COP28: Rubber-Stamping the Collapse of Civilization

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A few weeks ago, a majestic waterway that flows and meanders through the jungle before feeding the most majestic of all rivers, the Amazon, was rapidly drying up. As the Rio Negro — itself one of the most voluminous rivers in the world — diminished during a particularly dry spell, something extraordinary emerged on its newly revealed riverbanks. With the water receding to record levels, rock carvings…