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How ‘out of touch’ Tony Blair became a serious threat to climate action

Even before his call for a net zero ‘reset’, there had been criticism of ex-PM’s lucrative links with fossil fuel nations

The Guardian - UK

Who’s who at Cop29? The world leaders and others who will attend

Crucial question for summit will be how to help developing countries cope with extreme weather caused by high temperatures

The Guardian - UK

‘Energy turmoil’ looms unless demand is checked, says Cop28 president

Sultan Al Jaber, an oil executive, calls for governments to be ‘honest’ about costs involved in transition to net zero

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'Pushes us closer to the abyss': Former Azerbaijani oil executive to head COP29

Azerbaijan's ecology minister and former oil executive Mukhtar Babayev was on Friday appointed to lead the United Nations' annual climate talks in a move that has sparked concern among NGOs and environmentalists who voiced similar worries over last year’s COP28 chair Sultan Al Jaber, chief of the United Arab Emirates’…

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Azerbaijan names former oil executive to head Cop29 climate talks

Mukhtar Babayev, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, has been named as president-designate of the Cop29 climate conference. He will be the second oil executive in a row to head the global environmental summit after UAE's Sultan Al Jaber in 2023.

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First Thing: Netanhayu set to resist any US attempt to rein in Israel’s Gaza destruction

Joe Biden left in a bind as Israel tells US it needs ‘months’ to defeat Hamas. Plus, Ukraine stung after Hungary’s Viktor Orbán blocks EU war funding

The Guardian - UK

Cop28 president says his firm will keep investing in oil

Exclusive: Sultan Al Jaber says Adnoc has to meet demand for fossil fuels, and hails ‘unprecedented’ Cop deal

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‘The future is renewable’: How a huge gamble sealed Cop28 deal

The signs were pointing to a lukewarm Cop. Instead it turned out to be full of surprises – but is the final deal on fossil fuels just a ruse?

The Guardian - UK

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

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

'Weak Tea': Climate Scientists Push Back Against COP28 Cheer

A UN climate deal that approved a call to transition away from fossil fuels has been hailed as a major milestone and a cause for at least cautious optimism.

International Business Times

First Thing: Cop28 agrees landmark deal to transition away from fossil fuels

Summit president hails ‘historic package to accelerate climate action’, but critics decry ‘litany of loopholes’ in final text. Plus, why the silent treatment is so painful

The Guardian - UK

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

Dubai Climate Summit Adopts World-first 'Transition' From Fossil Fuels

Nearly 200 nations meeting in Dubai on Wednesday approved a first-ever call for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, tackling the top culprit of climate change after years of avoidance although at-risk countries said far more action was needed.

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UAE's Jaber, Oil Boss Who Brokered 'Beginning Of End' For Fossil Fuels

Sultan Al Jaber, the UAE oil chief who headed COP28 in Dubai, promised that this year's UN climate talks would be "different".

The Guardian - UK

Cop28 draft climate deal criticised as ‘grossly insufficient’ and ‘incoherent’

Text now being considered by governments calls for ‘reducing both consumption and production of fossil fuels’

Latin Times

'Not A Minute To Lose': Clock Ticks On Fossil Fuel Deal At Climate Summit

Simon Stiell urged countries to preserve the "highest ambition" to check warming at no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

International Business Times

UN Climate Talks Home In On Fossil Fuel Deal

UN climate talks enter their endgame on Monday as negotiators seek to convince an increasingly isolated Saudi Arabia and other holdouts to give up their opposition to a historic phase-out of fossil fuels.

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‘Come with solutions’: Cop28 president calls for compromise in final meetings

Sultan Al Jaber urges nations to be flexible as talks reach impasse over whether to phase out or phase down fossil fuels

The Guardian - UK

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

The Guardian - UK

Why is the phase-out of fossil fuels the biggest flashpoint at Cop28?

The issue dominating the climate talks may appear to be a simple scientific one but is in fact complex and deeply political

The Guardian - UK

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

‘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 Independent UK

Watch again: Cop28 President Al Jaber holds press conference as he urges nations to ‘get out of comfort zones’

Watch again as Cop28 President Sultan Al Jaber holds a news conference on Friday (8 December).

International Business Times

UN Climate Talks Chief Pushes For Rapid Draft Deal

The head of the UN climate summit pressed nations Friday to strike a deal as talks resumed after a break, with only four days left for negotiators to iron out differences over the fate of fossil fuels.

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