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COP28: A visual guide

John Lang

Founder of Net Zero Tracker

This year's COP28 summit represents the climax of the Paris Agreement's first Global Stocktake on climate action. A course correction is necessary and desirable, but is it achievable?

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Acknowledgements

John would like to thank his colleagues Gareth Redmond-King, Steve Smith and Katy Sleta for their feedback on early drafts.

Sources

- Climate Action Tracker

- Climate Champions, The Pivot Report

- COP28 UAE Thematic Program

- IPCC, AR6, WGIII, Mitigation of Climate Changes

- IPCC, Special Report on 1.5°C

- UNFCCC

- UNFCCC, The Paris Agreement

About the author

John Lang

John Lang manages the Net Zero Tracker for various organisations, including the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit in London, NewClimate Institute in Germany, Data-Driven EnviroLab in the US, and Oxford Net Zero. He specialises in analysing and communicating climate science and policy to the public. He also runs Consult Climate, a sustainability-focused consultancy, and Kiwis in Climate, a 250-strong group of international New Zealanders working in climate and related fields. John holds a Master of Laws in international environmental law and policy from UCL and undergraduate degrees in history and law from the University of Otago.

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