Did Africa win or lose at COP 28?
\u201cThe words \u2018fossil fuels\u2019 have never (before) made it into a COP decision. We\u2019re finally naming the elephant in the room. The genie is never going back in the bottle again.\u201d
So the talking is over and the weary delegates have headed home.
This year\u2019s climate conference, COP28 \u2013 when world leaders, activist and lobbyists get together to discuss how to limit global warming - was certainly eventful.
$700 million was pledged to the Loss and Damage fund to help poorer nations deal with the impact of climate change before the conference had even began.
And the \u2018elephant in the room\u2019 \u2013 fossil fuels and how to wean ourselves off them \u2013 was mentioned in the final agreement for the first time in the history of COP\u2026 but only after a rejected first draft which took the conference into an extra 24 hours of argument and negotiation.
So has it been a good or bad conference for Africa? Peter Musembi \u2013 Africa Daily\u2019s Environment enthusiast, gets an assessment from Mohamed Adow from Powershift Africa.