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Thursday briefing: Can the UN climate summit reset the dial for global heating?

In today’s newsletter: From climate finance to greenhouse gases, a walk through the topics on the agenda at this year’s Cop28 in Dubai

The Guardian - UK

We have to balance outrage with optimism, says UN’s former climate chief

Speaking in the lead up to Cop28 in Dubai, Christiana Figueres said she has lost faith in oil companies

The Guardian - UK

Nations Urged To Take 'Great Leaps' At UN Climate Talks

The two-week-long climate negotiations being held this year in the glitzy Gulf city come at a pivotal moment, with emissions still rising and this year likely to be the hottest in human history.

International Business Times

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COP28 Should Seek Total Fossil Fuel 'Phaseout': UN Chief To AFP

The COP28 climate conference should aim for a complete "phaseout" of fossil fuels, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told AFP on Wednesday, warning of "total disaster" on humanity's current trajectory.

International Business Times

Who’s who at Cop28: the leaders with the world’s future in their hands

From fossil fuel chiefs to an outspoken UN secretary general, a look at who will attend the UAE’s climate summit

The Guardian - UK

Cop28 president denies on eve of summit he abused his position to sign oil deals

Sultan Al Jaber calls allegations false as the United Arab Emirates prepares to host the biggest Cop meeting yet

The Guardian - UK

COP28 President Al Jaber denies allegations of using climate summit to strike fossil fuel deals

COP28 President-designate Sultan Al Jaber described as “false” reports earlier this week that alleged the UAE, planned to use climate talks to further oil and gas deals

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‘Enough of endless delays’: will Cop28 force a course change for the world?

A potential peak in greenhouse gas emissions, methane efforts and climate finance are among the reasons for optimism

The Guardian - UK

UAE To Pump CO2 Into Rock As Carbon Capture Debate Rages

High in remote mountains in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, a new plant will soon take atmospheric CO2 and pump it into rock -- part of controversial attempts to target planet-heating emissions without abandoning fossil fuels.

International Business Times

COP28 President Denies Using Climate Talks To Push Oil Deals

The Emirati president of the UN climate conference in Dubai denied Wednesday reports that he sought to use his leadership of COP28 to pursue fossil fuel deals for his country.

International Business Times

First Thing: Deal to keep 1.5C hopes alive is within reach, says Cop28 president

Sultan Al Jaber says progress means ‘unprecedented outcome’ is possible. Plus, why the UK and Greece are arguing about marbles

The Guardian - UK

What is Cop28 and why does it matter?

UN climate summit begins in Dubai on 30 November and will readdress finance for loss and damage

The Guardian - UK

COP28 Puts Out Welcome Mat To Lobbyists

"All views are welcome. All views are needed," declared Sultan Al Jaber, president of the UN's COP28 and head of the Emirates state oil and gas company in the run-up to the climate talks in Dubai.

International Business Times

Deal to keep 1.5C hopes alive is within reach, says Cop28 president

Exclusive: Sultan Al Jaber says progress means ‘unprecedented outcome’ is possible

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The Guardian - UK

Cop28 host UAE planned to promote oil deals during climate talks

Leaked briefing documents for meetings with governments contained ‘asks’ from state oil firm

International Business Times

UAE: Fossil Fuel Power And COP28 Host

A gas-guzzling fossil fuel exporter trying to spearhead more ambitious climate action, the United Arab Emirates remains heavily dependent on hydrocarbons for its prosperity.

Latin Times

Fossil Fuels In The Crosshairs At Pivotal COP28 Talks

Pope Francis, King Charles III, political leaders, activists and lobbyists will be among the more than 70,000 visitors expected for the COP28 meeting in oil-rich United Arab Emirates, making it the largest UN climate change conference ever held.

The Guardian - UK

Cop28 host UAE breaking its own ban on routine gas flaring, data shows

Exclusive: Fields run by climate summit host have burned gas near daily despite 20-year-old pledge, satellite monitoring reveals

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The Guardian - UK

Cop28 host UAE has world’s biggest climate-busting oil plans, data indicates

State oil company’s huge expansion plans make its CEO’s role as president of UN climate summit ‘ridiculous’, say researchers

France 24

McKinsey & Company pushes fossil fuel interests as advisor to UN climate talks, whistleblowers say

The world's top management consultancy McKinsey & Company is using its position as a key advisor to the UN's COP28 climate talks to push the interests of its big oil and gas clients, undermining efforts to end the use of the fossil fuels driving global warming, according to multiple sources…

The Guardian - UK

Let fossil fuel profits fund crucial methane reduction

Letter: Unless this short-lived super climate pollutant is cut immediately, meeting the Paris agreement will be impossible, write Durwood Zaelke and Maxime Beaugrand

The Guardian - UK

‘I wasn’t the obvious choice’: meet the oil man tasked with saving the planet

When Cop28 starts next month, Sultan Al Jaber will be front and centre. He is the United Arab Emirates’ choice to head up the climate talks – and he also happens to be head of the national oil company. What’s the problem with that, he asks

The Guardian - UK

UAE oil company executives working with Cop28 team, leak reveals

Exclusive: two PR professionals from national oil firm listed as providing ‘support’ to team running UN climate summit

Radio France Internationale

UAE pledges $4.5 billion investment in clean energy for Africa

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has pledged $4.5 billion in clean energy investments in Africa at the landmark Africa Climate Summit in Kenya's capital Nairobi on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

UN climate summit host UAE failed to report methane emissions to UN

Exclusive: State oil firm, whose chief will preside over Cop28, also accused of ‘incoherent’ reduction targets

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