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Currently in NYC — November 8, 2023: A lot colder
Plus, a quick preview of COP28 in Dubai.
Stacy Blundell & Eric Holthaus
November 07, 2023
The weather, currently.
Partly sunny and much cooler
It’s going to feel a lot colder when you wake up on Wednesday. The thermometer may read low 40s but your skin’s gonna feel like it’s in the 30s. Bundle up before heading out the door. We climb to 51°F during the afternoon with a chilly breeze but the sunshine will feel nice. We cloud up in the evening and could see a little rain late at night. We’ll have an average low for this time of year of 44°F. Have a great day! We’re halfway to the weekend!
Bike Forecast:
8 out of 10
What you need to know, currently.
A new fund will be established to pay for the “loss and damage” caused by climate change in poorer countries — but will be far weaker than hoped after a major setback this past weekend in Abu Dhabi. The disappointment is casting an increasingly worrying shadow over the upcoming COP28 climate conference in Dubai.
A last-minute objection by the US delegation to the consensus text forced a change in the funding mechanism that only “urged” rich countries to contribute to the new fund, but didn’t require them.
“It is a sombre day for climate justice, as rich countries turn their backs on vulnerable communities. [This] falls short of providing vulnerable communities with adequate assurance that their financial needs for coping with climate impacts and rebuilding their lives will be met.”
Still up for discussion in the run-up to Dubai: Whether or not world countries will agree to a binding “phase out” of fossil fuels globally, and the first official check-up or “stocktake” on how the world’s efforts at reducing climate change has progressed since 2015 in Paris. Spoiler alert: not well.
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