“I couldn’t move for a postdoc. Fellowship reviewers shouldn’t have penalized me for it”, writes Shanta Hejmadi for “Science”.
“Even a year ago, the conversation on fossil fuel phase-out at COP28 was completely unthinkable,” Jonas Kuehl, IISD
“This is the first COP where the words fossil fuels are actually included in the draft decision. This is the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era.” Mohamed Adow, Power Shift Africa
As the COP28 negotiations drag on, I think it's essential to recognize that, regardless of the results, change IS happening.
Countries at the COP28 climate summit are still struggling to reach a deal on phasing out fossil fuels, but even having discussions on an end to the main cause of global warming is huge progress, say campaigners and researchers
I assume the push against a hybrid option (if that is what happened) was to bring people to the area.
But with steadily hotter summers, high fuel costs, and people unable to travel for a myriad of reasons, this would be terrible justification.
And as a single counter point, I would have attended in-person if hybrid had been offered (combining with a research trip). As it is, I’m an established member of the English-speaking science communication community in Japan, and I felt unable to attend.
Stanisław Krawczyk
Dr. Katharine Hayhoe
Elizabeth Tasker