John Dennehy

UAE presidency will aim to secure consensus against a backdrop of rising temperatures and geopolitical tensions when talks get under way

World on track to warm by up to 2.9°C as leaders prepare to meet in Dubai for Cop28 climate summit

Mariam Al Mheiri, Minister of Climate Change, said she wanted the climate summit to be a 'beacon of hope'

Diplomatic Adviser to the UAE President urges for a political settlement and a refocusing on the two-state solution

Dr Sultan Al Jaber urges parties to have the 'difficult conversations now'

Samoa's Environment Minister says he is coming to Cop28 to 'roll up his sleeves' and get the job done

Graham Stuart said he had come away from pre-Cop talks feeling much more positive than expected

Eamon Ryan says there is 'real impetus' at pre-Cop28 meeting to agree on fund to help deal with effects of climate change

More than 70 ministers are in the UAE capital for the two-day pre-Cop meetings

Cop28 President-designate calls for international community to come together to prove 1.5ºC pledge is still in reach

World leaders will discuss escalating climate emergency at UN summit in Dubai

Two days of preparatory negotiations seek to iron out differences ahead of climate summit

Badr Jafar hopes sectors help smooth the disruptive 'discontinuity' between annual climate summits

Countries unable to agree on key issues such as who administers the fund and who pays into it

World Economic Forum report says region at 'decisive moment' in fight to protect the planet