COP28 Update – 20 December 2023

International

COP28 has seen a host of pledges and agreements, and the CMS team has been reflecting on the announcements and sharing their experiences of COP28 on the CMS COP28 Hub. Here, we roundup the latest commentary from our team at COP28.  

CMS Commentary

COP28: how the law can unite and act to deliver the UN SDGs

Thursday 7 December saw a panel event to discuss COP28: how the law can unite and act to deliver the UN SDGs, hosted by Advocates for International Development and supported by Clifford Chance, CMS, Kirkland & Ellis and Linklaters.

Read more and watch a recording of the event here: COP28: how the law can unite and act to deliver the UN SDGs | CMS UAE

ESG Power Hour: COP28 insights and 2024 trends

On Thursday 14 December CMS in the Netherlands hosted the ESG Power Hour. This webinar covered a wide range of ESG related topics ranging from the various aspects of the energy transition, sustainable finance, supply chain, the people’s perspective to sustainability claims.

Act. Unite. Deliver. The webinar ended with a reference to the COP28 closing statement: “An agreement is only as good as its implementation. This historic consensus is only the beginning of the road”.

Read more and watch a recording of the event (conducted in Dutch) here: ESG Power Hour - COP28 insights and 2024 trends (cms.law)