Cop28: what just happened?

Published: Dec. 13, 2023, 7 p.m.

b'A deal has been announced at Cop28 in Dubai, and depending who you talk to, it\\u2019s either a historic achievement or a weak and ineffectual agreement full of loopholes. Ian Sample speaks to the Guardian environment editor Damian Carrington, who explains what the deal on fossil fuels will mean in practice, how small island states have responded, and whether it will help us stay within the crucial limit of 1.5C of global heating. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod'