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Public Health Finally Gets a Platform at COP28, But Will Real Action Follow?
As prior COPs have shown, making commitments is often the easy part — actually seeing them through is much harder.
COP28 President Falsely Claims “No Science” Supports Fossil Fuel Phaseout
Ahmed Al Jaber is also CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. His position counters that of the UN secretary general.
Fossil Fuel Companies Back Toothless “Decarbonization Charter” at COP28 in Dubai
320 organizations denounced the plan as corporate greenwashing and called on the COP28 Presidency to abandon it.
UN Secretary General Calls for Total Fossil Fuel Phaseout at COP28
António Guterres delivered a dire warning to the 260 world leaders gathered for the climate summit in Dubai.
COP28 Must Address the US Military as World’s Largest Institutional Emitter
The U.S. military industry is both a cause and a consequence of climate change.
Report: Saudi Arabia Plans to Get African Countries “Hooked” on Fossil Fuels
“The Saudi government is like a drug dealer trying to get Africa hooked on its harmful product,” an expert said.
Leak Shows UAE Planned to Use COP28 Climate Talks to Strike Fossil Fuel Deals
“[I]t looks ever more like a fox is guarding the hen house,” one climate advocate said.
Biden Reportedly Plans to Skip COP28 Climate Summit Kicking Off This Week
The decision is sure to anger climate advocates and scientists who have pushed him to back a fossil fuel phaseout.
Friday’s Global Temperature Breach Is a Canary in the Coal Mine, Scientists Say
Experts say that while the 2°C increase is an anomaly for that day, it points to the urgency of tackling emissions.
Richest 1 Percent Produced as Many Emissions as Poorest Two-Thirds of Humanity
Annual emissions of the super rich cancel out emissions-reduction impact of nearly a million onshore wind turbines.