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COP28 saw important progress for forests and nature, from renewed promises to end tropical deforestation to finance for forest action in developing countries.
The COP28 climate talks began with a new fund to address the increasingly severe losses and damage vulnerable countries face from climate impacts and concluded with the first international agreement to tackle climate change’s main driver: fossil fuels.
COP28 presented an ideal platform to identify worldwide strategies for minimizing global warming effectively, guide nations in enhancing their Nationally Determined Contributions (national climate plans) by 2025, optimize the ongoing transition toward sustainable energy sources, and ultimately fulfill the goals outlined in the Paris Agreement.
The latest round of UN climate talks (COP28) yielded the first international agreement to transition away from fossil fuels. But it wasn't all good news: action on adaptation and climate finance were lacking.