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

As global leaders ready for the climate meeting in the UAE, here are some of the most common terms and what they mean

What is Cop28? For almost three decades, world governments have met nearly every year to forge a global response to the climate emergency. Under the 1992 UN framework convention on climate change (…

Who are the polluter elite and why do they matter? The richest 1% of people are responsible for as much carbon output as the poorest 66%, research from Oxfam shows. Luxury lifestyles including…