COP28: Start regenerating now for a just transition

Arvea Marieni, technical director of the Regenerative Society Foundation, the leading alliance for a regenerative economy, spoke to OnePoint5Media and Allied4Future at COP28, about the priorities for delivering a just transition.

Arvea shares her vision of a regenerative economy ahead of the Foundation’s panel event taking place at COP28 on 11 December. The panel event, supported by Allied4Future and the Knowledge4Innovation (K4I) Forum of the European Parliament, is on ‘managing food security, water management and global health’ and is being held in the Italian Pavilion, Blue Zone, COP28, Expo City Dubai, 11.30am-1pm; and will be streamed on YouTube.

Watch Arvea for more on the regenerative economy, why it should be a source of genuine optimism, and what to expect from next week’s event.

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COP28 UPDATE

Breakdown of financial pledges and contributions so far:

• Loss and Damage: $726 million
• Green Climate Fund: $3.5 billion (increasing second replenishment to $12.8 billion)
• Adaptation Fund: $133.6 million
• Least Developed Countries Fund: $129.3 million
• Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF): $31 million
• Renewable Energy: $5 billion
• Cooling: $25.5 million
• Clean Cooking: $30 million
• Technology: $568 million
• Methane: $1.2 billion
• Climate Finance: $30 billion from UAE, $200 million in Special Drawing Rights, and $32 billion from Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs)
• Food: $3.1 billion
• Nature: $2.6 billion
• Health: $2.7 billion
• Water: $150 million
• Gender: $2.8 million
• Relief, Recovery and Peace: $1.2 billion
• Local Climate Action: $467 million