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Where does COP28 stand?
Five days of COP28 have now passed. Despite the pessimistic media coverage leading up to COP28, the conference got off to a highly successful start: On the first day of COP, countries formally adopted recommendations to launch a “loss and damage” fund (known as the Climate Impact and Response Fund) and there was almost immediate agreement on this year’s conference agenda – something that doesn’t always happen, as at COP27.
A number of announcements have been made that frame the challenge for negotiators at…