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Dreams of eternal sunshine at a spotless COP28
TL;DR The hygiene effects of direct sunshine are making some inroads, perhaps for the very first time, on the normalised ‘deficit of ecological integrity’ at the UN’s annual climate summit.
Elsewhere in climate news this week:
* Climate communications expert Ketan Joshi provided an excoriating break-down and analysis of the truth-revealing exchange between ex-Irish President Mary Robinson and COP28 President Ahmed Al Jaber
* Record breaking emissions are reported by the WMO and the The Global Carbon Project, highlighting the massive emissions gap revealed by the first five-yearly Paris…
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