If fossil fuel companies are serious about tackling the climate crisis, they could contribute to funds for poor and vulnerable countries stricken by its effects, Spain’s environment minister has said.
Wrapping up another day of Cop28 in Dubai, the main event was Sultan Al Jaber, the summit president, calling a surprise press conference.
He called the presser after the Guardian reported he had…
Wolfgang Cramer’s first involvement with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was in the 90s. He worked on the second assessment report, delivered in 1995, which affirmed the science of…
For months Sultan Al Jaber, the president of the Cop28 climate negotiations in Dubai, has been insisting that there is no conflict with his day job, chief executive of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE…
A significant contingent of Coalition MPs – including federal opposition frontbenchers Paul Fletcher and Bridget McKenzie – will fly out to the Cop28 climate summit in Dubai funded by two ginger…
The Albanese government should do more to leverage its relationship with Japan – arguably the world’s most important energy partnership – to help its trading partner move away from gas and towards a…
Warning: the UK government’s hydrogen plan isn’t green at all, it’s another oil industry swindle
Kevin Anderson and Simon Oldridge
A taxpayer-funded drive for ‘blue’ hydrogen is good news for…
The UK will come back strongly to the world stage to “lead from the front” in tackling the climate crisis under a Labour government, Keir Starmer has pledged, after meeting world leaders at the Cop28…
The number of delegates at this year's UN climate talks who are also linked to fossil fuel producers has quadrupled since last year, campaigners say.
Around 2,400 people connected to the coal, oil…
As its war on Gaza continues with no end in sight, Israel will be participating in the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) which started on Thursday in Dubai. For the Israeli…
Can your religion affect how you feel about climate change?
Many would agree that everyone has a responsibility to help limit future damage to the environment, but some people see it as more than…
China is the top emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, while India comes in at number three.
The two countries also have major economies - so why is there a disagreement over whether they should…
The president of the ongoing UN climate talks Sultan al-Jaber has hit back at claims that he denies a core part of climate science.
It follows his earlier comments that there was "no science" behind…
The Pope threw his weight behind calls for an end to fossil fuels in a message delivered here at COP28.
In a wide-ranging statement, Pope Francis called for an end to coal, oil and gas as well as…
Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf is taking his first tentative steps in international climate negotiations with big boots to fill.
He's spending five days at the COP28 summit in Dubai; the…
World leaders have for the first time promised to tackle the huge responsibility that food and agriculture have in climate change.
More than 130 countries signed up to a declaration about food, on…
He is an engineer, businessman and politician from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
As chair of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), Sultan al-Jaber leads a company that pumped 2.7m barrels of oil…
Climate-related disasters disproportionately affect women and girls as reproductive services crumble and gender-based violence rises
The climate crisis threatens the chances of gender equality being…
Court of appeal ruling means government has only until 2030 to reach target
A Belgian court has declared the country’s climate targets “clearly insufficient” and ordered the government to cut…
Climate summit’s opening days are a feast for the senses but air quality and smokestacks leave a bad taste
Cop28 diary: expensive coffee, cheesy slogans and petrol fumes
Climate summit’s opening…