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The biggest news from COP28 may not be climate-related at all

The ongoing UN climate conference COP28 heralds a new era in which public-private cooperation to face major global challenges has become the norm, writes Fortune’s Peter Vanham.

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COP28: Arab Coordination Group allocates $10 billion for energy transition

Countries at the COP28 climate conference in Dubai are considering calling for a formal phaseout of fossil fuels as part of the UN summit's final deal to tackle global warming, a draft negotiating text seen on Tuesday shows. The Arab Coordination Group (ACG) said on the sidelines of the summit…

France 24

EU climate proposals are clashing with energy giants' love of fossil fuels

The EU is pushing climate action at the United Nations COP, but the region's biggest companies—Shell, BP, TotalEnergies—have doubled down on fossil fuels.

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No agreement in sight as Cop28 teams wrangle over phasing out fossil fuels

The debate over the future of fossil fuels, the biggest cause of global warming, is the key battle at the Cop28 climate summit hosted by the oil-rich United Arab Emirates. As neighbouring Saudi Arabia – the world's biggest oil exporter – ruled out phasing down oil, gas and coal, and…

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Cop28: anger after record number of fossil fuel lobbyists given access to summit – as it happened

Coalition of climate NGOs highlights that there are more fossil fuel lobbyists than delegates from 10 most climate-vulnerable countries combined

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COP28 Fossil Fuel Battle Hardens Despite New Warning On Warming

Battle lines on fossil fuels hardened at UN climate talks on Tuesday despite scientists warning that global warming could breach the 1.5C threshold within seven years.

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COP28’s Oil Exec President Backtracks Saying There’s ‘No Science’ To Phasing-Out Fossil Fuels

The president of this year’s United Nations Conference Of The Parties on Climate Change (COP28), Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber has claimed that there is “no science” to prove that using less fossil fuels will help battle climate change. Sounds like someone’s been doing their own research. Hundreds of world politicians have…

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Record More Than 2,000 Fossil Fuel Lobbyists At COP28 Talks: NGOs

A record almost 2,500 fossil fuel lobbyists have been accredited for UN climate talks in Dubai, as negotiators wrestle with calls to end all new oil, gas and coal projects to curb global warming, campaign groups said Tuesday.

International Business Times

'Unintended Consequences': Friction At COP28 Over Green Trade

Inside the negotiating rooms and on the sidelines of the COP28 climate talks, simmering tensions over wealthy countries' "green trade" policies have been bubbling to the surface, with developing nations fearful they will be penalised.

International Business Times

If combating global warming is the goal, the oil and gas industries have too much power at UN conference

Allowing the fossil fuel industries to wield their power in the UN’s climate talks means pulling punches against the greatest existential threat faced by humanity, all to spare those companies a threat to their bottom lines.

Chicago Sun-Times

More than 1,000 climate scientists urge public to become activists

‘We need you,’ says Scientist Rebellion, which includes authors of IPCC reports on climate breakdown, as diplomats meet for Cop28

The Guardian - UK

Analysis: Emirati oil CEO leading UN COP28 climate summit lashes out as talks enter toughest stage

The Emirati leading the United Nations’ COP28 climate talks walked out on stage Monday to a room full of journalists to offer a 17-minute list of what he described as the stunning successes of made so far in the summit

The Independent UK

Cop28 president forced into defence of fossil fuel phase-out claims

Sultan Al Jaber, who is state oil CEO, had said phase-out of fossil fuels would take world ‘back into caves’

The Guardian - UK

COP28's UAE Chair Says 'We Respect' Climate Science

The Emirati head of the UN climate conference insisted on Monday that he respects climate science after he came under fire over a leaked video in which he questioned the science on fossil fuels.

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Watch again: Hillary Clinton speaks at Cop28 on women’s role in building climate-resilience

Watch again as Hillary Clinton speaks at Cop28 on Monday (4 December) about the role women can play in building climate resilience.

The Conversation

COP28: health is finally on the agenda – but there's more to do as we face continued climate extremes

As global leaders gather in Dubai for COP28, health has finally landed firmly on the climate change agenda, with the first “health day” at the annual UN climate summit taking place yesterday (December 3).

Latin Times

Greenwashing or Genuine Action? Navigating Corporate Dilemmas at COP28

More than 200 major corporations including the likes of Ikea, Coca-Cola, Sony, DHL, Heineken and Nestle have recently called on national leaders to set a timeline for phasing out unabated fossil fuels

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Cop28 officials fail to clarify if protesters are safe to protest in Dubai

Thousands of activists attending climate conference in UAE, which has a poor record for demonstrations

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Duel in the Desert: Fossil Fuel Giants and Environmentalists Face Off Over Energy Transition at COP28

Amid revelations over host country UAE using climate conference to strike oil and gas deals, the lack of financing for clean energy looms over the globe.

Latin Times

Pope Francis Calls on Leaders at COP28 to 'Turn Corner' on Climate

The 86-year-old pontiff also said the world should move to end using fossil fuels

International Business Times

To Greenwash Or Do The Right Thing? Corporate Dilemmas At COP28

They call the giant climate business expo running outside the COP28 United Nations talks in Dubai the "green zone".

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Cop28: energy companies are not the only ones with a carbon addiction

Editorial: Just like oil and gas businesses, and petro-states, carbon-intensive industries including meat will fight to keep on polluting

The Independent UK

Ed Sheeran album artist shares ‘Good Cop, Bad Cop’ artwork highlighting climate emergency

EXCLUSIVE: Illustrator Scarlett Curtis, daughter of filmmaker Richard Curtis, shared her latest artwork aimed at global leaders attending Cop28

The Hindu

Israel pavilion at COP venue in Dubai seeks to highlight ‘terrorism’

At COP-28, Israel's pavilion is focused on the war in Gaza, with a banner demanding the release of hostages. President Herzog is listed as a speaker, but has yet to take the floor. Palestine does not have a designated pavilion, but the war is being discussed by civil society groups.…

The Conversation

Why are people still flying to climate conferences by private jet?

Rishi Sunak, David Cameron and King Charles are just three of the more than 70,000 delegates from nearly 200 countries at the latest UN climate summit in Dubai, COP28. But they are among hundreds who will have travelled there by private jet. In fact, the UK prime minister, foreign secretary…

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