The Latest Breaking News from COP

Environmental campaigners filmed, threatened and harassed at Cop28

Indigenous campaigners, human rights defenders and climate activists say they are being silenced by fear of reprisals

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2023

‘Not conducive to our survival’: Pacific islands on the climate frontline respond to Cop28 deal

The agreement was hailed as a win for climate action, but Pacific campaigners say it fails to grapple with the reality of a warming world

The Guardian - AU · Dec 19, 2023

‘Food is finally on the table’: Cop28 addressed agriculture in a real way

Roughly a third of global greenhouse gas emissions are due to food systems, but Cop had avoided agreements until now

The Guardian - US · Dec 17, 2023

OPINION - Despite COP28's climate hypocrisy, it taught us more about sustainable travel

Was Dubai’s Sustainability Disneyland a COP out? Not quite: on the fringes, there were voices making persuasive cases for sustainable travel

Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2023

COP28 deal confirms what Australia already knows: coal is out of vogue and out of time

At the COP28 climate summit in Dubai this week, nations agreed to “transition away” from coal, oil and gas . After 30 years of COP meetings, the world has finally committed to weaning itself from these carbon-based drivers of climate change.

The Conversation · Dec 15, 2023

How COP's Fossil Fuel Taboo Was Finally Broken By The Emiratis

Hours after the applause and relief that the world had finally reached a landmark climate agreement in Dubai, US special envoy John Kerry admitted that he thought it might never happen.

International Business Times · Dec 14, 2023

Keeping it relevant: On the United Nations Conference of Parties meetings

Future COP meetings must use the science to promote justice and equity and strengthen faith in what is now one of the few working multilateral processes

The Hindu · Dec 14, 2023

COP28 — many a slippery slope ahead

Other than recording a decision to “transition away” from fossil fuels and noting the broad global target for higher emissions reduction, nothing much of substance has been gained at COP28

The Hindu · Dec 14, 2023

Five major outcomes from the latest UN climate summit

The latest UN climate summit, COP28, was always going to be controversial. It was held in a state whose economy is heavily dependent on oil and gas – the United Arab Emirates. The summit president, Sultan Al Jaber, remains head of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and recently declared…

The Conversation · Dec 14, 2023

Australia looks ahead, with hopes to host climate talks

As the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference draws to a close, Australia looks ahead to COP31, throwing its hat into the co-hosting ring.

AAP · Dec 14, 2023