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The Latest Breaking News from COP28

One in four billionaire Cop28 delegates made fortunes from polluting industries

Exclusive: analysis by Oxfam raises concerns about influence wielded by ultra-rich mega-emitters at summit

The Guardian - UK

COP28 climate talks go into overtime amid standoff over fossil fuels

Flurry of shuttle diplomacy under way at UN-led negotiations in UAE as countries fight over wording of potential deal.

Al Jazeera

Last-ditch attempt to forge fresh Cop28 deal after original rejected

Sultan Al Jaber, the Cop president, engaged in shuttle diplomacy past deadline to finalise text on fossil fuels

The Guardian - UK

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COP28 Could End Up 'Toothless' As Key Commitments Pushed Down The Road In Draft Resolution

A draft of the UN climate conference's joint memorandum included non-compulsory methane emissions reductions and no mention of the oil industry.

International Business Times

Climate activist Al Gore blasts COP28 outcome as biggest failure in history—‘reads as if OPEC dictated it word for word’

The oil and gas lobby, out in force in UAE's Dubai, succeeded in preventing a commitment to phase out fossil fuels.

Fortune

At least $2.1 billion in new funds pledged at COP28, as foundations focus on health and agriculture

With the United Nations climate talks wrapping up in Dubai, foundations and other funders pledged at least $2.1 billion in new financing to reduce climate impacts, especially from agriculture

The Independent UK

Food insecurity, the forgotten crisis of COP28

When it comes to climate change, the world’s food system is a double-edged sword. Food production is both one of the biggest emitters of global greenhouse gases and one of the sectors hardest hit by the effects of climate change. To reconcile these two issues, the UN’s Food and Agriculture…

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UK climate minister leaves Cop28 summit as talks reach critical point: ‘A slap in the face’

Climate groups slam decsion to fly Graham Stuart thousands of miles for crunch parliamentary vote on the govenment’s Rwanda policy amid summit stand off over future of fossil fuels

The Independent UK

Net zero minister flies 3400 miles back from COP28 summit in Dubai for Rwanda vote before flying straight back

The decision to recall Graham Stuart highlights how tight the vote could be on Tuesday evening

Evening Standard

Final stages of COP28 in chaos as UK climate minister leaves before deal is reached

THE UK's climate minister left final negotiations at COP28 to attend the vote on the Rwanda deal, as talks descended into chaos at the climate…

The National (Scotland)

UK government unlikely to support climate levy on airline tickets, says minister

Charges would add to fund for at-risk nations but Andrew Mitchell believes colleagues would not back them

The Guardian - UK

At Cop28 it feels as if humanity’s shared lifeboat is sinking. There are only hours left to act

Leaders and activists must fight to the end in Dubai to stop vested interests sabotaging progress on fossil fuel phase-out and adaptation, says climate activist Vanessa Nakate

The Guardian - UK

Human trafficking, sexual abuse and exploitation: the 'loss and damage' from climate change a fund will not compensate

Violence against women and children, including sexual abuse and exploitation, remains a taboo subject in the policy debates attended by international delegates at COP28, the latest round of the UN climate negotiations in Dubai. However, the connections between climate change and gender-based violence, including human trafficking, are real and already…

The Conversation

COP28: UN climate summit set to overrun as countries fail to agree on fossil fuel plan

A draft agreement has been described as 'meaningless' and 'a charade' by countries who say more must be done to phase out oil, coal and gas

Evening Standard

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The Hindu

Indian fashion label Shantnu & Nikhil showcased a capsule collection at Dubai’s COP28

Stella McCartney, Shantnu & Nikhil, and other designers are proving that sustainability and profitability can go hand-in-hand. At COP28, fashion is a reminder of the power of individual choices to address global issues. Stella McCartney, Shantnu & Nikhil, and other designers are proving sustainability and profitability can co-exist.

The Guardian - UK

Cop28: UK accused of ‘outrageous dereliction of leadership’ as climate change minister leaves conference – as it happened

Fury as Graham Stuart returns to London as Caroline Lucas says UK has ‘obliterated its moral authority’

France 24

COP28 talks in Dubai overrun host-set deadline without fossil fuel deal

UN climate talks in Dubai on Tuesday ran past a host-imposed deadline for a deal as at-risk nations voiced fury over a proposed compromise that stops short of phasing out fossil fuels.

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: At UN climate talks in Dubai, moments between the meetings

Almost every day at COP28, this year's annual United Nations climate summit, an activist dons a costume of a dugong — a manatee-like creature that forages for seagrass in warm, shallow areas of the Indian and Pacific oceans.

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The limitations of CCS and CDR and their grip on our future climate | Explained

At COP28, CCS & CDR techs discussed to abate carbon emissions. CCS captures CO₂ from sources like fossil fuel industry & CDR uses natural means & techs like direct air capture. AR6 relies on CDR to limit warming to 1.5°C. CCS & CDR create room to emit, but use of…

The Guardian - US

Revealed: more than 160 representatives with climate-denying track records got Cop28 access

UN organizers allow groups that have obstructed fossil fuel regulations and other climate action to attend, watchdog finds

The Conversation

COP28: Climate change theatre and performances reveal new narratives about how we need to live

How can arts (broadly defined) help us think about the state of the planet and walk the talk when it comes to addressing climate change — including climate finance where those who contributed more to the problem assume greater responsibilities for solving it — and energy transition?

The Guardian - US

Revealed: over 160 representatives with climate-denying track records got Cop28 access

UN organizers allow groups that have obstructed fossil fuel regulations and other climate action to attend, watchdog finds

Crikey

Chris Bowen calls for end to fossil fuels

Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has told COP28 that all countries must shut down fossil fuels for the world to keep the 1.5-degree goal in sight, and Treasurer Jim Chalmers says ‘modernisation, maximisation and middle Australia’ will be Labor’s renewal and reform mantra on the road to the 2025…

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: poll shows cost-of-living struggle, anger over Cop28 draft deal, Australian women win Globe nods

Guardian Essential poll shows Australians increasingly worried about their finances, while Chris Bowen says Saudis are blocking breakthrough on fossil fuel ‘phase-out’

Al Jazeera

COP28 draft deal slammed for dropping call to phase out fossil fuels

Oil-rich countries have pushed back against proposed language that underscores need to move away from fossil fuels.

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