Category: Cop28

Rishi Sunak’s woes mount with oil bill rebellion, byelections and asylum row

Parliament returns for election year with a resignation over North Sea drilling and a fight over the Tories’ Rwanda planRishi Sunak is facing a backlash in parliament this week over plans to allow more oil and gas...

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World will look back at 2023 as year ‘humanity exposed its inability to tackle climate crisis’, scientists warn

Disastrous events included flash flooding in Africa and wildfires in Europe and North AmericaThe hottest year in recorded history casts doubts on humanity’s ability to deal with a climate crisis of its own making, senior...

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Cop28 live: draft text receives mixed reactions after calling for ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels

The organisers of the Dubai summit have been working on a new version of the global stocktake after the first draft met with strong criticismWe are shortly expecting a plenary to take place. The plenary sessions are the...

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Cop28 live: talks expected to extend beyond official summit end after ‘insufficient’ draft text

New draft text released by presidency omits reference to phase out of ‘fossil fuels’Tuesday morning at Cop28 and we’re back in a waiting game. Heads of delegation met until the early hours, mostly expressing...

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New global stocktake text includes fossil fuels but avoids ‘phase-out’ language – Cop28 live

Fossil fuel production and consumption will be reduced by 2050 in line with scientific advice, according to new draft agreementThe UN secretary general, António Guterres, has been speaking to reporters at Cop28,...

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Cop28 live: scientists warn of catastrophic climate tipping points as summit continues

Sixth day of Cop28 comes as new report says threats to humanity drawing closer as carbon pollution heats the planet to ever more dangerous levelsCountries negotiating at Cop28 must not fall into the trap of point scoring and...

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