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Cop28 landmark deal agreed to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels

Summit president hails ‘historic package to accelerate climate action’ but critics decry ‘litany of loopholes’ in final text

The Guardian - UK

Hard-fought COP28 agreement suggests the days of fossil fuels are numbered – but climate catastrophe is not yet averted

As negotiators stagger towards their beds in Dubai and another year’s climate talks come to a close, it’s time to take stock. Did COP28 achieve the big breakthrough the world needs on climate change?

The Conversation

Cop28: second draft text of climate deal calls for ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuels

Latest draft does not include a commitment to phase out or phase down fossil fuels, as many countries, civil society groups and scientists have urged

The Guardian - AU

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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 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

Campaigners 'Losing Trust In COP', Says Leading Activist

Environmental campaigners are losing faith in the UN-led COP climate process after signs that a phase-out of fossil fuels may not be agreed in Dubai, a leading activist said on Tuesday.

International Business Times

AI emissions are fueling a new doomerism. This time it's climate change

The challenge lies in ensuring that the efficiency gains and emission reductions achieved through AI outpace its own resource consumption.

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Cop28: Australia, US and UK say they won’t sign agreement that would be ‘death certificate’ for small islands

Australian climate change minister, Chris Bowen, says umbrella group of countries is united in saying draft agreement is too weak

The Guardian - AU

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

The Guardian - US

Report says United Arab Emirates is trying nearly 90 detainees on terror charges during COP28 summit

An activist organization says the United Arab Emirates is conducting a mass trial of nearly 90 prisoners on terrorism charges as it hosts the United Nations’ COP28 climate summit

The Independent UK

'Urgency Of Action': Pressure Grows For COP28 Climate Deal

UN climate talks negotiators were under growing pressure on Sunday as the deadline nears to strike a new global deal aimed at keeping global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius.

International Business Times

Coalition opposes Australia tripling renewable energy, backs nuclear power pledge at Cop28

Ted O’Brien declares global climate summit ‘the nuclear Cop’ despite only 11% of nations backing the pledge

The Guardian - AU

France slams OPEC call to reject fossil fuel deal at Cop28 climate talks

France's Energy Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher has expressed that she was "stunned" after the oil cartel OPEC urged its members to thwart any deal targeting fossil fuels at the Cop28 conference.

Radio France Internationale

Azerbaijan chosen to host Cop29 after fraught negotiations

Climate activists likely to be concerned by another fossil fuel-reliant country taking over summit presidency

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Failure to agree fossil fuel phase-out at Cop28 ‘will push world into climate breakdown’

UK’s former climate chief Alok Sharma says phase-out crucial to limit global warming to 1.5C

WEKU

What it means for an oil producing country, the UAE, to host U.N. climate talks

The United Arab Emirates is a major oil producing nation, and that's drawing attention to the role oil and gas has at this year's COP28 climate negotiations.

France 24

‘Stunned’: OPEC urges members to block action on fossil fuels at COP28

French Energy Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher said Saturday she was "stunned" after the oil cartel OPEC urged its members to thwart any deal targeting fossil fuels at the COP28 conference.

The Guardian - UK

Cop28 is a farce rigged to fail, but there are other ways we can try to save the planet

Inaction and self-interest are built into climate summits. Instead, we need a voting system that can’t be subverted by fossil fuel producers, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Radio France Internationale

Campaigners denounce the tough rules stifling voices of protest at Cop28

Record numbers of people are at the Cop28 climate summit in Dubai, now in its second week. Seeking to be heard in the throng of 84,000 participants are activists who say their space to protest is diminishing every year.

The Guardian - UK

‘This may be our last chance’: Cop28 talks enter final phase

‘We cannot negotiate with nature’ says Denmark’s climate minister as talks to phase out fossil fuels hang in balance

The Guardian - UK

Cop28: highlights and lowlights so far

An update on the first half of the UN climate conference in Dubai, including shock over the host president’s comments

The Guardian - UK

We need power to prescribe climate policy, IPCC scientists say

Exclusive: Five IPCC report authors say scientists should be allowed to make policy prescriptions and potentially oversee implementation

Al Jazeera

2023 declared hottest year on record as UN slams climate inaction

The temperature record was confirmed as a UN official condemned ‘posturing’ at COP28 climate summit.

The Guardian - UK

Young people’s plea to Cop28: ‘World leaders owe it to future generations’

Children at the UN climate summit urge governments to commit to policies that put their needs first

The Guardian - UK

Cop28’s pipe dream: inside the 8 December Guardian Weekly

Big oil meets the climate cause in Dubai. Plus: Living with less stuff

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