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- Stop looking for loopholes, UN warns, after Saudi hints end of fossil fuels ‘just one option’ Sat, 3 Feb 24, 12:00amUN climate chief says ‘torrents, not trickles’ of public and private finance needed to meet global challenge
- Cop28’s winners and losers: from fossil fuel firms to future generations Thu, 14 Dec 23, 11:30pmNeed to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels may have been recognised, but for many that does not go far enough
- Last-ditch attempt to forge fresh Cop28 deal after original rejected Wed, 13 Dec 23, 5:30amSultan Al Jaber, the Cop president, engaged in shuttle diplomacy past deadline to finalise text on fossil fuels
- Rich countries failing to show leadership to break Cop28 impasse, activists say Wed, 13 Dec 23, 2:14amMany accused of being too mired in fossil fuel hypocrisy, as wrangling over possible deal continues
- Azerbaijan chosen to host Cop29 after fraught negotiations Sun, 10 Dec 23, 2:01amClimate activists likely to be concerned by another fossil fuel-reliant country taking over summit presidency
- Cop28: anger after record number of fossil fuel lobbyists given access to summit – as it happened Wed, 6 Dec 23, 2:32amThis live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here:
- Cop28 live: anger after record number of fossil fuel lobbyists given access to summit Wed, 6 Dec 23, 1:43amCoalition of climate NGOs highlights that there are more fossil fuel lobbyists than delegates from 10 most climate-vulnerable countries combined
- ‘You don’t bring arsonists to a firefighting convention’: anger after record number of fossil fuel lobbyists get access to Cop28 – live Tue, 5 Dec 23, 10:58pmCoalition of climate NGOs highlights that there are more fossil fuel lobbyists than delegates from 10 most climate-vulnerable countries combined
- ‘The science compels: phase out fossil fuels’: Mary Robinson responds after Cop28 row – live Tue, 5 Dec 23, 8:00pmFormer president of Republic of Ireland makes first comments since Sultan Al Jaber told her a fossil fuel phase out could mean ‘going back into caves’
- First African climate summit: can development and climate action coexist? Thu, 7 Sep 23, 2:00pmMadeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian’s east Africa global development correspondent, Caroline Kimeu, about the challenges and tensions at play at the inaugural climate summit
- African leaders at odds over climate plans as crucial Nairobi summit opens Mon, 4 Sep 23, 10:52pmOil-producing African nations argue they should be able to use fossil fuel resources for economic growth
- Paris climate finance summit fails to deliver debt forgiveness plan Sat, 24 Jun 23, 12:57amCountries in debt distress thrown financial lifeline but critics say measures fall short of what is needed
- ‘Climate Finance’ Saving the Planet, One Ice Cream at a Time Wed, 7 Jun 23, 3:00am...the aid is little more than a transfer of wealth from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.
- Can EU anger at Biden’s ‘protectionist’ green deal translate into effective action? Wed, 18 Jan 23, 8:00pmAnalysts warn bloc’s lack of industrial policy may impede riposte to $370bn US subsidy package
- Greta Thunberg on the climate delusion: ‘We’ve been greenwashed out of our senses. It’s time to stand our ground’ Sat, 8 Oct 22, 7:00pmGovernments may say they’re doing all they can to halt the climate crisis. Don’t fall for it – then we might still have time to turn things around