Browsing: climate change at COP28

• Analysts observe numerous loopholes in global climate talks, with a failure to address glaring food security concerns.
• Financial commitments for food systems remain low, affecting implementation, and leaving millions of people hungry.
• Agriculture accounts for a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions.

For the very first time, food systems were finally discussed at the just-ended COP28 in Dubai late last year, but analysts are up in arms, asking if it’s a ‘too little, too late’ scenario.

“Given the profound impact of agricultural practices and food consumption patterns on our planet’s health, this attention is long overdue,” notes the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) in its review of the COP28 outcome.

Better late than never, so “though the talks’ long overdue focus on food and agriculture ultimately disappointed, it provides a starting point for future action and advocacy.”

COP28 was held in Dubai late last year, and while there …

• An estimated 56 percent of global investors are preparing to increase their ESG investments in 2024 amidst escalating climate change challenges.
• This trend is occurring even as awareness among investors about ESG significantly increased in recent years.
• Currently, over 70,000 political and business leaders, diplomats, financiers, and activists are converging on Dubai to discuss ways to avoid environmental disaster due to climate change at COP28.

A new study from deVere Group, an independent financial advisory, asset management, and fintech organization, reveals that more than half of global investors plan to increase their Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG)-oriented investments in 2024.

The study, which polled over 800 investors, shows that 56 per cent of global investors are gearing up to increase their ESG investments in 2024 amidst escalating climate change challenges.

These findings come as more than 70,000 political and business leaders, diplomats, financiers, and activists converge on Dubai …