COP28: Activists say frustration levels are high

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As politicians and experts debate on the past and upcoming challenges to be aligned with the 1.5°C Paris agreement target, climate activists outside COP28 in Dubai say not enough is being done to combat the climate crisis.

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00:00 Negotiators at the COP28 summit have produced a new draft of what`s expected to be the core

00:07 document of the talks.

00:08 The first global stock take on climate looks at what`s happened since the 2015 Paris climate

00:14 agreement, how off track it is and what can be done to correct things.

00:18 The CEO of COP28, Annan Amin, claims the stock take will provide a very good basis for moving

00:24 forward.

00:25 We need to be aligned with the 1.5 target, keeping 1.5 within reach.

00:33 That we`ve articulated as a principle objective of this conference.

00:38 To do that, there`s going to have to be substantial progress on reducing emissions and creating

00:45 a trajectory of decarbonization that brings us to alignment with 1.5 by 2030.

00:51 We have seven years to do this.

00:53 So, either we can stay mired in debates about language or we can find practical ways to

00:59 get this done.

01:00 Protesters near the COP28 venue are not optimistic.

01:03 They say what is being done to phase out fossil fuels, a main driver of global warming, is

01:09 not enough.

01:10 People`s frustration levels are really high about this conference.

01:14 In fact, some have lost any hope in this process.

01:18 But we are here because we believe we cannot solve the problem if governments do not act.

01:24 That is our problem.

01:27 It`s not just up to us.

01:29 The governments, those who are in power have to do something.

01:32 So, we are here to push them.

01:34 Activists are pushing for a complete phasing out of fossil fuels.

01:39 It is ambitious, but they say it is the only way to meet our climate warming crisis.

01:44 (chanting)

01:46 (whooshing)

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