As climate officials prepare the next steps in a globally agreed shift away from fossil fuels, oil and gas executives return fire
Abdulaziz bin Salman’s interpretation of the agreement was slammed as “incredibly misleading” as the text “calls on” all governments to transition from fossil fuels
While Israel’s attack on Gaza featured prominently, Sudan’s civil war and its climate links were largely ignored at Cop28
The US and EU couldn’t agree on common rules for bilateral carbon trades in Dubai, leaving a vacuum for voluntary certifiers
With the EU ambivalent and small island states absent, Russia’s call for “transitional fuels” – read gas – made it into the Cop28 agreement
Rich countries must cut carbon faster and provide funding to fix the unfairness getting baked into climate talks
Developing nations got agreement to set targets for food and water security, but rich nations were unwilling to plug a huge funding gap
The final Cop28 text was regarded as historic by delegates, including the US, EU and small islands, but most agree there’s still work ahead
One day into overtime at Cop28, countries agreed to transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems: a first for the UN climate process
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China and India are on track to triple renewable capacity this decade, but were put off by anti-coal language and cost concerns
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While most attention is on fossil fuels, the US is blocking progress on an adaptation playbook, a matter of life or death for many Africans
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We’ve had enough “transparency” and “dialogue” around fossil fuel subsidy reform. It’s time to change the defaults
Azerbaijan gets two-thirds of its revenue from oil and gas, one of the highest percentages of any country in the world
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Differentiated targets and financial support for the global south are critical to overcoming opposition to a fossil fuel phase-out at Cop28
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Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Turkey are among the most vocal opponents of a decision at Cop28 to phase out coal, oil and gas