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Governments at COP28 held in Dubai last year fired off a flurry of new promises for action. Among the expected pledges at COP28 were a goal to triple renewable energy capacity and initiatives on methane and coal power. These voluntary side deals have proliferated in recent years, even as global temperatures and greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise. Unlike official summit decisions, which must be passed by consensus among the nearly 200 countries, voluntary pledges can be made quickly, and boldly, without the worry of one party objecting. However, specialists of a commensurate caliber are required for the implementation of such a large-scale project within the specified time frame. Thus, a sufficient number of trained personnel essentially becomes one of the milestones set out in the UN's Global Roadmap to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. The comprehensive program of short-term training courses created by the Executive Coaching and Training Institute together with the specialists of the UCL Bartlett Sc...

The new negotiating text on the first-ever Global Stocktake of the Paris Agreement was released on Monday evening at COP28, reports Hungary's Ambassador at Large for Climate Barbara Botos. However, any text should reflect a compromise that accommodates the concerns of a large group of developing countries.

The evidence is clear, the time for action is now, writes Hungary's Ambassador at Large for Climate Barbara Botos from COP28, reporting on the Global Stocktake draft which just came out and the revised edition of the Global Goal on Adaptation text.

A new conflict zone was opened at COP28 when the Secretary General of OPEC instructed the group's members to reject any agreement impacting the ongoing production and sale of oil, gas and coal, writes Hungary's Ambassador at Large for Climate Barbara Botos. But, there is also a chance that this COP could become a peace COP.

Day five of COP28 was about gender equality. Hungary's Ambassador at Large for Climate Barbara Botos highlights how it is imperative for everyone to adopt a gender perspective, by putting on special gender lenses.

Poland has joined more than 20 other countries in promising to triple nuclear power capacity by 2050 in a declaration adopted at the United Nations' COP28 climate summit in the United Arab Emirates.

Sunday is officially the day of health/relief, recovery and peace at COP28. Ambassador at Large for Climate Barbara Botos highlights that Central Europe and Hungary are disproportionately affected by climate change.

"Let this COP be a turning point: let it demonstrate a clear and tangible political will, leading to an acceleration of the ecological transition. Hungary's Ambassador at Large for Climate Barbara Botos shares with us the "timely" words sent by the Vatican at COP28.

At the high-level opening of the Global Climate Action Summit of COP28, leaders of all countries took the floor to emphasise how they implement and transform key climate-related decisions into concrete actions. Barbara Botos, Hungary's Ambassador at Large for Climate shares with us insights on CEE leaders.

During the UN Climate Conference in the UAE, COP28, the Ukrainian delegation will present the national pavilion and promote point 8 of President Volodymyr Zelensky's Peace Formula (environmental security).

În urma recomandărilor din partea medicilor, Papa Francisc și-a anulat vizita prevăzută la Dubai pentru cea de-a 28-a Conferință a Părților (COP28) dedicată schimbărilor climatice, care se va desfășura sub egida Organizația Națiunilor Unite (ONU) în perioada 30 noiembrie-12 decembrie, a transmis Vat