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Cop28 diary: expensive coffee, cheesy slogans and petrol fumes

Climate summit’s opening days are a feast for the senses but air quality and smokestacks leave a bad taste

The Guardian - UK

Profit motive is driving the effort to fix the climate—and that’s a good thing

The proliferation of CEOs at COP—including those from oil companies—should stoke optimism.

Fortune

‘Brand Dubai’: how the city-state is using Cop28 climate talks to build influence

The emirate hosting the UN’s climate conference is selling a gilded vision of aspiration built on oil and everything it powers

The Guardian - UK

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chris Bowen's struggle to promote consensus on climate action at COP28

Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and Energy, next week heads to COP28 in Dubai, leading the Australian delegation. He joins the podcast to talk about the meeting, which he hopes will be easier than last year’s.

The Conversation

As a Sustainability Editor - why COP28 is the most important conference to date

Plus, who will be attending this year.

Marie Claire

Climate And Gaza Crises Share Spotlight As World Leaders Attend COP28

World leaders take centre stage at UN climate talks in Dubai on Friday, under pressure to step up efforts to limit global warming as the Israel-Hamas conflict casts a shadow over the summit.

International Business Times

Bihar to showcase afforestation initiatives at COP28 in Dubai on December 2 to combat climate change

Bihar to showcase afforestation initiatives at COP28, highlighting commitment to environmental stewardship. Hariyali Mission, Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali Mission, Agriculture Roadmap, Green Budget, and Climate Resilient & Low Carbon Development Strategy for Bihar to be presented. Initiatives focus on indigenous plants, agroforestry, and JEEVIKA's involvement in plantation & nursery raising. CM Nitish Kumar…

The Hindu

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COP28: Why we need to break our addiction to combustion

Headlines across the world this year focused on fires, including both wildfires and the use of military firepower, in various places.

The Conversation

How COP became the ultimate global business gathering

All eyes are on Dubai.

Fortune

Cop28 opens with historic launch of loss and damage fund

Nearly 200 nations agreed Thursday to launch a fund to support countries hit by global warming, in a "historic" moment at the start of UN climate talks in the oil-rich UAE.

Radio France Internationale

Loss and damage fund approved at UN’s COP28 climate summit in Dubai

UAE’s Sultan Al Jaber calls to ‘proactively engage’ fossil fuel companies as part of the solution to climate challenges.

Al Jazeera

UN atomic chief backs nuclear power at COP28 as world reckons with proliferation

The world wants more nuclear energy as a means to fight climate change and supply an ever-growing demand for electricity, part of a generational shift in thinking on atomic power

The Independent UK

On 1st day, UN climate conference sets up fund for countries hit by disasters like flood and drought

Nearly all the world’s nations finalized the creation of a fund to help compensate countries struggling to cope with loss and damage caused by climate change, seen as a major first-day breakthrough at this year’s U.N. climate conference as early cash started going into it

The Independent UK

COP28 begins: 4 issues that will determine if the UN climate summit is a success, from methane to money

The United Nations climate conference is underway in Dubai, and representatives from around the world will be confronting an extraordinary array of challenges over its two weeks. They carry with them some long-held – and new – grievances, and strong expectations.

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Al Jazeera

COP28 Dubai: What were the gains of past five UN climate summits?

As COP28 commences in Dubai, here is a look at the major outcomes of the UN’s last five COPs and where they stand.

The Guardian - UK

‘Don’t be naive like I was’: UK academic advises Cop28 attenders to stay safe

Matthew Hedges, tortured in UAE in 2018, tells reporters and activists to take clean phones and watch who they deal with

Evening Standard

Record killer heat warning as world leaders gather for Cop28

July was probably the hottest month on land in the last 120,000 years, say experts

The Guardian - UK

Leaders of world’s major cities call for phase-out of fossil fuels

As Cop28 conference begins, letter to heads of state from the C40 group says fossil fuels era must end

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France 24

Will COP28 mark the end of the fossil fuel era?

As the UN's annual climate summit gets underway in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, one underlying question is set to top the agenda: can the world finally agree to ditch fossil fuels? Down to Earth takes a closer look.

The Guardian - UK

Cop28: key funding deal to help poorer nations cope with impact of climate crisis agreed – as it happened

Loss and damage fund to help poorer countries announced on first day of climate summit

France 24

COP28 president urges delegates, oil interests to cooperate as climate summit opens

The incoming COP28 president, Sultan al-Jaber, opened this year's UN climate summit by urging countries to find common ground in policies to meet global climate goals.

International Business Times

Nations Urged To Take 'Great Leaps' At UN Climate Talks

The two-week-long climate negotiations being held this year in the glitzy Gulf city come at a pivotal moment, with emissions still rising and this year likely to be the hottest in human history.

The Conversation

COP28: How will Australia navigate domestic climate wins and fossil fuel exports at the negotiating table?

As the COP28 climate summit gets underway in the oil production hub of the United Arab Emirates today, Australia’s climate minister Chris Bowen will detail our progress in meeting emissions cut targets and updated projections.

France 24

The oil boss, the islander, the ecofeminist: Five people to watch at COP28

World leaders, scientists and activists gather in Dubai this week for the latest UN-sponsored COP summit aimed at forging a global response to the climate emergency. From the controversial Emirati host Sultan al-Jaber to climate leader and Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados, FRANCE 24 takes a look at some…

The Hindu

COP28 President Al Jaber denies allegations of using climate summit to strike fossil fuel deals

COP28 President-designate Sultan Al Jaber described as “false” reports earlier this week that alleged the UAE, planned to use climate talks to further oil and gas deals

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