Fiona Harvey Environment editor / THE GUARDIAN

As the US and China climate envoys retire, more than a leadership gap opens in crucial bilateral relationship and climate politics

Not long before the crucial final meeting of Cop28 climate summit, a seemingly chance meeting took place in the heavily guarded VIP lounge next to the main conference hall in Dubai. John Kerry, the…

Sultan Al Jaber, president of Cop28, made a last-ditch call for all countries to come together this afternoon in Dubai, to find common ground amid deep disagreements over the future of climate action.

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