Who’s who at Cop28: the leaders with the world’s future in their hands From fossil fuel chiefs to an outspoken UN secretary general, a look at who will attend the UAE’s climate summit The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2023
Morning Mail: Bowen’s climate warning, theatre protest, Israeli hostage ‘killed’ Minister to tell MPs that global heating poses existential threat to Pacific region The Guardian - AU · Nov 29, 2023
Cop28 president denies on eve of summit he abused his position to sign oil deals Sultan Al Jaber calls allegations false as the United Arab Emirates prepares to host the biggest Cop meeting yet The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2023
Carbon offsetting, Kyoto protocol and NDCs: a Cop28 jargonbuster As global leaders ready for the climate meeting in the UAE, here are some of the most common terms and what they mean The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2023
First Thing: Deal to keep 1.5C hopes alive is within reach, says Cop28 president Sultan Al Jaber says progress means ‘unprecedented outcome’ is possible. Plus, why the UK and Greece are arguing about marbles The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2023
What is Cop28 and why does it matter? UN climate summit begins in Dubai on 30 November and will readdress finance for loss and damage The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2023
COP28 Host UAE Ready For Rising Heat Risk, Says Minister The United Arab Emirates is ready for soaring temperatures that are feared to make parts of the Gulf uninhabitable by the end of the century, the oil power's climate change minister told AFP. Long experience of the harsh desert summers has taught the country to live with temperatures that regularly… International Business Times · Nov 27, 2023
COP28 President-designate praises India for its energy transition vision UAE and India share vision for energy transition to ensure low carbon development. COP28 to focus on ambitious and balanced outcomes. PM Modi’s leadership praised for delivering global agreement. COP28 to frame climate action as opportunity for growth. The Hindu · Nov 12, 2023
‘Loss and damage’ deal struck to help countries worst hit by climate crisis Governments draw up blueprint for fund to be administered at first by World Bank after tense Abu Dhabi talks The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2023
‘A titan of the climate movement’: tributes pour in for Saleemul Huq Huq, ‘a visionary and climate champion’, who was named one of the top 10 scientists in the world by Nature last year, has died at 71 The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2023
The energy transition is under threat as the Global South lags behind Together, we can make climate-smart economies the new global standard, write the IFC's Makhtar Diop and Masdar's Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi. Fortune · Oct 25, 2023
‘I wasn’t the obvious choice’: meet the oil man tasked with saving the planet When Cop28 starts next month, Sultan Al Jaber will be front and centre. He is the United Arab Emirates’ choice to head up the climate talks – and he also happens to be head of the national oil company. What’s the problem with that, he asks The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2023
UAE oil company executives working with Cop28 team, leak reveals Exclusive: two PR professionals from national oil firm listed as providing ‘support’ to team running UN climate summit The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023
No United States President can walk back on climate change commitments now: John Kerry In an interview to The Hindu, United States special envoy for climate, John Kerry, who is in India for a G20 meeting on climate change issues, said he was still hopeful about a consensus statement, but wouldn’t commit to the U.S. compromising over language on the Ukraine war in order… The Hindu · Jul 27, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2023 Climate crisis: rich nations undermining work to help poor countries, research suggests Oxfam report says only $11.5bn (£9.2bn) of climate finance in 2020 devoted to helping vulnerable states
The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2023 First Thing: White House pushes for support on debt ceiling deal Some in Congress question if they received enough concessions in bipartisan deal. Plus, Cop28 president accused of ‘greenwashing’
The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2023 Cop28 president’s team accused of Wikipedia ‘greenwashing’ Exclusive: UAE using site to ‘control narrative’ amid criticism of oil boss leading climate summit, say critics
The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2023 First Thing: media freedom in dire state in record number of countries World Press Freedom Index report warns disinformation and AI pose mounting threats to journalism. Plus, the shocking history of British royal crowns
The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2023 Next UN climate summit to consider health issues in depth for first time Cop28 president Sultan Al Jaber says summit in Dubai in November will dedicate a day to health
The New Daily · Apr 16, 2023 G7 nations formally declare their intention to speed transition to renewables Energy and environment ministers from the Group of Seven wealthy nations have formally vowed to speed the shift to renewables
The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2023 Let’s face reality. Fossil fuel interests have destroyed the Cops – we need something new It beggars belief that the UN thought it a good idea to allow an authoritarian petro-state to host the already compromised summit, says Bill McGuire, professor emeritus of climate hazards
The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2023 UAE’s Cop28 president will keep role as head of national oil company Campaigners warn ‘breathtaking conflict of interest’ could jeopardise climate negotiating process