The COP28 climate summit in Dubai saw deep divisions as countries clashed over a proposed agreement to phase out fossil fuels. China's top climate envoy expressed skepticism about the summit's success without a solution on fossil fuels. The OPEC oil cartel, particularly Saudi Arabia and Iraq, made a last-minute push to block the phase-out. Activists designated a day of protest at the summit, highlighting the urgency of the issue. The UN chief urged leaders to agree on deep cuts to emissions and avoid global warming exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius. The UAE, presiding over the talks, floated cuts to fossil-fuel consumption and production to achieve close-to net-zero by the middle of the century, triggering a showdown between developed countries and petrostates. However, a draft agreement from the summit dropped references to the phase-out of fossil fuels, favoring a reduction instead. Amid these tensions, US climate envoy John Kerry and China's Xie Zhenhua are leveraging their close relationship to drive final negotiations. However, US negotiators face challenges in persuading other nations due to the potential return of Donald Trump to the White House.
Countries pushing for a U.N. deal to phase out fossil fuels saw their hopes dim Monday as U.A.E officials who are leading the talks dropped the idea during the COP28 climate conference https://t.co/8tXGyB65tP https://t.co/8tXGyB65tP
A draft agreement from UN’s COP28 climate summit has dropped references to phaseout of fossil fuels after opposition from oil and gas-producing countries led by Saudi Arabia. The document — which will have to be agreed by almost 200 countries at the summit in Dubai — sets out an… https://t.co/TWKtcJjkNu
Climate activists say the 2023 UN Climate Conference is on “the verge of complete failure” after oil-producing nations secured the removal of language calling for a phase-out of fossil fuels from the summit’s draft agreement. More: https://t.co/6PhNp1uNGB https://t.co/JbShodwwwM
Countries moved closer to reaching what critics called a watered-down final deal Monday, avoiding calls from more than 100 nations to phase out planet-warming fossil fuels as United Nations climate talks in Dubai neared their culmination. https://t.co/ZlDVxesgnN
COP28’s most high-profile decision — whether to call for a phase out of fossil fuels — appears to have been decided, and not in the way many delegates were hoping. https://t.co/UyEyZAOrzP
After an entire day of waiting, COP28 negotiators from nearly 200 countries were finally presented with a text they can pick apart in the halls of Dubai Expo City, but deep divisions remain over the future of oil and gas https://t.co/NRPhWhkU6M
Phasing out fossil fuels is key to the success of COP28, says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres https://t.co/WM0m4KXvI1
🚨 Instead of the fast and forever phase out of fossil fuel that science shows is vital, #COP28 is preparing a final text promoting the fossil fuel fairy tale that unproven technical solutions will somehow provide the answer to global warming. This will effectively give fossil… https://t.co/545vusTc5l
Climate summit draft decision drops fossil fuel phase out language, instead calling for reduction https://t.co/xvw9fkdREP https://t.co/npkxL1O6sa
UN Climate Karens Melt Down After COP28 Summit Ditches Fossil Fuel 'Phase-Out' Language https://t.co/RGTuUvZqFu
The #MiddleEast region, traditionally linked with #security challenges, is now facing the effects of #climatecrisis. It ignites the very sparks of #violence, #poverty, #inequality, & #migration, exacerbating #regional instability, argues Yossi Mann https://t.co/ra89rPWxXO
Richer countries need urgently to provide money to help their vulnerable peers adapt to the impact of climate change or face consequences including mass migration, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland told @Reuters https://t.co/McjtDejUIx https://t.co/WxoasN0IsS
Greens erupt as fossil fuel ‘phaseout’ is dropped from proposed climate deal https://t.co/LvWnX6oCeu
John Kerry and Xie Zhenhua have known each other for 25 years, and for both, climate diplomacy is far more than a job—it is a mission, @lili_pike writes. https://t.co/sRxCBKdAbg
'End fossil fuels' protester storms stage of COP28 summit https://t.co/7dPRVn7mir https://t.co/ydzRGvDFJA
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said negotiators at the COP28 summit in particular must focus on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and climate justice. https://t.co/14TYwZGAVz
COP28 text seeks "reduction" of fossil fuels https://t.co/skXcaBEzrR
Breaking news: A draft agreement from the UN’s COP28 climate summit has dropped references to the phaseout of fossil fuels in favour of reducing consumption, after opposition from oil and gas-producing countries led by Saudi Arabia https://t.co/kRh401M4g6 https://t.co/sPLI428tUT
The UAE, presiding over this year’s COP28 climate talks, floats cuts to fossil-fuel consumption and production in order to achieve close-to net-zero by the middle of the century, setting the stage for a showdown between developed countries and petrostates https://t.co/YbyvYuhdeW
"Failure ... is not an option": COP28 President Urges Progress https://t.co/AVp4efZoUu
COP28 UAE’s Presidency Floats Reduction of Fossil Fuels by 2050 https://t.co/joMIF7hPAY
The #COP28 climate summit has generated a lot of buzzwords over the past two weeks. One of the most common is 'North Star,' which #COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber uses to describe his guiding principles at the summit https://t.co/QCCz2k9Fqo https://t.co/GFkJhi717k
The UAE, presiding over this year’s COP28 climate talks, floats cuts to fossil-fuel consumption and production in order to achieve close-to net-zero by the middle of the century, setting the stage for a showdown between developed countries and petrostates https://t.co/Rlfb45Cj4O
UN #Climate talks home in on #FossilFuel deal — #COP28 https://t.co/N4BmGsaXbU
The UN’s climate chief has urged countries to lift 'tactical blockades' to a deal to phase out fossil fuels at #COP28 https://t.co/llBAbUPYUM https://t.co/H2Z0ywBj7A
The upcoming #COP28 climate conference in the #UAE serves as a wake-up call for the international community and #MiddleEastern countries to join forces in addressing the threat of #climatecrisis, highlights Yossi Mann https://t.co/ra89rPWxXO
Arab OPEC ministers gather in Doha as COP28 fossil fuel talks continue https://t.co/hsvbVrCH74 https://t.co/0zDEnR7qQB
With the world already feeling the effects of climate change, many people are calling for more funding to help vulnerable countries adapt to a warming world, in what has become a key issue at COP28 👇 https://t.co/pgfyomALTi
As the clock winds down at #COP28, UN chief @antonioguterres said the key to success in Dubai will be reaching agreement on the need to ‘phase out’ fossil fuels, with countries possibly moving towards that goal at different rates. https://t.co/tMBXZwehTd
With the #COP28 climate talks entering crunch time, UN climate chief Simon Stiell urged countries to come together to reach a final deal for the summit - where they were facing off over whether to call for an end to fossil fuels https://t.co/p8EotNVQnW
With the #COP28 climate talks entering crunch time, UN climate chief Simon Stiell urged countries to come together to reach a final deal for the summit - where they were facing off over whether to call for an end to fossil fuels https://t.co/h6rd1oBiBA
LIVE: UN chief Antonio Guterres speaks at COP28 https://t.co/DTmkq6OfmY
COP28 enters crunch time with countries at odds over fossil fuels https://t.co/kVbKeSRa4S https://t.co/sZ7U1AA8P7
COP28 pledges so far not enough to limit warming to 1.5C, warns IEA https://t.co/69nvEvEC0H
Countries must clear "tactical blockages" to reach climate deal at COP28 https://t.co/3ikjqVr1BF https://t.co/I5aSpkdi0Q
Exclusive: U.S. lawmakers and ministers from around the world blasted a letter that emerged Friday night, warning OPEC member states to resist calls at the COP28 climate summit for a fossil fuel phase-out. https://t.co/UAgDwwCzcL
A major agreement on climate goals is likely to elude #COP28. Even before it kicked off, it had been characterized as potentially “the most contentious round of climate talks in almost a decade”. Explainer by @ujjainidutta_ and @ditipujara. https://t.co/QphV2L9L1K
The extent of U.S.-China cooperation, former Chinese and U.S. officials as well as climate experts told FP, is partly attributable to the two climate envoys, John Kerry and Xie Zhenhua, and their bond, developed over decades of negotiations. https://t.co/sRxCBKdAbg
UN climate talks enter endgame on Monday. Negotiators still seeking to convince an increasingly isolated Saudi Arabia and other holdouts to give up their opposition to a historic phase-out of fossil fuels https://t.co/A3Bguhfmd3 https://t.co/XQOOuSHRVt
Analysis: At this year’s UN climate conference, increased attention should be paid to how climatic changes are affecting political stability, and even making armed conflict more deadly, in the most environmentally vulnerable and insecure regions. https://t.co/ENqpb30ZrU
The upcoming #COP28 climate conference in the #UAE serves as a wake-up call for the international community and #MiddleEastern countries to join forces in addressing the threat of #climatecrisis, highlights Yossi Mann https://t.co/ra89rPW08g
Negotiators have been urged to narrow down their options so they can agree on how to save Earth from disastrous levels of warming and help vulnerable societies adapt to weather extremes as the clock runs down on United Nations climate talks. https://t.co/nDTGOVAZGg
Sultan Al Jaber, president of the COP28 summit, is holding a special meeting of ministers in a bid to get a deal to reduce the use of all fossil fuels for the first time https://t.co/ps2U5PFBdo
The #MiddleEast region, traditionally linked with #security challenges, is now facing the effects of #climatecrisis. It ignites the very sparks of #violence, #poverty, #inequality, & #migration, exacerbating #regional instability, argues Yossi Mann https://t.co/ra89rPW08g
US climate negotiators have to persuade other nations at COP28 that the world's biggest economy is a reliable partner, but they're being undermined by the prospect of Donald Trump returning to the White House https://t.co/XJATtHif0m
JOBOB: COP28 president doe not entertain ideas of phasing out fossil fuels without a 'roadmap' https://t.co/DJjGeHotXn
Uncertainty: "Trump's Comeback Bid Haunts Climate Talks in Dubai" https://t.co/05BnWPrRVC https://t.co/Tz7URXbSDF
World Briefing by CJ Williams: COP28 commitment to banning fossil fuels is make-or-break issue at climate summit, humanitarian aid on brink of collapse in Gaza as hunger and chaos intensify @cjwilliamslat
Banning fossil fuels is now a make-or-break issue at climate talks https://t.co/vLqBEC4VkI
Saudi Arabia and Iraq stood their ground at UN climate talks on Sunday as pressure mounted for nations to agree on a phase-out of fossil fuels at COP28 in Dubai. ➡️ https://t.co/ABu4uiDUQs https://t.co/AKWIY5ZFM5
UN CHIEF URGES LEADERS AT COP28 TO AGREE ON DEEP CUTS TO EMISSIONS (Reuters) United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged leaders at the COP28 climate conference to agree on deep cuts to emissions and stop global warming exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius. https://t.co/ZRl040KqtK
Global society entirely depends on fossil fuels and we learned from Climategate that the 1.5°C goal is not scientific and was "plucked out of thin air", but: - UN chief @antonioguterres: "I urge leaders at COP28 to agree on deep cuts to emissions, in line with the 1.5°C… https://t.co/XfEbEd2rs1
The Chinese and American Climate Negotiators Pushing for a Deal—Two diplomats at the end of their careers leverage their close relationship in talks. A great double-profile by @shashamimi https://t.co/t9B5EUNKD1 https://t.co/t9B5EUNKD1
Climate has become a rare area of in-depth coordination between China and the U.S. because climate envoys John Kerry and Xie Zhenhua have made it their mission, @lili_pike writes. https://t.co/sRxCBKdAbg
The #MiddleEast region, traditionally linked with #security challenges, is now facing the effects of #climatecrisis. It ignites the very sparks of #violence, #poverty, #inequality, & #migration, exacerbating #regional instability, argues Yossi Mann https://t.co/ra89rPWxXO
Work faster, be flexible, compromise to reach climate deal - COP28 president https://t.co/IuKtK9bTz0 https://t.co/YRhcIECStW
Sultan Al Jaber, president of the COP28 summit, is holding a special meeting of ministers in a bid to get a deal to reduce the use of all fossil fuels for the first time https://t.co/B4QYSwWDkF
Sultan Al Jaber, president of the COP28 summit, is holding a special meeting of ministers in a bid to get a deal to reduce the use of all fossil fuels for the first time https://t.co/c0rBf5GmHF
UN climate talks negotiators were under growing pressure on Sunday as the deadline nears to strike a new global deal aimed at keeping global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius. ➡️ https://t.co/mM40jRKqEZ https://t.co/vqcoD49mom
Big divisions loom over fossil fuels as COP28 talks head into final phase https://t.co/64Cl05K74E https://t.co/AxiRsr3TXY
US climate negotiators have to persuade other nations at COP28 that the world's biggest economy is a reliable partner, but they're being undermined by the prospect of Donald Trump returning to the White House https://t.co/0MgLGdZJS1
The upcoming #COP28 climate conference in the #UAE serves as a wake-up call for the international community and #MiddleEastern countries to join forces in addressing the threat of #climatecrisis, highlights Yossi Mann https://t.co/ra89rPWxXO
COP28 pledges so far not enough to limit warming to 1.5C -IEA https://t.co/Rnx13s1SWt https://t.co/foNhwUDm4o
China’s climate envoy said his team at COP28 is in intensive talks with the US and others to find language on fossil fuels that can bring the two-week climate summit to a successful close https://t.co/IO3o01SSkG
UN chief urges leaders at COP28 to agree on deep cuts to emissions https://t.co/Uh6VeubzgS https://t.co/Qbzv8aSCDB
⚠️ UN CHIEF URGES LEADERS AT COP28 TO AGREE ON DEEP CUTS TO EMISSIONS Full Story → https://t.co/pXFetOdEOK https://t.co/z7dF1y3uuv
China says fossil fuels deal 'not perfect' but key to COP28 success https://t.co/wtlkmyI3Xy https://t.co/r8zkr7LsV6
Deep into COP28, expecting fossil-fuel companies to disrupt their own industry is both foolish and counterproductive, our columnist says https://t.co/9sDZ1fsN2D
COP28 fossil fuel pledges will not limit global warming to 1.5°C, says IEA https://t.co/JsdoIjYDkn
⚠️ JUST IN: *COP28 CLASHES WITH OPEC OVER FOSSIL FUEL PHASE-OUT AFTER SAUDI ARABIA, RUSSIA PUSHBACK https://t.co/sSvVBbP8KI 👈 $CL_F #OOTT https://t.co/yxncEuXnID
Activists designated Saturday a day of protest at the COP28 summit in Dubai. But the rules in the tightly controlled United Arab Emirates at the site supervised by the UN meant sharp restrictions on what demonstrators could say and do. https://t.co/9vrW7UdQlB
John Kerry and China’s Xie Zhenhua, two diplomats at the end of their careers, are leveraging their close relationship to drive final negotiations at the U.N. climate conference https://t.co/THy8diNrhS https://t.co/THy8diNrhS
Countries clash over fossil fuel phase-out after pushback from OPEC https://t.co/hmkI9Y6uTj #COP28 https://t.co/7CuebjMBmm
Countries clashed over a proposed agreement to phase-out fossil fuels at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, jeopardizing attempts to deliver a first-ever commitment to eventually end the use of oil and gas in 30 years of global warming talks https://t.co/hmkI9Y6uTj #COP28 https://t.co/DTdZedkoJg
A UN climate summit in Dubai made progress Saturday but deep divides persisted, negotiators said, following a last-minute push by the OPEC oil cartel to block a phase-out of fossil fuels https://t.co/qsazOrKI3M
CHINA SAYS NOT MUCH CHANCE OF SUCCESS AT COP28 WITHOUT A SOLUTION ON FOSSIL FUELS (Reuters) China's top climate envoy Xie Zhenhua said there was little chance the COP28 climate summit would be called a success if nations could not agree to language on the future of fossil fuels. https://t.co/Ze2O5e3dP8
DUTCH-LED COALITION MOVES TO PHASE OUT FOSSIL FUELS (Reuters) A Dutch-led coalition of a dozen nations committed on Saturday to publish an inventory of their own fossil fuel subsidies within a year, with the aim of creating a clear strategy for eliminating them. https://t.co/NRFQwl8ij2