Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
I hate COP climate summits. And this year’s is especially contentious (I’m lookin’ at you, UAE). But we still need them, because international problems need international solutions.
COPs are one part of the answer, and everything else – national, local and individual action – is the rest.
While we're on the topic, you should also check out Climate Adam’s fantastic video about COP28 here: youtu.be/YcrN17urybw
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Contents
00:00 Intro
00:43 Why do we need COPs?
01:09 International negotiations
02:45 The circus
04:07 Greenwashing
06:15 Necessary but not sufficient
#ClimateAction #COP28
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Support me on Patreon here to help keep these videos ad-free:
patreon.com/Dr_Gilbz.
Subscriptions help me make more (& better!) video content about climate and polar science, and keep these videos independent.
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COP image credits:
President of Armenia CC-BY 3.0
President of Bulgaria CC-BY 3.0
Dati Bendo
Arctic Circle
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References and resources
bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67508331
climate-reporting.org/climate-uae-oil-greenwashing
edition.cnn.com/2023/07/18/middleeast/cop-28-dubai-greenwashing-climate/index.html
iccinet.org/statecryo23/#
carbonbrief.org/qa-warming-of-2c-would-trigger-catastrophic-loss-of-worlds-ice-new-report-says
theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/07/meet-the-oil-man-tasked-with-saving-the-planet-cop28
energyvoice.com/renewables-energy-transition/ccs/middle-east-ccs/537931/uae-oil-giant-doubles-carbon-capture-target-ahead-of-cop-summit
I hate COP climate summits. And this year’s is especially contentious (I’m lookin’ at you, UAE). But we still need them, because international problems need international solutions.
COPs are one part of the answer, and everything else – national, local and individual action – is the rest.
While we're on the topic, you should also check out Climate Adam’s fantastic video about COP28 here: youtu.be/YcrN17urybw
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Contents
00:00 Intro
00:43 Why do we need COPs?
01:09 International negotiations
02:45 The circus
04:07 Greenwashing
06:15 Necessary but not sufficient
#ClimateAction #COP28
####################################################
Support me on Patreon here to help keep these videos ad-free:
patreon.com/Dr_Gilbz.
Subscriptions help me make more (& better!) video content about climate and polar science, and keep these videos independent.
####################################################
COP image credits:
President of Armenia CC-BY 3.0
President of Bulgaria CC-BY 3.0
Dati Bendo
Arctic Circle
####################################################
References and resources
bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67508331
climate-reporting.org/climate-uae-oil-greenwashing
edition.cnn.com/2023/07/18/middleeast/cop-28-dubai-greenwashing-climate/index.html
iccinet.org/statecryo23/#
carbonbrief.org/qa-warming-of-2c-would-trigger-catastrophic-loss-of-worlds-ice-new-report-says
theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/07/meet-the-oil-man-tasked-with-saving-the-planet-cop28
energyvoice.com/renewables-energy-transition/ccs/middle-east-ccs/537931/uae-oil-giant-doubles-carbon-capture-target-ahead-of-cop-summit
