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Members of Greenpeace gather for a photo around a sign that reads "we will end fossil fuels" at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, December 13, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
THE British government must go beyond the compromise deal agreed at Cop28 to meet crucial climate targets, campaigners and MPs demanded today.
It came as climate minister Graham Stuart denied that his temporary absence from the climate summit negotiations during its most critical stage meant Britain was not playing a major part in the talks.
Mr Stuart had flown from his Dubai trip to help push through the government’s Rwanda Bill in the House of Commons, which many Tory MPs had threatened to derail.
The glacier collapse in Nepal is yet another warning that a warming planet is making Himalayan disasters more frequent and destructive – but the countries facing the greatest risks are often those least responsible, says LI YANG
The future does not have to be climate chaos and social breakdown. MARC VANDEPITTE looks at the alternatives offered by the Global Justice Report, co-authored by Thomas Piketty
As fossil fuels have had their day, JOSIE MIZEN makes it clear that it is now the government’s responsibility to initiate the transition to alternative employment in a manner that is organised, efficient and effective