COP28 was held in the UAE in November 2023

This page contains all the information and resources we have produced over the last two years summarising what happens at climate conferences & negotiations and what the outcomes of COP28 were.

Our COP28 Articles

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COP28: The Final Text
COP28: The Final Text

COP28 has concluded with the signing of the “UAE Consensus”. What is included in this final text and what does it mean?

COP28: Week 1 Update
COP28: Week 1 Update

COP28 began in Dubai with a big announcement, that a long awaiting fund for loss and damage has been started. Other key moments included King Charles’ speech, and agreements on food and renewable energy. Thornier issues await in week 2 however.

COP28: An Update on the Global Stocktake
COP28: An Update on the Global Stocktake

COP28 will feature the first Global Stocktake, which is intended to be a five yearly review and assessment of the global response to climate change. Find out what this entails and why it matters in this summary.

COP28: As Seen From Gilgit-Baltistan
COP28: As Seen From Gilgit-Baltistan

The Borrowed Earth Project spoke to young climate activist Riaz Ahmed about his climate work in northern Pakistan, and what he would most like to see come out of the climate discussions at COP28. Find the full interview here.

The Production Gap: A Key Challenge for COP28
The Production Gap: A Key Challenge for COP28

On 8 November 2023, the Stockholm Environment Institute, E3G, International Institute for Sustainable Development and UNEP published “The Production Gap: Phasing down or phasing up? Top fossil fuel producers plan ever more extraction despite climate promises.”

Read about this important intervention here.

The COP28 Program

Useful Downloads

Our Guide to the Paris Agreement

As well as writing various blogs on the topic of climate negotiations and treaties, we at The Borrowed Earth Project (formerly COP26 and beyond) have produced a Guide to the Paris Agreement (in English, Italian & Spanish) and helped in the crafting of the MOCK COP treaty for COP26, and were signatories of the COP26 Joint Statement of International Youth Organisations. Also below you can find a pdf of the Convention on Biological Diversity decision taken in March 2023.

MOCK COP Treaty

Conference Decision

WFEO Climate Declaration

Climate Carnage in Pakistan - Read more here

Biodiversity & Climate Change - read more here.

Short Films by The Borrowed Earth Project

Using the Law to Fight Climate Change - read more here.

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BLOG POSTS

We have dedicated pages to a few of the key topics and types of blogs that we have produced over the last two years. Find them using the links below:

Past Events

At COP26andBeyond we have been lucky enough to host, and be invited to speak at, a number of fantastic events. These have included:

  • International Conference and Protect Our Planet (POP) Festival for Youth-led Climate Action 2021

  • All4Climate Italy 2021

  • UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA) Scottish Conference 2021

  • Virtual UN Climate Change Conference of Youth (vCOY)

  • “Beyond COP”, AN event by After the Pandemic at COP26, 2021

COP26 and beyond @ POP Festival: Using the Law to Fix the Climate

Climate Change and Your Career

Engineering for the Energy Transition

We have also hosted a number of our own virtual events, aimed at helping young people understand how to use the law to fix the climate, how climate change can affect your career, and how engineering will influence and be influenced by the energy transition.

You can find the recordings of these sessions here: