Scientists warn the world may cross the crucial 1.5° Celsius global warming threshold in seven years as fossil fuel CO² emissions continue to rise, urging countries at the Cop28 talks to "act now" on coal, oil and gas pollution.
Battle lines are being drawn over the future of fossil fuels at the UN climate summit in Dubai, with big polluters trying to ward off calls for an agreement to phase out the carbon-intensive energy responsible for most of human-caused greenhouse gas.
