Before COP28: New alliances in climate p • Table.Briefings

The gridlocked fronts in international climate diplomacy have started to shift: New pioneers are emerging, and surprising alliances are aligning national interests in the global North and South. But there is one area where the old borders are still in place.

At the „Climate Ambition Summit“ on 20 September, UN Secretary-General António Guterres gathered a motley crew of climate action pioneers in the UN building: In addition to traditionally ambitious states such as the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, Kenya, Nepal or the EU Commission, the UN chief also honored states that have so far not been very visible as climate advocates: For example, Cuba, Romania, Colombia or Canada. The coalition of the willing was joined by the US state of California, the Mayor of London, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the insurance company Allianz.

Before COP28: New alliances in climate policy

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