'We must be brutally honest': What's in the UAE's plan for the COP28 climate talks?

Cecilia Keating
clock • 10 min read
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Credit: COP28 Presidency, Twitter

The COP28 Presidency wants to focus Dubai talks on four 'Fs': fast-tracking the energy transition; fixing climate finance; focusing on lives and livelihoods, and enabling 'full inclusivity' at the meeting

The President-designate of the upcoming COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai, Sultan Al-Jaber, has this week laid out the UAE's action plan for the talks, as he issued a fresh warning that countries needed to...

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