UN secretary general insists of the 1.5C climate goal: “It is not dead, it’s alive” on day one of summit in Dubai
The United Arab Emirates, one of the world’s foremost fossil fuel producing nations, was always going to be an interesting choice for the Cop28 climate talks. Highlighting the apparent contradiction is a tweet from one attendee showing this incongruous sight from her hotel room window.
People must balance outrage and optimism after a “hellish summer” of extreme weather, the UN’s former climate chief has urged at the start of the Cop28 climate summit, writes Ajit Narinjan, the Guardian’s Europe environment correspondent.
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