Climate change is visible now it’s no longer hidden by the depth of science, it’s a lived reality for much of the planet. One text from a friend in New York offered an orange view from her hotel room the text read simply, “Our world is dying.” This seemed to contradict the delegate’s point. One delegate chided the suggestion that the data be included, stating it would be “confusing for the public.” On my phone screen, texts from friends back home in Washington, D.C., with chilling pictures of the wildfire smoke blanketing the National Mall and iconic monuments.
On the conference screen, delegates argued about the importance of including historical emissions data in the upcoming Global Stocktake report (the first assessment of how far we’ve come since the Paris Agreement). Sitting in a surreal daze, I couldn’t help but look back and forth between the conference screen and my phone.
Hosted by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the negotiations in Bonn provided a space for technical conversations in the lead-up to COP28. Last month, Project Drawdown policy advisor Dan Jasper attended climate negotiations in Bonn to promote climate solutions that also improve human well-being.
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