on tackling climate change. Vanessa Nakate Climate activist from Uganda. She was the First Fridays For Future climate activist in Uganda and founder of the Rise up Climate Movement, which aims to amplify the voices of activists from Africa. The moderator was Sebastián Rodríguez, Climate Home's Special Projects Editor.