The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP) was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, brokered by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, to coordinate global efforts in achieving Net Zero emissions. The very first COP in 1995 witnessed 170 states in attendance. COP 2, held in 1997, saw 37 industrialized states and territories agree to the Kyoto Protocol, aiming to reduce emissions. However, the U.S. refused to ratify the agreement, since it didn't oblige other developing countries like China to cut the emissions, causing the protocol to crumble. The 2015 Paris Agreement marked a pivotal moment with 190 parties, including the U.S. and China, committing to limit global warming to 2.0 degrees, preferably 1.5 degrees. Yet, progress has been slowed, and the cost of inaction has skyrocketed as the climate crisis worsened.
In 2021, COP acknowledged the role of fossil fuels in the climate crisis. However, there are shortcomings, with India agreeing to phase down fossil fuels rather than phase them out. In 2022, COP advocated for a loss and damage fund for vulnerable nations affected by the climate crisis, reaffirming the intent to the 1.5-degree limit. This year, several countries pledged contributions to the loss and damage fund: The United Arab Emirates and Germany $100 million, the U.K. £60 million, the U.S. $17.5 million, and Japan $10 million. Nevertheless, many polluters advocate for the continued use of fossil fuels, provided they are captured before emissions spread into the atmosphere. *Vocabularies; framework, successive, industrialize, polluter, ratify, oblige, preferably, inaction, shortcoming, phse sth down, intent, reaffirm
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The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP) was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, brokered by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, to coordinate global efforts in achieving Net Zero emissions. The very first COP in 1995 witnessed 170 states in attendance. COP 2, held in 1997, saw 37 industrialized states and territories agree to the Kyoto Protocol, aiming to reduce emissions. However, the U.S. refused to ratify the agreement, since it didn't oblige other developing countries like China to cut the emissions, causing the protocol to crumble. The 2015 Paris Agreement marked a pivotal moment with 190 parties, including the U.S. and China, committing to limit global warming to 2.0 degrees, preferably 1.5 degrees. Yet, progress has been slowed, and the cost of inaction has skyrocketed as the climate crisis worsened.In 2021, COP acknowledged the role of fossil fuels in the climate crisis. However, there are shortcomings, with India agreeing to phase down fossil fuels rather than phase them out. In 2022, COP advocated for a loss and damage fund for vulnerable nations affected by the climate crisis, reaffirming the intent to the 1.5-degree limit. This year, several countries pledged contributions to the loss and damage fund: The United Arab Emirates and Germany $100 million, the U.K. £60 million, the U.S. $17.5 million, and Japan $10 million. Nevertheless, many polluters advocate for the continued use of fossil fuels, provided they are captured before emissions spread into the atmosphere.
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