Did Africa win or lose at COP 28?

<p>“The words ‘fossil fuels’ have never (before) made it into a COP decision. We’re finally naming the elephant in the room. The genie is never going back in the bottle again.”</p><p>So the talking is over and the weary delegates have headed home. </p><p>This year’s climate conference, COP28 – when world leaders, activist and lobbyists get together to discuss how to limit global warming - was certainly eventful. </p><p>$700 million was pledged to the Loss and Damage fund to help poorer nations deal with the impact of climate change before the conference had even began. </p><p>And the ‘elephant in the room’ – fossil fuels and how to wean ourselves off them – was mentioned in the final agreement for the first time in the history of COP… but only after a rejected first draft which took the conference into an extra 24 hours of argument and negotiation. </p><p>So has it been a good or bad conference for Africa? Peter Musembi – Africa Daily’s Environment enthusiast, gets an assessment from Mohamed Adow from Powershift Africa.</p>