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- Cop28 president says 'no science' behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/03/back-into-caves-cop28-president-dismisses-phase-out-of-fossil-fuels 13 comments
- ‘Energy turmoil’ looms unless demand is checked, says Cop28 president | Climate crisis https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/20/energy-turmoil-looms-unless-demand-is-checked-says-cop28-president-sultan-al-jaber 5 comments worldnews
- The Stealth Hero of the COP28 Deal Is Technology | On a crucial — and underappreciated — phrase in the Global Stocktake. https://heatmap.news/technology/cop28-global-stocktake-climate-tech 2 comments climate
- Global climate deal calls for ending the fossil fuel era — just not yet | Island nations say COP28 agreement has a ‘litany of loopholes,’ but it marks first time nations have signaled the end of oil, gas and coal https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/12/13/cop28-fossil-fuels-climate-deal/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzAyNDQzNjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzAzODI1OTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MDI0NDM2MDAsImp0aSI6IjhlMTg2NGE3LWU1ZjItNDdiNy1hNDhjLWYyNmI1OTAwYmZiYyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9jbGltYXRlLWVudmlyb25tZW50LzIwMjMvMTIvMTMvY29wMjgtZm9zc2lsLWZ1ZWxzLWNsaW1hdGUtZGVhbC8ifQ.zy38l8-FDjsEN5oFE9avIco1cvYox4G_462LpO7HuE8 6 comments climate
- Does COP28 Mark the Beginning of the End for Fossil Fuels? https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-12-13/climate-emergency-does-cop28-mark-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-fossil-fuels 3 comments climate
- COP28 Climate Summit President Has ‘Direct Conflict of Interest,’ Al Gore Says https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/al-gore-cop28-direct-conflict-of-interest-ridiculous-1234922512/ 13 comments politics
- Cop28 landmark deal agreed to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/13/cop28-landmark-deal-agreed-to-transition-away-from-fossil-fuels 14 comments climate
- Nearly 200 nations agree to 'transition away' from fossil fuels at COP28 https://www.euronews.com/2023/12/13/cop28-delegates-agree-to-transition-away-from-planet-warming-fossil-fuels-slash-pollution 4 comments environment
- At Cop28 it feels as if humanity’s shared lifeboat is sinking. There are only hours left to act https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/12/cop-28-humanity-leaders-activists-dubai-fossil-fuel-phase-out-adaptation?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other 31 comments environment
- Draft for Final Deal Released of COP28 UN Climate Summit https://www.voanews.com/a/draft-for-final-deal-released-of-cop28-un-climate-summit/7393261.html 3 comments climate
- We should have been here 10 years ago, says Big Oil at COP28 https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bakx-cop28-oilpatch-fossil-fuel-phase-out-1.7055049 2 comments climate
- The two Australias at Cop28: a country at odds with itself on the climate crisis | At Cop28, Labor has made more progress on climate than the Coalition did in nearly a decade – but can this be true if Australia remains the world’s third biggest fossil fuel exporter? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/11/the-two-australias-at-cop28-a-country-at-odds-with-itself-on-the-climate-crisis 7 comments climate
- ‘Come with solutions’: Cop28 president calls for compromise in final meetings https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/10/cop28-president-sultan-al-jaber-calls-compromise-final-meetings 17 comments climate
- Cop28: China ‘would like to see agreement to substitute renewables for fossil fuels’ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/09/cop28-china-says-it-would-like-agreement-on-substituting-renewables-for-fossil-fuels 4 comments environment
- Azerbaijan says it has sealed 'consensus' to host COP29: The COP28 summit still needs to formally approve the next host country. Azerbaijan would follow Dubai in being the second host in a row to be a major producer of fossil fuels https://www.dw.com/en/azerbaijan-says-it-has-sealed-consensus-to-host-cop29/a-67677111 3 comments environment
- Andrew Forrest calls for fossil fuel bosses' 'heads on spikes' in extraordinary outburst on sidelines of UN COP28 climate conference https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-07/andrew-forrest-fossil-fuel-heads-on-spikes-un-cop28-climate/103198354 77 comments worldnews
- Three big gaps in climate pledges at COP28 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/12/05/three-big-gaps-climate-pledges-cop28/ 4 comments climate
- Record number of fossil fuel lobbyists get access to Cop28 climate talks | Cop28 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/05/record-number-of-fossil-fuel-lobbyists-get-access-to-cop28-climate-talks 3 comments climate
- It’s official: COP28 has more fossil fuel lobbyists than ever https://open.substack.com/pub/heated/p/its-official-cop28-has-more-fossil?r=1nyuab 2 comments climate
- COP28: Record number of fossil fuel delegates at climate talks https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67607289 5 comments environment
- It looks like attendance at COP28 this year is about 100,000…that is just nuts… COP28: A Climate Conference or a Burning Man Party in the Desert? https://youtu.be/XQ7Sxgsv5js?si=R-MG1J9X_r15g7Ie 3 comments climate
- Renewables are proving no match for the world’s appetite for fossil fuels | As leaders struggle to hammer out a deal on climate change at COP28, global carbon emissions continue to rise https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/12/04/carbon-emissions-increase-renewables-evs/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzAxNjY2MDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzAzMDQ4Mzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MDE2NjYwMDAsImp0aSI6ImIxNDZkNmYzLTU4MzUtNDc3OS1hM2U5LWU4NzQ1ZjIwOWMyZCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9jbGltYXRlLWVudmlyb25tZW50LzIwMjMvMTIvMDQvY2FyYm9uLWVtaXNzaW9ucy1pbmNyZWFzZS1yZW5ld2FibGVzLWV2cy8ifQ.4MpwEikazSXl-8d6zuuS9806SSOqhYCAu_Eb34Bwtds 4 comments climate
- Saudi Arabia's energy minister has slammed the door shut on agreeing to phase out fossil fuels at the UN's COP28 climate talks, setting the stage for difficult negotiations in Dubai https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231204-saudi-arabia-says-absolutely-not-to-oil-phaseout-at-cop28 5 comments environment
- Saudi Energy Minister Won’t Agree to Fossil Fuel Phase Down | Prince Abdulaziz says absolutely not to addition in COP28 text https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-04/cop28-saudi-energy-minister-says-won-t-agree-to-fossil-fuel-phase-down 37 comments climate
- Al Gore blasts COP28 climate chief and oil companies' emissions pledges at UN summit https://apnews.com/article/al-gore-climate-change-oil-company-cop28-ec565d495075ed6b9c0171c1675db8f4 118 comments worldnews
- Cop28 president says ‘no science for fossil fuel phase-out’ claim was misinterpreted https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/04/cop28-president-says-no-science-for-fossil-fuel-phase-out-claim-was-misinterpreted 24 comments environment
- Exxon Mobil CEO urges COP28 to focus on reducing emissions — not phasing out fossil fuels https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/02/exxon-mobil-ceo-urges-cop28-climate-summit-to-focus-on-emissions.html 77 comments energy
- Biden Administration Announces Rule to Cut Millions of Tons of Methane Emissions | The measure, which requires oil and gas producers to detect and fix leaks of the greenhouse gas, came as the U.S. vice president spoke at the COP28 climate summit. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/02/climate/biden-methane-climate-cop28.html?unlocked_article_code=1.C00.B3tm.kQJAC5olnvzq 5 comments climate
- Cop28 president denies on eve of summit he abused his position to sign oil deals https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/29/cop28-president-denies-on-eve-of-summit-he-abused-his-position-to-sign-oil-deals 6 comments climate
- Here’s a question Cop28 won’t address: why are billionaires blocking action to save the planet? | George Monbiot https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/29/cop28-billionaires-blocking-action-save-planet-protest 47 comments climate
- Harris plans to attend the COP28 climate summit https://www.npr.org/2023/11/29/1215821954/vice-president-kamala-harris-cop28-climate-summit-uae 6 comments politics
- COP28 president denies using summit for oil deals https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67567832 11 comments nottheonion
- What China’s Clean Energy Push Means for COP28 https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-china-solar-wind-power-cop28/?srnd=premium-asia 8 comments china
- COP28: UAE planned to use climate talks to make oil deals https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67508331 26 comments worldnews
- COP28: UAE planned to use climate talks to make oil deals https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67508331 24 comments environment
- The United States Helped Block a G20 Deal to Boost Renewables—an Ominous Sign for COP28 https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25072023/united-states-helped-block-g20-clean-energy-deal-cop28/ 9 comments politics
- The IPCC’s climate report has drawn the battle lines for Cop28: oil profits or a livable future | Simon Lewis https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/21/ipcc-climate-report-cop28-oil-profits-fossil-fuels-un-climate-talks-scientists 50 comments climate
- The IPCC’s climate report has drawn the battle lines for Cop28: oil profits or a livable future https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/21/ipcc-climate-report-cop28-oil-profits-fossil-fuels-un-climate-talks-scientists 15 comments environment
- COP28 climate team queried over ties to national oil company https://www.politico.eu/article/cop28-climate-team-uae-shares-offices-un-abu-dhabi-national-oil-company-ahmed-al-jaber/ 6 comments climate
- Dubai ruler says UAE to host COP28 climate conference in 2023 https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/12/middleeast/uae-cop-climate-intl/index.html 10 comments worldnews