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Why the COP28 climate summit mattered, and what to watch for in 2024

  • Written by Rachel Kyte, Visiting Professor of Government, University of Oxford
imageU.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and his Chinese counterpart, Xie Zhenhua, had front-row seats at COP28's final session. Kiara Worth/UN Climate Change via Flickr,, CC BY-NC-SA

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