Carbon offsetting, Kyoto protocol and NDCs: a Cop28 jargonbuster

As global leaders ready for the climate meeting in the UAE, here are some of the most common terms and what they meanCop28 will be the 28th conference of the parties to the UN framework convention on climate change (UNFCCC), the parent treaty to the 2015 Paris agreement. It takes place in the United Arab Emirates, a major oil-producing country, against a backdrop of record high temperatures, described by one scientist as "gobsmackingly bananas"; a fresh high for annual greenhouse gas emissions; and rising geopolitical tensions. More than 70,000 people are expected to attend, with the likelihood of a record number of businesses represented - including large numbers of fossil fuel executives. Continue reading...