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The Guardian view on Cop28: a phase-out of fossil fuels is the only decision that makes sense

It was never really in doubt. But the first week of Cop28, which ended with a rest day on Thursday, made one crucial fact impossible to ignore: the fossil fuel industry is not planning to go quietly.

Cop28 is a farce rigged to fail, but there are other ways we can try to save the planet

Let’s face it: climate summits are broken. The delegates talk and talk, while Earth systems slide towards deadly tipping points.

Big meat and dairy lobbyists turn out in record numbers at Cop28

Lobbyists from industrial agriculture companies and trade groups have turned out in record numbers at Cop28, with three times as many delegates representing the meat and dairy industry as last year. Representatives are present from some of the world’s largest agribusiness companies – such as the me

Middle-class fear of green policies fuels rise of far right, Colombia’s Petro warns

Middle-class fears of losing a high standard of living because of green policies is driving the rise of the far right across the world, the president of Colombia has warned.

Failure to agree fossil fuel phase-out at Cop28 ‘will push world into climate breakdown'

Failure to agree a phase-out of fossil fuels at the UN Cop28 climate summit would push the world beyond the crucial 1.5C temperature limit and

Cop28 failing on climate adaptation finance so far, African group warns

Fair and equitable finance for climate adaptation is a matter of life and death for the African continent, but talks at Cop28 so far have failed to deliver, the chief negotiator for the African group has warned.

Azerbaijan chosen to host Cop29 after fraught negotiations

Azerbaijan has been announced as the host of next year’s climate summit after fraught negotiations.

Cop28: China ‘would like to see agreement to substitute renewables for fossil fuels’

China would like to see nations agree to substitute renewable energy for fossil fuels, the country’s chief climate official has said, as nations wrangled over the weekend on the wording of a deal on the climate crisis.

Opec under fire for desperate resistance to fossil fuel phase-out at Cop28

The Opec grouping of oil-producing countries is facing a fierce backlash at the Co

We need to talk about climate migration

That Bangladesh is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change is no longer news. Being a deltaic low-lying plain with a long coast, Bangladesh is geographically susceptible to natural disaster.

European Union calls for "the beginning of the end" of fossil fuels at COP28 climate talks

This year's climate talks should “mark the beginning of the end” of fossil fuels the European Commissioner for Climate Action said on Wednesday as the United Nations summit wrapped up its first week.

How to adapt to climate change may be secondary at COP28, but it's key to saving lives, experts say

As United Nations climate talks enter their second week, negotiators who are largely focused on how to curb climate change have another thing on their plates: how to adapt to the warming that's already here.

U.S. and UAE-backed initiative announces $9 billion more for agricultural innovation projects

An additional $9 billion of funding to tackle agriculture's role in the climate crisis was announced on the sidelines of the United Nations climate talks on Friday.

What is carbon capture and why does it keep coming up at COP28?

The future of fossil fuels is at the center of the United Nations climate summit in Dubai, where many activists, experts and nations are calling for an agreement to phase out t

As UN climate talks near crunch time, activists plan 'day of action' to press negotiators

Protests aimed at pressuring nations to move decisively to stop climate change were expected to be their most intense yet on Saturday, a “Global Day of Action” with events at United Nations-led talks in Dubai and around the world.

Protesters at UN COP28 climate summit demonstrate for imprisoned Emirati, Egyptian activists

Protesters at the United Nations' COP28 climate summit demonstrated Saturday for imprisoned human rights activists in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, the past and curr

Organizers of COP28 want an inclusive summit. But just how diverse is the negotiating table?

Climate activist Lisa NoBaya sat in a room filled with stakeholders at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai and asked the delegates what inclusivity looks like at COP28:

Brazil's Lula takes heat on oil plans at UN climate talks, a turnaround after hero status last year

Fresh off election victory, a year ago Brazilian President-elect Inacio Lula da Silva was the star of the annual U.N. climate talks.

Dutch initiative must turn the tables on fossil fuel subsidy reform

In 1964, US Supreme Court’s Justice failed to define pornography, but concluded that “I know it when I see it”.

Adaptation playbook is the true test of Cop28 for world’s vulnerable

Although the phase out of fossil fuels has got most of the attention at Cop28, the outcome that will likely make the biggest difference to most people on the planet in the short- and medium-term is if countries come to an agreement on the global goal on adaptation.