How COP28 can pave the way for greater climate action in South-East Asia

AFTER the United Nations (UN) COP28 (Conference of Parties) climate conference drew to a close in Dubai on Dec 13 last year, a few key outcomes got the world’s attention.

Many observers zoomed in on the portion of the COP28 text that called on countries to transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems, hailing the conference as the first COP to officially acknowledge that fossil fuels are the root cause of climate change.