{"id":291821,"date":"2023-12-18T19:49:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T18:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=291821"},"modified":"2023-12-18T19:49:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T18:49:13","slug":"cop-28-un-climate-conference-ends-with-more-of-the-same-tired-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=291821","title":{"rendered":"COP 28: UN climate conference ends with more of the same tired \u2018goals\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The UN\u2019s annual climate meeting (COP28) is over. The reaction to the final agreement<\/a>, dubbed \u201cthe Dubai Consensus,\u201d is not unexpectantly being heralded as \u201chistoric\u201d and \u201clandmark\u201d by the mainstream media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCOP28 ends with historic deal to \u2018transition away\u2019 from planet-warming fossil fuels,\u201d Time<\/em> Magazine wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOil, coal and gas are doomed, global leaders say in historic resolution,\u201d USA Today <\/em>Headlined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCOP28 landmark deal agreed to \u2018transition away\u2019 from fossil fuels,\u201d boasted the lead story in the UK Guardian<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In reality, these headlines are filled with much pizzaz and little substance. The actual agreement is far more \u201cbusiness as usual\u201d than it is revolutionary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specifically, the \u201cconsensus\u201d calls for countries to \u201ctransition away\u201d from fossil fuels in a \u201cjust, orderly and equitable manner\u201d \u2013 whatever that means, since none of these terms is defined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It also renews nonbinding and unenforceable pledges that nations will try to reach \u201cnet zero\u201d by mid-century and triple the still-minuscule worldwide amount of renewable by 2030. Yawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are the \u201csame old, same old\u201d items many nations have been undertaking and spending billions on for years. As David Blackmon noted in Forbes<\/a>, what was agreed to in Dubai was \u201cmerely a restatement of commitments many of the signatory governments have already embarked upon for years and failed to achieve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They will fail again. The reason is obvious, and it was brought to light throughout the COP-28 process.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even before the gavel fell to open the proceedings, the G20 nations failed<\/a> to issue a statement calling for the \u201cphasing out\u201d of fossil fuels last July. This was because countries like Saudi Arabia, China, Russia and South Africa dug their heels in and refused to budge. This remained the case throughout the COP-28 process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While they did eventually agree to the term \u201ctransition\u201d instead of \u201cphasing out\u201d during the final hours of the COP deliberations, it\u2019s unclear what all the fuss was about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fact of the matter is, these countries are never going to budge. None of them is about to gut the use of fossil fuels and follow the West\u2019s lead in committing economic hara-kiri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can we be sure? Because actions speak louder than words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The oil-rich UAE, which hosted COP-28, made no bones about placing Sultan Al-Jaber, president of the world\u2019s 11th largest oil and gas producer<\/a>, in charge of COP-28. While the UAE boasted to the applause of conference attendees that it was putting some $30 billion toward a fund<\/a> to expand renewable energy development, it kept a little more quiet about the fact that it is spending five times that much \u2013 around $150 billion over the next few years \u2013 to expand its oil and gas development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same could be said for China and India. Despite having slick venues at COP-28 showcasing their commitments to a \u201cclean energy future,\u201d China approved two new coal plants<\/a> every week in 2022 and India is set to increase its coal use by 25% by 2030<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having attended 25 of the 28 UN climate meetings since their inception, I\u2019ve become accustomed to this routine COP plotline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In predictable fashion, as if penned by a second-rate Hollywood script writer, these gatherings have all the drama and intrigue of a sappy Christmas movie on the Hallmark Channel \u2026 minus the warm fuzzies that often make Hallmark worth watching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These COP events typically start with assertions that a looming calamity faces humanity, requiring urgent action. At COP-28, this began when the media hyped natural weather events, like hurricane Idalia and Hillary<\/a>, and all summer long linked them all to climate change<\/a>. It continued into November, with the National Climate Assessment report<\/a> saying climate change is making our modern ultra-high-tech lives harder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The media narrative then thickens the plot by painting a picture of seeming hopelessness<\/a>, with evil fossil fuels prevailing. We endure this rigamarole every year, with endless hype about oil-producing nations<\/a> fueling discord during the conference and the possibility that the summit will end in collapse<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, true to form, the drama always ends with a \u201chappily ever after.\u201d By the time the conference concludes, a \u201ccompromise\u201d is reached, with those on the side of good triumphing (this would be Al Gore and company), evil being vanquished or at least being corralled (fossil fuel companies), and hope being restored for humanity and planet. Sigh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reality of these COP meetings is quite different. The heroes are not selfless defenders of \u201ctruth and justice.\u201d They are elites, who never lead by example or give up their private jets, limos, red meat and other conveniences, for the betterment of humanity. They indulge in them every year, as I have seen firsthand, basking in the opulence of exotic cities like Dubai, while insisting that others (we commoners) follow their dictates, not their examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps when the public understands this ongoing, repetitive charade, these COP dramas will enter a final season and finally get canceled. Sadly, that\u2019s likely wishful thinking. There\u2019s far too much money and power at stake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So expect the same sorry plotline to emerge same time, next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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