At COP18 in Doha, countries did little to address the billion tonne gap we need to close in order to keep us safe from catastrophic climate effects. No new mitigation pledges were made and most loopholes remain. Yet some positive decisions were made: Parties did agree that no new hot air should be created in the next Kyoto commitment period and that only a limited amount of hot air from the first commitment period can be used. Still, decisions in Doha did nothing to ensure that the world will stay below 2 degrees warming, carbon markets keep spreading and common rules are lacking. We’ll need to work together to continue building pressure for real solutions and keep fighting to avoid the worst projects and policies.