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Another COP, another plan, but will it stick?

November 4, 2024/by insnet editor

A new global fund for sharing the benefits of using digital sequence information (DSI) from genetic resources was agreed at COP16 in Cali, Colombia. However, discussions around the establishment of a new wider biodiversity fund, as well as other key decisions, have been postponed and the meeting suspended.

Greenland ice sheet more sensitive to climate change than previously predicted
A new study reveals how responsive the Greenland ice sheet is to climate change – more so than models predict. Methane has been detected at retreating glacier margins worldwide, but this is the first study to investigate the margin of an entire ice sheet.
Flying to the End of the World to Save It: The Climate Paradox of a Climate Conference in Tuvalu
The Santa Marta conference on phasing out fossil fuels has just wrapped up, and by most accounts, it was a meaningful step forward. For the first time, 57 countries — representing more than half of global GDP — gathered explicitly to discuss ending the fossil fuel era. Colombia presented the world's first national roadmap for full phaseout. A new international science panel was launched. Political momentum is building. At least, that is the talk. The follow-up location is nothing short of an attack on the climate: Tuvalu.
Electric cars emit more CO2 than traditional cars at production
Electric and hybrid cars create more carbon emissions during their production than standard vehicles. That reduces their short term climate advantage.