COP28

COP29 must see a scale-up of Loss and Damage Fund

The loss and damage cycle requires holistic, integrated, and continuous climate financing urgently from local, national, and international government and non-government actors.

COP28: Progress for women, but Bangladesh deserves more

COP28 offered progress, albeit slow; but time is a luxury that nations like Bangladesh cannot afford.

COP28: The most promising disappointment yet

COP28 failed to bring about the desired outcomes, including a strong commitment to phase out fossil fuels.

COP28 outcome: The road (not taken) towards a fossil-free future

Although a major COP28 outcome, the agreement to transition away from fossil fuels bears weak language and does not invoke much confidence.

Conflicts over fossil fuel overshadowed COP28

We seem to be regressing instead of progressing to tackle the problem head on.

We need climate action, not just climate commitments

Cop28 promises much, but fails to deliver the means

Proposed COP28 climate deal calls for 'transitioning away from fossil fuels'

The COP28 Presidency released a proposed text of a final climate deal on Wednesday that would, for the first time, push nations to transition away from fossil fuels to avert the worst effects of climate change.

Time is of the essence in climate fight

World, local leaders must come up with a better response

The consensus and clashes COP28 brought up

It is almost certain that in the end, some progress would be made on some of the contentious issues, but a decision to act on key areas will most likely be kicked down the road once again.

July 17, 2023
July 17, 2023

An anticlimactic Paris Summit

The reality is that the Paris summit ended without any major announcements.

June 14, 2023
June 14, 2023

Advancing the Glasgow Dialogue on funding to address Loss and Damage

One of the outcomes of the COP26 held in United Kingdom’s Glasgow in November, 2021 was a decision to hold a series of three annual Glasgow Dialogues on funding to address Loss and Damage, with each dialogue to be held in Bonn at the annual pre-COP event.

June 7, 2023
June 7, 2023

Understanding the game of COP

During the annual COP, all the world’s media turn up to follow the negotiations on different topics, and many civil society actors, especially the youth, make great efforts to attend.

May 23, 2023
May 23, 2023

Understanding the concepts of adaptation and loss and damage

What we called mitigation before is now better described as averting or avoiding loss and damage

January 3, 2023
January 3, 2023

Reflections on the climate change actions of 2022

2023 is going to be much more challenging in terms of the actual impacts of climate change in Bangladesh and around the world

December 11, 2022
December 11, 2022

From COP27 to COP28: The tricky road ahead

Attribution Science can play a leading role in figuring out which countries the money should flow to

October 21, 2022
October 21, 2022

Will Earth remain inhabitable after 2050?

We need visionary leaders to deal with the impending climate catastrophe.

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