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COP28 leader hits back at allegations he used climate talks to strike oil deals

CNN  —  The COP28 president-designate Sultan Al Jaber has strongly denied accusations that his team sought to use the international climate talks in Dubai to strike fossil fuel deals for the UAE’s state-owned oil and gas company. Several media outlets, including CNN, this week published stories based on a cache of leaked documents obtained by the UK-registered …

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Environment Minister mulls logistic preparations for Egypt’s participation at COP28

Environment Minister Yasmeen Fouad has stressed that the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) needs to build on great success made at the Egypt-hosted COP27. The minister made her remarks at a meeting held on Saturday with respective officials to discuss the latest logistic arrangements on Egypt’s participation at the COP28, to be held …

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Syrian president Assad invited to COP28 climate summit by the UAE

CNN  —  The United Arab Emirates has invited Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to attend the United Nations’ COP28 Climate Summit, which will take place from November 30 in Dubai. The UAE embassy in Damascus said in a post on Twitter on Sunday that Assad had received an invitation to attend COP28 from Sheikh Mohamed bin …

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European Union agrees to push for global phase out of fossil fuels ahead of COP28 climate conference

European Union countries agreed to promote a global fossil fuel phase out on Thursday ahead of the United Nation’s COP28 climate summit this year, attempting to boost a global deal that failed at last year’s summit. Ministers from the 27 EU member states approved a text on their diplomatic priorities ahead of the COP28 summit, …

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