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Currently in Denver — November 8, 2023: Wet Wednesday
Plus, a quick preview of COP28 in Dubai.
Julia Dinmore & Eric Holthaus
November 07, 2023
The weather, currently.
Wet Wednesday
This Wednesday there’s a high likelihood of rain before 4pm followed by snow (a potential half inch). Temperatures will reach a high around 47, and winds will pick up speed with gusts up to 24 mph. In the evening, precipitation is likely to return in the form of rain, transitioning to snow yet again as the night goes on.
If you’re procrastinating putting your snow tires on (like I am), now’s the time to power through and actually get ‘er done. It seems like we all forget how to drive in the snow and ice at the beginning of winter. Hopefully, we can remember this year! Stay safe out there 🙂
What you need to know, currently.
A new fund will be established to pay for the “loss and damage” caused by climate change in poorer countries — but will be far weaker than hoped after a major setback this past weekend in Abu Dhabi. The disappointment is casting an increasingly worrying shadow over the upcoming COP28 climate conference in Dubai.
A last-minute objection by the US delegation to the consensus text forced a change in the funding mechanism that only “urged” rich countries to contribute to the new fund, but didn’t require them.
“It is a sombre day for climate justice, as rich countries turn their backs on vulnerable communities. [This] falls short of providing vulnerable communities with adequate assurance that their financial needs for coping with climate impacts and rebuilding their lives will be met.”
Still up for discussion in the run-up to Dubai: Whether or not world countries will agree to a binding “phase out” of fossil fuels globally, and the first official check-up or “stocktake” on how the world’s efforts at reducing climate change has progressed since 2015 in Paris. Spoiler alert: not well.
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