Hello everyone and welcome to Amunpur. Here's what's coming up. The devil is always in the details and I sift through the news out of COP 28 with US climate envoy John Kerry.

Then as Israel continues its war against Hamas,

American Rabbi Sharon Bruce tells us how to find light in the darkness.

Next, in Uganda, lawyers are challenging anti-homosexuality laws,

we bring you an investigation into those who fear persecution.

Plus, Trump, trials and tribulations.

Constitutional law expert Stephen Vladick

discusses key cases before the Supreme Court with Harry Sri

Nevasa. Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Christina Manpur in London.

As 2023 draws to a close climate records are once again being shattered with this year on track to be the hottest

and around the world climate chaos is a daily fact of life.

In Australia, intense rainfall is causing devastating floods, leaving families stranded,

while in America over 3 million people are fleeing flood-prone areas, according to new data from the

First Street Foundation.

But some are hopeful that the tide is now turning.

This scorching year is ending with a new deal,

calling for a transition away from fossil fuels.

At the UN Climate Summit in Dubai, world leaders agreed to using that language for the very first

time.

And yet for some, it lacked commitment to actually, quote, phase out fossil fuels and is

undermined by a litany of loopholes.

Nonetheless, President Biden's climate envoy John Kerry hailed the agreement as the most important

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