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HAPPENING RIGHT NOW- COP28 has run into overtime: <\/strong>Countries remain at loggerheads over the wording of a draft agreement that circulated on Monday, kicking the conference into marathon negotiations on a final text that continued overnight.<\/p>\n

A new draft agreement started making the rounds a bit after 5am KSA: <\/strong>Instead of a phase-out of oil and gas, it calls for \u201ctransitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a just, orderly and equitable manner ... so as to achieve net zero by 2050 in keeping with the science\" with a \u201cneed for deep, rapid and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in line with 1.5C pathways.\u201d <\/p>\n

The language is wishy-washy:<\/strong> The agreement now \u201ccalls on\u201d companies to make progress on goals including tripling renewable energy capacity, phasing down the \u201cunabated\u201d use of coal power, and \u201caccelerating efforts globally towards net zero emission energy systems\u201d (among others). <\/p>\n

Sound smart: <\/strong>In UN-speak, \u201ccalls on\u201d is the \u201c\u2018weakest\u2019 of all the various terms used for such exhortations,\u201d writes Carbon Brief\u2019s Leo Hickman<\/a>. \u201cIn UNFCCC legal jargon, this is known to mean an \u2018invitation\u2019 or a \u2018request.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

(Want to go long on the detail? Enterprise Climate has your back<\/strong> \u2014 check your inbox at 10am KSA if you\u2019re a subscriber or head over to its website<\/a> at the same time.) <\/p>\n

So where do we stand now? <\/strong>The fundamental question is whether the watered-down language is enough to get KSA on side \u2014 without alienating European Union countries and island nations.<\/p>\n

In the first corner: <\/strong>Saudi Arabia leads a group of (mostly Arab) oil and gas producers that fiercely oppose the use of \u201cphase out\u201d or \u201cphase down\u201d in any final agreement. Saudi has signaled for more than a week now that it simply won\u2019t sign an agreement that even hints at the end of hydrocarbons, which account for as much as 45% of its GDP. <\/p>\n

In the other: <\/strong>The European Union and small island nations, who have variously called the Arab world\u2019s stance \u201cdisgusting,\u201d \u201cdeeply disappointing,\u201d and \u201cout-of-step.\u201d Climate change is particularly existential for the island countries, who face the prospect of their nations sinking into seas and oceans.<\/p>\n

Why it matters: <\/strong>A single \u201cno\u201d vote from the nearly 200 countries participating means there\u2019s no agreement. <\/p>\n

The kingmaker? <\/strong>Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman arrived at the COP28 presidency last night in what observers think is a sign that talks are getting down to brass tacks. <\/p>\n

Optimism? <\/strong>US climate envoy John Kerry before the release of the latest draft that he thinks talks are \u201cmoving in the right direction,\u201d COP28 CEO Adnan Amin told Bloomberg that negotiators are on the \u201ccusp of an agreement,\u201d and Canada\u2019s climate minister says the pact taking shape should \u201ckeep 1.5\u00b0C within reach.\u201d<\/p>\n

The timeline: <\/strong>The COP28 presidency has called for a plenary session in Dubai at 8:30am KSA. <\/p>\n

How western business press sees it: <\/strong>COP28 heads for extra time as majority clashes with<\/a>Saudi Arabia<\/a>. (Financial Times)<\/p>\n

\n

WHAT CLIMATE CHANGE COULD MEAN HERE<\/p>\n

Gulf Cooperation Countries could collectively lose about 8% of their GDP by 2050 on the <\/strong>back of extreme heat and water stress by 2050<\/strong> if no further adaptation measures are taken, according to a report by S&P Global. Gulf economies are the third most-at-risk in the world given that our \u201ceconomic geography\u201d makes us highly exposed to climate change. <\/p>\n

The silver lining: We have the resources to mitigate against it.<\/strong> Most GCC countries have the fiscal firepower resources to ramp-up investment in adaptation \u2014 though there is plenty of upside risk to the total cost of the adaptation bill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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