The Latest Breaking News from COP

Cop28 president: world needs business mindset to tackle climate crisis

Exclusive: Sultan Al Jaber aims to use UN talks to set out how private sector can limit greenhouse gas emissions

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2023

Revealed: UAE plans huge oil and gas expansion as it hosts UN climate summit

Exclusive: UAE’s fossil fuel boss will be the president of Cop28, making a mockery of the summit, say campaigners

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2023

UAE's COP28 leader: 'Fight climate change, not each other'

The United Arab Emirates’ pick to lead the upcoming COP28 climate talks in Dubai has called on the world to “fight climate change, not each other.”

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 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

The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2023

Environmentalists cry foul as UAE names oil chief to head COP28 talks

The United Arab Emirates has said that the CEO of state oil giant Abu Dhabi National Oil Company will lead this year's COP28 climate summit, fuelling activists' worries that big industry is hijacking the global response to the environmental crisis.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 13, 2023

UAE names head of national oil company to lead COP28 climate talks

The United Arab Emirates on Thursday named a veteran technocrat with experience in both renewable energies and the oil business to be the president of the upcoming United Nations climate negotiations in Dubai, highlighting the balancing act ahead for this crude-producing nation.

France 24 · Jan 12, 2023

UAE names technocrat to lead upcoming UN COP28 climate talks

The United Arab Emirates has named a veteran technocrat with experience in both renewable energies and the oil business as the president of the upcoming United Nations climate negotiations in Dubai

The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023

UAE names oil boss to lead climate summit, worrying activists

The United Arab Emirates said on Thursday that the head of state oil giant Abu Dhabi National Oil Company would lead this year's COP28 climate summit, fuelling activists' worries that big industry is hijacking the global response to environmental crisis.

Reuters · Jan 12, 2023

COP27 in review: climate talks delivered big gains for Africa, but also several challenges

Africa has contributed negligibly to the changing climate, with less than 4% of global emissions. Yet it stands out disproportionately as the most vulnerable region in the world.

The Conversation · Jan 4, 2023

Paris Perspective #37: 25 years later – The Kyoto Protocol and Cop - Stephan Savarese

This edition of Paris Perspective looks at the legacy of the Kyoto Protocol on the 25th anniversary of what was, in effect, the first legally binding international agreement on reducing greenhouse gases.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 23, 2022