The Latest Breaking News from CoP28

The Guardian view on Cop28: a phase-out of fossil fuels is the only decision that makes sense

Editorial: Oil and gas interests are fighting hard to prevent decarbonisation, as they always have done

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2023

‘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 · Dec 8, 2023

Climate activist Tori Tsui: "Only by working together do we really stand a chance against climate change."

She's an activist, author, and Greta Thunberg's friend - but most of all, she's someone demanding change.

Marie Claire · Dec 7, 2023

Tuesday briefing: Why Labour is following the Conservatives’ lead, from Thatcher to Hunt

In today’s newsletter: Keir Starmer has praised the former prime minister, while Rachel Reeves promises to follow the chancellor’s public spending plans. What does that tell us about what the next government will look like?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023

Mrs Griffiths had a recipe for waste

Brief letters: Getting rid of stuff | Shane MacGowan | Fossil fuel row | Unwanted cranberries | James Dyson’s libel loss

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2023

Cop28 president insists he 'respects climate science' amid fossil fuel polemic

The Emirati head of the Cop28 UN climate conference has insisted that he respects climate science after he came under fire over a leaked video in which he questions the science on fossil fuels.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 4, 2023

Cop28 president forced into defence of fossil fuel phase-out claims

Sultan Al Jaber, who is state oil CEO, had said phase-out of fossil fuels would take world ‘back into caves’

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2023

First Thing: Israel says its ground forces are operating across ‘all of Gaza’

IDF spokesperson says ‘troops coming face-to-face with terrorists and killing them’. Plus, how one New Yorker became a TikTok star at 97

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2023

Al Jaber says comments claiming there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels were ‘misinterpreted’ – Cop28 as it happened

Cop28 president and oil chief says phase-down and phase-out of fossil fuels is essential and says his comments were misrepresented

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2023

Morning Mail: industry linked to NT emissions decision, Cop28 president under fire, new risk test for migrants

NT ditches zero emissions policy amid gas industry objections; proposed new laws for re-detention of migrants; Cop28 president claims ‘no science’ for fossil fuel phase-out

The Guardian - AU · Dec 3, 2023