Clock ticks on Cop28 as divisions continue
Dr Sultan Al Jaber not satisfied with the speed and pace of talks
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COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber, center, and COP28 CEO Adnan Amin speak ahead of a stocktaking plenary session at the COP28 U. N. Climate Summit, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo / Peter Dejong)LiveFailure not an option, says Al Jaber as clock ticks
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The Emirates Biofarm in the Green Zone at Cop28, Expo City Dubai. BloombergBroken food systems in urgent need of regeneration
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Kwasi Kwarteng at Cop28. Pawan Singh / The NationalCop28 making progress, says UK's former energy secretary
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Efforts to limit global temperature rises are at the heart of crunch Cop28 negotiations. Pawan Singh / The NationalAs Cop28 enters final days, where do the critical negotiations stand?
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A coal-powered steel plant in Hehal village, Jharkhand, India, a nation where wide use of fossil fuels looks set to continue. APIndia committed to coal despite fossil fuel phase-out calls
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A container ship on the Panama Canal this month. Maritime transport is essential to world trade, and the shipping industry is looking for ways to hit net zero goals. Photo: EPANew levy on shipping industry called for at Cop28
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Current levels of fighting will be followed by 'localised operations' in the enclave, Israel's public broadcaster reported
Palestinian children look at the damage at the site of Israeli strikes on houses, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, December 10, 2023. REUTERS / Ibraheem Abu Mustafa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Minister Melanie Joly in Ottawa to seek support for a ceasefire in Gaza. Photo: @OIC_OCI / XArab-Islamic committee seek Canada's support for Gaza ceasefire
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