further progress was made at the glascow summit in 2021 though some were disappointed the words were stronger. by 2022, u.n. secretary general said unless countries dramatically scale up their effort to combat the climate crisis, the world faces a global catastrophe. while there is often a gap between commitments at these summitand actions that follow, these gatherings do bring a regular focus on the climate and sometimes that can shift the global approach. at this cop in dubai, countries have agreed with the first time to transition away from fossil fuels. this is new, but in the end, it is not words that impact climate, it is actions and the money to fund them. you might wonder what all impact the past climate summits have had. admissions were going up in 1992. they are still going up now albeit more slowly because of global action that's been taken. which is why cop28's real significance will be decided by what follows this latest deal. christian: let's bring in the founder of the carbon tracker initiati. are you a glass half-full or half-empty person today? >> coming back from th