Date:

13 Dec 2023

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Article

Summit president hails ‘historic package to accelerate climate action’, but critics highlight ‘litany of loopholes’ in final text

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11 Dec 2023

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Article

The text put forward by the summit presidency after 10 days of wrangling was received with concern and anger by many climate experts and politicians, though others welcomed elements of the draft including the first mention in a Cop text of reducing fossil fuel production.

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5 Dec 2023

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Article

At least 2,456 fossil fuel lobbyists have been granted access to the Cop28 climate negotiations, according to an analysis by the Kick Big Polluters Out coalition.

Date:

4 Dec 2023

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Article

The United Arab Emirates’ fossil fuel industry contributes to toxic air pollution with a devastating impact on human health even as its government works to position itself as a global leader on climate and health issues at the United Nations climate conference COP28, Human Rights Watch said.

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2 Dec 2023

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Article

Corporate dilemmas at COP28: greenwash or do the right thing

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1 Dec 2023

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Article

A letter published on December 1st by over 320 organizations on six continents rejects “Oil and Gas Decarbonization Charter,” the COP28 Presidency’s upcoming flagship announcement at the United Nations Climate Change Conference.

Date:

1 Dec 2023

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Article

As leaders from government and the private sector convene for COP28 to find new frameworks for climate finance and a just energy transition, local and Indigenous voices must be front and centre, argue Darren Walker of the Ford Foundation & Joan Carling of Indigenous People’s Rights International. Businesses recognition of Indigenous communities as crucial stakeholders is the only safe path to a just and sustainable future.

Date:

30 Nov 2023

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Article

Human rights and those who defend them must be at the forefront of the COP28 summit said Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders.

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30 Nov 2023

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Article

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28 Nov 2023

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Article

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28 Nov 2023

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Article

102 organisations from civil society have signed on a letter to the UNFCCC and State Parties, calling them to make sure shared prosperity and corporate justice underpin a just energy transition

Date:

27 Nov 2023

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Article

The United Arab Emirates planned to use its role as the host of UN climate talks as an opportunity to strike oil and gas deals, the BBC has learned.

Date:

21 Nov 2023

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Report

Upholding Migrant Rights Critical to Address Climate Crisis at COP28

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17 Nov 2023

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Article

Many companies and countries are making bets on carbon capture technology to reach net zero. However Global Witness argues that if the technology continues to fail - as around 80% of proposed projects globally have - the emissions it was meant to capture will instead leave the world locked into climate collapse.

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23 Oct 2023

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Article

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20 Oct 2023

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Article

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20 Oct 2023

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Article

Report highlights evidence of workers from Africa and Asia labouring in 42C heat in Dubai to build conference facilities

Date:

13 Sep 2023

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Article

More than 200 organizations worldwide are demanding that the international community pursue accountability for the UAE’s track record of repressive behavior at home and abroad ahead of the COP28 climate conference.