Response from leaders and key climate figures comes after PM’s aides advised non-attendance over concerns Reform may attack himLeading climate figures and Labour MPs have urged Keir Starmer to attend the crucial Cop30...
Read MoreDespite nations’ pledges at Cop28 a year ago, the burning of coal, oil and gas continued to rise in 2024There is “no sign” of the transition away from burning fossil fuels that was pledged by the world’s...
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Read MoreCommittee urges UK to set ‘powerful example’ of tackling climate change after ‘mixed messages’ of Cop28The UK must act urgently to meet its international climate commitments, the independent climate...
Read MoreParliament 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...
Read MoreDisastrous 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...
Read MoreExclusive: Sultan Al Jaber says Adnoc has to meet demand for fossil fuels, and hails ‘unprecedented’ Cop dealThe president of the Cop28 climate summit will continue with his oil company’s record investment in...
Read MoreClimate experts say lack of unambiguous statement is ‘tragedy for the planet and our future’The failure of Cop28 to call for a phase-out of fossil fuels is “devastating” and “dangerous” given...
Read MoreSummit president hails ‘historic package to accelerate climate action’ but critics decry ‘litany of loopholes’ in final textCop28 live – latest updatesNearly 200 countries at the Cop28 climate...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreNew 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...
Read MoreText now being considered by governments calls for ‘reducing both consumption and production of fossil fuels’A draft deal to cut global fossil fuel production is “grossly insufficient” and...
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