Follow the latest developments on what to expect at COP28 as world leaders head to Dubai.
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Welcome to our live coverage of COP28. Euronews Green will be on the ground in Dubai from 30 November to 12 December to bring you the latest from the UN climate summit.
Today we'll be sharing what we know before the conference kicks off tomorrow from who is going to the biggest topics you should look out for over the next two weeks.
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From Russian PR to ‘online grifters’: Who is peddling climate disinformation in 2023?
A new report from the Climate Action Against Disinformation (CAAD) coalition explores the most concerning trends in climate misinformation as the world gears up for the COP28.
'We must be ambitious' at COP28, says EU climate action commissioner
Wopke Hoekstra, the European Commissioner for Climate Action, has told Euronews in an interview that much more must be done if emission reduction targets are to be met in time."The bar is simply very high, not because we want to, but because scientists tell us so," Hoekstra said.
What is COP28? Everything you need to know before the UN climate summit begins in Dubai this week
From who will be there to the biggest talking points and why you should care, we give you a rundown of what to expect from the UN climate conference.Fake news release claims Sultan Al Jaber agreed to resign as CEO of ADNOC
Immediately after the COP28 President's remarks, a faked news release was sent to Euronews describing Sultan Al Jaber as having agreed to resign from his position as CEO of state oil company ADNOC. The COP28 team has confirmed that this release is not real.
"We are aware of a number of press releases purporting to be issued by COP28 and other entities, relating to the COP President's leadership roles, which have been posted on some digital accounts and issued to members of the media," a COP28 spokesperson told Euronews Green.
"This press release was not issued by the COP28 team, has no basis in truth, and must be entirely disregarded as fake news. As the COP President said in today's press conference, "It is an attempt to undermine the work of the COP28 presidency.”
COP28 President criticises 'false' oil and gas deal allegations
COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber has denied claims he sought to use climate talks to strike oil and gas deals.
"These allegations are false, not true, incorrect and not accurate," he told reporters on the eve of the summit.
"It's an attempt to undermine the work of the COP28 presidency. Let me ask you a question: do you think the UAE or myself will need the COP or the COP presidency to go and establish business deals or commercial relationships?"
Al Jaber said that every meeting he conducted with governments and stakeholders as president of the climate talks "has always been centred around one thing and one thing only and that is my COP28 agenda."
Who is going to COP28?
At least 70,000 participants are expected to attend COP28 including more than 140 heads of state from nations around the world.
There will be some notable absences including leaders from the world's two biggest carbon emitters. US officials have confirmed that President Joe Biden won't be attending and Xi Jinping of China is not expected to travel to Dubai either.
King Charles III is set to deliver an address at the opening ceremony of the World Climate Action Summit and promote peace in the region on Friday.
Pope Francis was supposed to become the first pontiff to address a UN climate change conference but has had to cancel his trip due to health issues. The 86-year-old had planned to travel to Dubai despite suffering from influenza and lung inflammation over the weekend but the Vatican said on Tuesday that he had been asked not to go by his doctors.
Climate leaders shocked by reports UAE planned to use COP28 to strike fossil fuel deals
Earlier this week, allegations that the UAE planned to use meetings about COP28 to promote deals for its own national oil and gas companies surfaced. Climate leaders and campaigners have said that the claims could cast a shadow of doubt over the summit.