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Sunday, 10 December, 2023

COP28
Saudi Arabia piles pressure on UAE to shift COP28 focus away from oil and gas
EU ministers criticise Opec over attempts to switch emphasis to emissions as tensions mount at climate talks in Dubai
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Saturday, 9 December, 2023

Person in the News
Sultan al-Jaber, the hard-charging oil head trying to broker COP28 consensus
Known for his steely style, the Emirati technocrat must persuade countries to reach a deal
Thursday, 7 December, 2023

Climate change
Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels to hit record this year
Latest research shows goals of Paris accord are increasingly in jeopardy as almost 200 countries gather at COP28
Monday, 4 December, 2023

COP28
Big business mixes with geopolitics at expanded UN climate summit
Dozens of chief executives attend COP28 in Dubai as critics label it a ‘trade show’
Saturday, 2 December, 2023

COP28
Fossil fuel companies sign up to emissions reduction pact at COP28
Methane, renewable and nuclear pledges made at climate conference in Dubai
Friday, 1 December, 2023

ExplainerCOP28
COP28: Five other things from ‘leaders day’ at UN climate summit
Global action day one: Japan, UK, Climate Club, women shortage, and banks volunteering their own standards
Friday, 1 December, 2023

COP28
World Bank leader says climate loss and damage fund is a ‘beginning’
Money from historic agreement would not be made available before ‘sometime next year’
Thursday, 30 November, 2023

COP28
COP28 secures more than $420mn to seed loss and damage fund
UN climate conference gets ‘a running start’ as EU joins five other countries to make pledges
Thursday, 30 November, 2023

Climate change
UAE to launch $30bn investment fund at COP28
UN climate summit host seeks to bolster credentials via initiative with BlackRock, TPG and Brookfield
Thursday, 30 November, 2023

Climate change
World heading for hot 2024 after records ‘shattered’ in 2023, says WMO
Agency data shows nine years from 2015 to 2023 were warmest on record
Thursday, 30 November, 2023

COP28
EU to lobby for tax on aeroplane fuel at COP28
‘We tax everything alive . . . but not aviation’, says climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra
Wednesday, 29 November, 2023

COP28
COP28 president denies using UN climate summit to pitch oil deals
UAE’s Sultan al-Jaber says documents showing talking points are ‘false’ but acknowledges being asked to ‘engage’
Tuesday, 28 November, 2023

Special ReportManaging Climate Change
Pressure mounts ahead of COP28 to dump fossil fuels
Success at the UN summit in Dubai will be measured by whether a global deal can be reached on ending their use
Tuesday, 28 November, 2023

The Big Read
The cheque book COP: UAE’s $200bn bid for climate influence
The summit host is investing big in clean energy to ensure talks are a success — and possibly to sway the outcome, critics say
Monday, 27 November, 2023

FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
COP28: Climate summit tries to kick fossil fuel habit
Turkey’s exports to Russia of goods vital for Moscow’s war machine have soared this year
Thursday, 23 November, 2023

Climate change
Hunt criticised for downgrading climate change in BoE guidance
UK chancellor heightens focus on economic growth in list of four priorities for Financial Policy Committee
Wednesday, 22 November, 2023

COP28
UK, Canada and Germany lead fresh push against coal power at COP28
Letter by ministers from 15 countries urges tougher action after failure to make progress since pact signed two years ago
Monday, 13 November, 2023

Carbon tax
UK to press ahead with carbon border tax in 2026
Programme would mirror scheme launched by EU
Tuesday, 7 November, 2023

Climate change
China makes ‘opening play’ on methane policy ahead of UN climate summit
The gas is responsible for an estimated one-third of the rise in global temperatures during the industrial era
Sunday, 5 November, 2023

COP28
UN climate fund battle looms over US stance on financing
Geopolitical divisions overshadow plan for scheme to help countries cope with destruction from global warming
Friday, 3 November, 2023

FT CollectionsClimate Exchange
Bill Gates: There are amazing climate technologies — getting them out is the challenge
Billionaire explains the rationale behind his Breakthrough fund investments in more than 100 nascent companies
Friday, 3 November, 2023

Climate change
Western countries clash with Saudi Arabia over UN climate fund
Kingdom resists efforts to broaden base of donors for poorer countries coping with consequences of environmental fallout
Thursday, 2 November, 2023

Climate change
Developing countries need up to $387bn a year to adapt to extreme weather, says UN
Finance flows shrink even as climate-related disasters rise
Wednesday, 1 November, 2023

COP28
Future of fossil fuels leaves nations at odds ahead of UN climate summit
France, Spain, Ireland, Kenya and 11 other countries push for an end to new oil and gas projects
Wednesday, 25 October, 2023

Climate change
UN science body head fears lower chance of keeping global warming to 1.5C
Rise in emissions since original IPCC report 2 years ago now means less than one-third probability of hitting target