Casey Crownhart, climate reporter at MIT Technology Review, joins Ira to walk through the results of COP28. However, many critics of the proceedings point out that even this recognition is too little, too late, with few practical routes to keep global warming under thresholds considered to be catastrophic. After a lot of arguing over wording, the final agreement from the meeting calls for "transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a just, orderly and equitable manner, accelerating action in this critical decade, so as to achieve net zero by 2050 in keeping with the science." That text is significant in that it is the first time, surprisingly, that fossil fuel use was mentioned by name in a COP agreement. Climate Conference Ends, With Few Immediate Results The United Nations climate conference, COP28, ended this week in Dubai.DecemCOP28 Climate Conference Ends | Why Are Some People Affected By Seasonal Affective Disorder?
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