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So concludes another busy day in Dubai for Euronews Green - thanks for following along, and here's a quick recap.
The atmosphere has been somewhat overshadowed by revelations that COP28 president Al Jaber said a phase-out of fossil fuels would not allow sustainable development “unless you want to take the world back into caves”.
In response to the furore around the Guardian report, which concerns comments that the Adnoc CEO made during an online event on 21 November, the presidency called a surprise press conference today.
"We're here because we very much believe and respect the science," Al Jaber sought to reassure the crowd.
Other topics on the table today were finance, trade, gender equality and accountability.
A new ‘Gender-Responsive Just Transitions & Climate Action Partnership’ was unveiled, endorsed by over 60 Parties. With a three-year package of measures, it seeks to address the disproportionate impact of climate-related job loss on women.
And a number of countries and banks - including the UK, France, World Bank and European Investment Bank (EIB) - agreed to include more climate-resilient debt clauses in their lending. These CRDCs allow vulnerable countries to pause debt repayments when climate disaster strikes, affording them ‘breathing space’ to recover.
We'll be back tomorrow as the focus turns to energy and industry, the just transition, and Indigenous Peoples.
Heeding the calls of Indigenous communities is crucial to a successful COP, as campaigners told us last week: Want COP28 to be successful? Listen to science and vulnerable communities, campaigners say
Brazil wins ‘fossil of the day’ award
Every day at COP28, Climate Action Network (CAN) - the world’s largest coalition of climate NGOs - names one country as their ‘Fossil of the Day’. And today that backhanded honour goes to Brazil.
We won the 'Fossil of the Day' award, but we can still avoid being the dinosaurs of the decade. Lula is at COP28 in an effort to project an image of climate leadership and raise expectations for COP30 in the Amazon, but the announcement of Brazil's relationship with OPEC+ threw cold water on these plans. There is still room for change, but we will need a clear direction from the Brazilian government to phase out oil, gas and coal.
Brazil will never join the OPEC+ group of oil-producing nations as a full member, and only seeks to participate as an observer, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva clarified yesterday.
Faith leaders get behind Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
The Faith Pavilion at COP28 has put out a new declaration which, among other things, calls on negotiators to adopt the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.
The treaty is gaining traction at COP, with Colombia becoming the tenth nation to join its call for a new international mechanism to specifically manage the energy transition.
“Faith leaders are united with climate scientists and activists to say: now is not the time to deny the science,” says Rabbi Yonatan Neril, founder of the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development. “Now that the talks are in the negotiations phase, faith communities are actively pushing to ensure the needs of the poorest and the planet are placed at the heart of the agreements we desperately need.”
The Faith Pavilion’s declaration is “inspired” by an interfaith statement from Pope Francis, Ahmed El-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al Azhar, and around 30 other religious leaders that was released yesterday.
If you’d like to read more about the role that faith groups are playing at COP28 - including an interview with Rabbi Neril - check out our long read on the subject here: ‘The biggest NGO in the world’: What role can religious leaders and faith groups play at COP28?
COP28 president defends controversial fossil fuel comments
COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber has held a press conference today after it was revealed that he had said there was "no science" behind demands for a fossil fuel phaseout.
The comments were first reported by UK newspaper The Guardian on Sunday but have sent ripples through the conference yesterday and today.
It has led to heavy criticism of Al Jaber from scientists and climate experts who have also questioned his suitability to lead the summit.
"We're here because we very much believe and respect the science," the COP28 president said today.
"43 per cent of global emissions must be reduced by 2030. That is 22 gigatonnes by 2030 and we need to make that happen to keep 1.5C within reach."
"We have followed science every step of the way," he added
Al Jaber also claimed that his comments had been misinterpreted.
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Another saw participants passionately call for climate justice and the end of fossil fuels.
Good morning from Dubai! Before we kick off our coverage for today, here's a summary of what you missed yesterday.
Pope Francis and the Grand Imam came together to call for urgent climate action. Though the Pope was too unwell to visit Dubai, a video message from him was played at the inauguration of the first-ever Faith Pavillion.
In another first, today was the first time there has been a dedicated day for health at a COP. Many have used the day to emphasise the undeniable link between health and climate change from heat causing tropical diseases to spread to the damage done by air pollution.
“Climate change doesn’t need to be on a death certificate for us to be confident that climate change is causing deaths,” Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, WHO’s head of climate and health, said.
With peace also the theme of the day, there were a number of protests at the UN climate conference including a call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Protests are an unusual sight in the UAE and are only allowed inside the climate conference under very strict guidelines.
Countries also recognised the need to boost financial support for climate resilience in war-torn and fragile settings. Global peacebuilding charity International Alert says it is a big step in the right direction but conflict and climate change need to become a regular part of global climate talks.
And for today, the themes at COP28 today are finance, trade, gender equality and accountability.