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Stage set for conflict at COP28 with mixed response to outcome of key climate talks

Tense negotiations at the final meeting on a climate-related loss and damages fund — an international fund to help poor countries hit hard by a warming planet — ended Saturday in Abu Dhabi, with participants agreeing that the World Bank would temporarily oversee the fund for the next four years

The Independent UK

Politicians who delay climate action must live with consequences, says WHO expert

Delegates at Cop are ‘negotiating with our health’, says Maria Neira, the doctor in charge of environmental health at WHO

The Guardian - UK

Climate crisis talks resume on ‘loss and damage’ funding for poorest countries

World leaders will reconvene in Abu Dhabi before UAE’s Cop28 after talks broke down two weeks ago

The Guardian - UK

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Pope Francis says he’ll spend 3 days in Dubai for COP28 climate conference

Pope Francis says he will go to Dubai for three days during the COP28 climate conference hosted there

The Independent UK

COP28 will be the most consequential UN climate talks yet

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN will play a leading role promoting the switch of food and agriculture practices from being a primary cause of the climate crisis to major solutions, reports Rod Oram

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Migrant workers toil in perilous heat to prepare for Cop28 climate talks in UAE

Report highlights evidence of workers from Africa and Asia labouring in 42C heat in Dubai to build conference facilities

The Guardian - US

'I will be completely independent': New EU climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra

Talking Europe hosts the newly appointed EU Commissioner for Climate Action, Wopke Hoekstra. The EU has put the Green Deal at the heart of its policy making, and Hoekstra was confirmed in the key job after somewhat fractious hearings in the European Parliament, where some MEPs drew attention to his…

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'Boycotting COP28 only hurts Africa and the Global South'

Dubious about a colossal oil producer spearheading the next United Nations climate summit? Enter the United Arab Emirates, one of the world’s biggest oil producers, which now holds the reins of the upcoming COP28 conference to be held this December in Dubai. But while the UAE’s leadership at COP28 is…

The Times of India

Phase down of fossil fuel inevitable and essential, says Cop28 president

Exclusive: Sultan Al Jaber calls on world to up its renewable energy capacity and says oil and gas companies must be involved

The Guardian - UK

So what if fossil fuel lobbyists have to declare themselves at Cop28? That won’t curb their power

Oil and gas companies don’t just have a seat at the Cop table: they are in charge of the table, says climate journalist Amy Westervelt

The Guardian - UK

Climate conferences have a huge trust deficit: how to make COP28 deliver

As countries prepare for COP28 summit scheduled for the end of the year in Dubai, the world has the opportunity to map a transition pathway that addresses over 14 years of unmet promises. This is particularly true when it comes to climate finance.

The Conversation

‘I still can’t get over the fact we did it’: what it felt like to seal historic Cop15 deal

The global agreement to protect nature was signed in Montreal in December. Six months on, key figures remember the moment and consider what lies ahead

The Guardian - UK

Beyond Montreal: six months after deal to halt biodiversity loss, where are we?

There have been gains and losses since the Cop15 agreement was signed in December, with key moments still to come ahead of the next biodiversity Cop in Turkey in 2024

The Guardian - UK

COP28 Director-General dismisses criticism of his boss, says summit needs new mindset

There's no conflict of interest between leading the United Nation's next climate change summit in Dubai in December and heading the United Arab Emirates' state oil giant at the same time, COP28 Director General said on Tuesday.

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UN climate talks in Germany kick off with no final agenda

United Nations climate talks in Germany kicked off on Monday without an agreed final agenda for technical discussions, a senior negotiator said, clouding optimism that the 10-day meeting would result in a clear programme for the COP28 conference in Dubai.

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COP28 official sees oil and gas companies playing key role at U.N. climate summit

Major emitters, including fossil fuel companies, should be brought into the U.N. climate summit fold, senior UAE official says.

Radio France Internationale

Future of fossil fuels under the spotlight as COP28 talks open in Germany

The future of fossil fuels – the leading source of global warming emissions – will come under scrutiny at UN climate negotiations taking place in Germany this Monday, as an Emirati oil chief is poised to step into the driver's seat.

The Guardian - UK

‘The window is closing’: Cop28 must deliver change of course on climate

With six months until UN summit in Dubai, can its oil executive president bring unwilling countries into line?

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Out of the cold? After Arab League summit, UAE invites Syria’s president to COP28

Syria’s embattled President Bashar Assad received an invitation to attend the upcoming COP28 climate talks in Dubai later this year, even as the yearslong war in his country over his rule grinds on.

The Independent UK

Returning to the Arab fold, Syria's president invited to UAE-hosted COP28 climate

Syria’s embattled President Bashar Assad has received an invitation to attend the upcoming COP28 climate talks in Dubai later this year, even as the yearslong war in his country over his rule grinds on

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COP28 chair urges tripling use of renewables by 2030

The president-designate of the upcoming UN climate talks, Sultan Al Jaber, has called on participants to drastically ramp up their use of renewable energy ahead of the key summit in the United Arab Emirates later this year.

The Independent UK

Sultan al-Jaber, COP28 president, calls for climate action

The man who will lead international climate talks later this year in Dubai, United Arab Emirates spoke Monday at the premier oil and gas industry conference in Houston, Texas, known as Ceraweek

The Conversation

Look to cities, but past their mayors, for new climate solutions

A little over three months after the COP27 climate summit in Sharm-el-Sheikh drew to a close, the global community is no closer to finding a solution to the problem of climate change. The most-attended climate change conference to date has left observers frustrated and disillusioned. What started with the promise…

Asharq Al-Awsat

COP28 President-designate Says Paris Agreement Goal of 1.5°C Is ‘Non-negotiable'

Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 UAE President-Designate, emphasized the need to mobilize resources and partnerships toward a bold and transformative approach to climate action. His remarks came during the World Sustainable Development Summit hosted by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in New Delhi. Al Jaber reaffirmed the UAE’s unwavering…

The Conversation

Shake and divide: the cocktail formula for global consensus

For yet another year, the world’s conference on climate change – COP27 – concluded with few agreements and a clear division between North and South.

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