Annabel Walker

2 months ago | hongkonger.world | Annabel Walker

When most people are tucked up in bed, Macau-born astronomer Tania Sales Marques likes to turn her eyes to the sky. Marques, Senior Astronomy Manager for Participation and Engagement at the UK’s prestigious Royal Observatory Greenwich, London, says her obsession with the stars began when she was five years-old. Growing up in the former Portuguese enclave, an island 40 miles west of Hong Kong, Marques and her family had a weekly nighttime ritual.

Dec 19, 2023 | lexology.com | Annabel Walker |Duncan Strachan |Helen V. Faulkner |Sarah Crowther |Julian Miller |Toby Vallance | +5 more

COP28 finished in the early hours of 13 December 2023, overrunning as parties sought to reach a consensus on a final agreement. The key topic of contention was how the parties should respond to the first global stocktake (GST). Alongside the formal negotiations, the conference hosted hundreds of side events and oversaw various announcements on climate action by governments, business and civil society.