COP28

Complete coverage of the United Nations climate change conference.

Complete coverage of the United Nations climate change conference.

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Highlights

  1. Saudi Arabia Is Trying to Block a Global Deal to End Fossil Fuels, Negotiators Say

    The world’s leading oil exporter has become the most forceful opponent of a new agreement at the U.N. climate summit, according to people inside the talks.

     By Lisa FriedmanBrad Plumer and

    Saudi Arabia’s exhibition center at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai last week.
    CreditSean Gallup/Getty Images
  2. How Can Buildings Beat the Heat in a Desert City? Blend Ancient and Modern.

    More architects in the United Arab Emirates, the host of this year’s U.N. climate summit, are moving past glass skyscrapers and focusing on sustainability.

     By Jenny Gross and

    A section of the skyline in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In the distance is the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world.
    CreditKatarina Premfors for The New York Times
  3. Azerbaijan Is Expected to Host the U.N. Climate Summit in 2024

    An agreement ended a monthslong deadlock in which Russia exercised veto power over countries that had criticized its invasion of Ukraine.

     By Brad Plumer and

    A general view shows central Baku, Azerbaijan, June 23, 2016.
    CreditMaxim Shemetov/Reuters
  4. OPEC Leader Tells Members to Block Any Climate Summit Deal to Curb Fossil Fuels

    In a letter, the secretary general of the oil cartel called on countries in the group to “reject any text or formula that targets energy.”

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    Haitham Al-Ghais, the secretary general of OPEC, warned member countries of “undue and disproportionate pressure against fossil fuels” at the summit.
    CreditAmr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters
  5. Finding Cash for the Climate Is Tough. Two New Pledges Show Why.

    Money is a very big sticking point at this year’s United Nations climate summit. Part of the problem is that American promises often go unmet.

     By Lisa Friedman and

    Vice President Kamala Harris spoke on Saturday at the COP28 summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
    CreditKamran Jebreili/Associated Press

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    How Hot Was It Last Year?

    So hot, the global average temperature exceeded the level world leaders hoped we’d stay below until 2100.

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