The Latest Breaking News from COP28

King Charles to give opening address at Cop28 climate summit

Attendance in UAE confirmed a year after Truss government advised Charles not to attend Egypt event

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2023

King Charles will deliver opening address at major climate summit in Dubai, Buckingham Palace confirms

Charles will deliver the opening address at the Cop28 World Climate Action Summit in Dubai on December 1

Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2023

In 2023 we’ve seen climate destruction in real time, yet rich countries are poised to do little at Cop28

As another big climate conference looms and global ‘loss and damage’ takes hold, we must keep pressure on the biggest emitters, write Farhana Sultana and the late Saleemul Huq

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2023

Migrant workers toil in perilous heat to prepare for Cop28 climate talks in UAE

Report highlights evidence of workers from Africa and Asia labouring in 42C heat in Dubai to build conference facilities

The Guardian - US · Oct 20, 2023

Climate change is our greatest health crisis. The same investments can often address both threats

For the first time, there will be a dedicated Health Day at COP28, underscoring the growing understanding of the interplay between climate and health.

Fortune · Oct 19, 2023

Colombia and Mali leading efforts to improve air quality, new ranking finds

Low and middle income countries addressing air pollution in climate plans, while UAE, host of Cop28, among rich nations lagging behind

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023

EU to seek deal on phaseout of 'unabated' fossil fuels at Cop28 summit

EU climate ministers meeting to determine the bloc's negotiating position for the upcoming Cop28 summit have agreed to push for a world-first phaseout of “unabated” fossil fuels, adding that their use must peak this decade.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 17, 2023

India to push developed nations to become 'carbon negative' before 2050: Report

COP28 discussions are taking place at a time when extreme weather-related events have lead to heatwaves and erratic monsoons and scientists have called for immediate action.

The Hindu · Oct 14, 2023

'I will be completely independent': New EU climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra

Talking Europe hosts the newly appointed EU Commissioner for Climate Action, Wopke Hoekstra. The EU has put the Green Deal at the heart of its policy making, and Hoekstra was confirmed in the key job after somewhat fractious hearings in the European Parliament, where some MEPs drew attention to his…

France 24 · Oct 13, 2023

UN report urges global end to fossil fuel exploration by 2030

Climate crisis funding for poor nations should reach $200bn to $400bn a year by same date, says pre-Cop28 report

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023