COP28 is about action, not politics and point scoring, says UN climate chief | UN News

UN climate chief Simon Stiell said on Wednesday that COP28 delegates are not in Dubai to “score points” and play at “lowest-denominator politics”; they must take ambitious action on curbing global warming and ending the climate crisis.

COP28 in Dubai enters final week, negotiations ramp up on emissions cuts, fossil fuels | At COP28 in Dubai, delegates look to tackle summit's thorniest issue: the phase out of fossil fuels UN New

After a break, COP28 continues its work on Friday, also the day talks on an outcome text kick into high gear. Negotiators are aiming to agree on how to bolster emissions-cutting targets set by the Paris Agreement and what to do about the future of fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal.

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