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COP28 Makes Progress On Methane And Climate Finance; Talks Derailed By Fossil Fuel Phase-Out

Two steps forward and another one back: COP28 makes progress on major initiatives, but critics say the oil lobby mars an otherwise productive summit.

International Business Times · 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

The Cop28 president told a shocking lie about fossil fuels – and he’s wrong about climate economics too

Sultan Al Jaber’s claim that green policies damage economic growth is wrong and highly damaging, says environmental correspondent Geoffrey Lean

The Guardian - UK · 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

COP28's UAE Chair Says 'We Respect' Climate Science

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

International Business Times · Dec 4, 2023

Israel extends ground offensive into southern Gaza, with mission in north ‘almost complete’

Israel orders people to evacuate areas marked on maps online, but move criticised as many in Gaza do not have internet access

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

COP28's UAE President Says 'We Respect' Climate Science

The Emirati president of the UN's COP28 talks said Monday he respects climate science, after a leaked video showed him declaring that no science says phasing out fossil fuel will achieve climate goals.

International Business Times · Dec 4, 2023

Israeli forces push into southern Gaza, as humanitarian crisis worsens

As Israel's military begins to concentrate its siege in southern Gaza, a United Nations agency warns that the people there could soon begin dying from diseases as well as Israel's bombardment.

WEKU · Dec 4, 2023

Israeli Ground Forces Move Into South Of Gaza

Israel has moved ground forces into the south of Gaza in its war on Hamas, witnesses said Monday, despite global concern over mounting civilian deaths and fears the conflict will spread elsewhere in the Middle East.

International Business Times · Dec 4, 2023