The climate threat|The climate meeting COP28

116 länder enade om att tredubbla förnybar kapacitet

116 countries agreed to triple renewable capacity 116 countries have signed a commitment to triple the world's renewable energy capacity by 2030, according to the host country the United Arab Emirates according to AFP.  

 

According to the agreement, the countries must "work together" to bring the global renewable capacity up to at least 11,000 gigawatts by the end of the decade.  

 

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The US pledges three billion dollars to the UN Climate Fund  

 

The United States promises a contribution of three billion dollars to the UN's Green Climate Fund, announced Vice President Kamala Harris at COP28, according to AFP. The fund was created in 2010 and is the largest international fund to help developing countries reduce their climate footprint.  

 

- Today we show through action how the world can and should face this crisis, said Harris in Dubai. 

 

It is the US's first contribution to the fund since 2014. In total, the fund manages over $20 billion.  

 

At the same time, the Biden administration has presented the final rules to bring down the US oil and gas industry's methane emissions, US media reports. It is part of a global plan to reduce climate emissions and, according to the White House, should "turbocharge" the United States' climate efforts.