Stakes are high at the UN’s Cop28 with temperatures on course to pass limit
![Stakes are high at the UN’s Cop28 with temperatures on course to pass limit Stakes are high at the UN’s Cop28 with temperatures on course to pass limit](/cms_media/module_img/7733/3866551_2_articlesmall_polar.jpg)
Polar bears in a remote region in Greenland now hunt seals from frozen freshwater, instead of Arctic sea ice, due to the impact of climate change
![Faith leaders are urging politicians to ensure the Cop28 climate conference counts, warning that humanity stands "on the brink of untold destruction" without urgent action. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire Faith leaders are urging politicians to ensure the Cop28 climate conference counts, warning that humanity stands "on the brink of untold destruction" without urgent action. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire](https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/7733/3866536_2_articleinline_SCOTLAND_20Climate_20_2007005116.jpg)
Why then has Cop28 not captured the world’s attention?
![Senegalese women participate in the third edition of the Women's March for Climate in Dakar, Senegal, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. Picture: AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui Senegalese women participate in the third edition of the Women's March for Climate in Dakar, Senegal, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. Picture: AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui](https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/7733/3866539_2_articleinline_SENEGAL_20COP28_20194276.jpg)
![United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, left, talks to journalists, accompanied by Chile's President Gabriel Boric at Chile's Eduardo Frei Air Force Base on King George Island, Antarctica, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. Picture: AP Photo/Jorge Saenz United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, left, talks to journalists, accompanied by Chile's President Gabriel Boric at Chile's Eduardo Frei Air Force Base on King George Island, Antarctica, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. Picture: AP Photo/Jorge Saenz](https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/7733/3866542_2_articleinline_ANTARCTICA_20UN_20091290.jpg)
![Former President and Adjunct Professor of Climate Justice Mary Robinson during the launch of Trinity's 21st annual Greenweek "Healthy Planet, Healthy People" and the importance of Trinity becoming a leader in biodiversity and climate action not only in Dublin but in Ireland and internationally. at Trinity Business School, Dublin. Former President and Adjunct Professor of Climate Justice Mary Robinson during the launch of Trinity's 21st annual Greenweek "Healthy Planet, Healthy People" and the importance of Trinity becoming a leader in biodiversity and climate action not only in Dublin but in Ireland and internationally. at Trinity Business School, Dublin.](https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/7733/3866545_2_articleinline_CC_20HEALTHY_20PLANET_20HEALTHY_20PEOPLE_20_14.jpg)
![Marie Aronsson-Storrier, Niamh Guiry, Archishman Bose, Claudia Hihetah, Dearbhla Richardson, and Kian Mintz-Woo are members of University College Cork’s Cop28 delegation. Marie Aronsson-Storrier, Niamh Guiry, Archishman Bose, Claudia Hihetah, Dearbhla Richardson, and Kian Mintz-Woo are members of University College Cork’s Cop28 delegation.](https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/7733/3866548_2_articleinline_UCC_20_20_1_.jpg)
Ireland has a global part to play, not only in negotiations at Cop28 but also leading by example in the reduction of its own emissions, which are amongst the most
intensive per person in the world.
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