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About the Book This is a compilation of 27 News Updates prepared by the Third World Network for and during the United Nations Climate Change Conference – encompassing the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 28), the 18th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 18), the 5th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA 5), as well as the 59th sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 59) and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 59) – held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 30 November-13 December 2023. Contents Note Dubai Climate News Updates 1. What to expect at the Dubai climate talks 2. Historic decision to operationalise loss and damage fund adopted 3. Developed countries’ use of remaining carbon space must be reversed – G77/China 4. A forceful call for climate action by world leaders 5. Divergences over whether $100 billion goal reached in 2023 6. Diverging views on new finance goal 7. Just transition should not have a deadline, say developing countries 8. No common understanding on Article 2.1(c) of Paris Agreement 9. Developing countries disappointed at failure to agree on baseline for doubling adaptation finance 10. Higher mitigation ambition requires enhanced support, say developing countries 11. North-South divide over first global stocktake 12. Divisions over mitigation work programme 13. Disagreements halt progress on the global goal on adaptation 14. COP 28 President outlines work mode to accelerate outcomes in Dubai 15. Parties begin work on draft text on global goal on adaptation 16. Tough negotiations on just transitions and response measures 17. Fossil fuel phase-out in developing countries requires new economic order 18. Mixed reactions to Dubai outcomes 19. Hard fight on unilateral trade measures to combat climate change 20. Mitigation work programme to continue with global dialogues 21. Dubai decision “notes with deep regret” failure to meet $100b goal 22. Negotiating text on new finance goal to be developed 23. No consensus on Article 6 carbon market approaches 24. Global stocktake outcome adopted over North-South divide 25. Global goal on adaptation: Framework for Global Climate Resilience adopted 26. Call for ceasefire in Palestine at COP 28 G77 leaders’ summit 27. Distribution of the remaining carbon budget must be the basis of climate talks
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