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Currently in the Twin Cities — November 8, 2023: A few morning sprinkles
Plus, a quick preview of COP28 in Dubai.
Sven Sundgaard & Eric Holthaus
November 07, 2023
The weather, currently.
A few morning sprinkles
Scattered rain showers will fill later Tuesday evening into the very early morning hours Wednesday across east central Minnesota. Don’t expect a lot of rainfall however: probably a tenth or two tenths of an inch or less for the Twin Cities.
Along the higher terrain of the North Shore and areas just inland from the immediate Lake Superior shoreline, several inches of snow is possible into early Wednesday.
Thursday will see sun break back out but it will be windy with gusts as high has 30 to 40 mph as cooler air moves in. Highs will be in the low 40s into Saturday with 50s back Sunday.
What you need to know, currently.
A new fund will be established to pay for the “loss and damage” caused by climate change in poorer countries — but will be far weaker than hoped after a major setback this past weekend in Abu Dhabi. The disappointment is casting an increasingly worrying shadow over the upcoming COP28 climate conference in Dubai.
A last-minute objection by the US delegation to the consensus text forced a change in the funding mechanism that only “urged” rich countries to contribute to the new fund, but didn’t require them.
“It is a sombre day for climate justice, as rich countries turn their backs on vulnerable communities. [This] falls short of providing vulnerable communities with adequate assurance that their financial needs for coping with climate impacts and rebuilding their lives will be met.”
Still up for discussion in the run-up to Dubai: Whether or not world countries will agree to a binding “phase out” of fossil fuels globally, and the first official check-up or “stocktake” on how the world’s efforts at reducing climate change has progressed since 2015 in Paris. Spoiler alert: not well.
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