To build trust at COP28, the UK must first be trustworthy

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Ahead of the climate summit, expectations are low, needs are significant, the world is unstable, and trust is in short supply, writes Tuft’s University’s Rachel Kyte

Over the past few weeks, the task before governments at the COP28 Climate Summit, the latest critical round of climate talks in Dubai at the end of November, has become ever clearer - reduce emissions...

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