| | | | | | | Hello. COP28 is wrapping up in dramatic fashion in Dubai, as many countries lambast a draft text they deem “too weak” on fossil fuels. oday we’re also covering Nikki Haley’s bid to beat Donald Trump to the Republican nomination in the race for the White House, baseball business, and DJing malpractice. |
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| | | | | | AT THE SCENE | Dubai, UAE | | How climate deal’s language changed | | | | Campaigners criticised the draft deal as “weak”. Credit: EPA | | Representatives of nearly 200 countries have spent almost a fortnight debating how to limit the effects of climate change on the planet. But the draft text of the COP28 summit's final agreement prompted anger, with the US, EU and countries vulnerable to climate change urging tougher action. | | | | Esme Stallard, Climate reporter |
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| One of the main texts provoking anger here in Dubai lays out what the world is going to do on fossil fuels. The latest draft looks very different from what we saw a couple of days ago. In fact, when the text dropped, our team spent several minutes hunting for key phrases - only to find they'd been cut. There’s no mention of plans to "phase out" of fossil fuels. Rather, the text now says countries "could" reduce production and consumption. This is significantly weaker.
There are now concrete examples of how to reduce emissions from fossil fuels - this is unusual in a UN text. The issue on how to reference the key threshold of 1.5C appears to be resolved. Keeping global average temperature rises below 1.5C is seen as key to avoiding the most devastating impacts of climate change. The latest text talks of "reaffirming" the need to try and keep rises below this. |
| | | | • | More on fossil fuels: They’re the main contributor to climate change and our charts in Justin Rowlatt’s report from Dubai show just how much our consumption has grown. | | • | Want the basics? Read our COP28 explainer to find out why the summit matters - and check out our really simple guide to climate change. |
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| Questions Answered | | Haley makes her pitch to beat Trump | | | | Iowa results can make or break campaigns. So Ms Haley - like all her Republican rivals - is crisscrossing the state speaking to as many as voters as possible. Credit: BBC |
| | With five weeks until Republicans start choosing their presidential candidate at the Iowa caucuses, former UN ambassador Nikki Haley’s campaign has been buoyed by strong TV performances and backing from influential donors. But Donald Trump remains the front runner. | | | | Sarah Smith, North America editor, Iowa |
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| | What is Ms Haley campaigning on? | | Her policy platform includes tax cuts for small businesses and the middle class. She is promising to shrink the size of the federal government and reduce the deficit. And she is warning that it would endanger America's national security to reduce support for either Israel or Ukraine. It's easy to see how this campaign could have won her the nomination in years gone by. | | How is she presenting this? | | Ms Haley is pitching herself as the moderate, traditional, mainstream conservative candidate. When supporters wait for her to appear, they are treated to music from Queen, Abba and Pat Benatar. Middle of the road, easy listening, the music sets the mood. But the people Mr Trump has brought to the Republican Party detest the kind of establishment politics Ms Haley is selling. | | So, what are her chances? | | A recent poll in the Wall Street Journal suggested that in a head-to-head match up with Joe Biden, Ms Haley would beat him by 17 points. Other polls suggest she would be more electable than Mr Trump next November. But when it comes to Republican voters choosing who they want as their presidential candidate, the polls show the former president miles ahead. | | | | | | |
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| | The big picture | | That’s Sho business | | | | Shohei Ohtani won’t wear the Angels uniform any more, after signing with LA rivals Dodgers. Credit: Reuters |
| | Baseball is known as “America’s pastime”, but 29-year-old Shohei Ohtani, from Japan, is the biggest name in the sport. The pitching and batting star has signed a record-breaking $700m (£558m) contract with the LA Dodgers. Our business reporter Mariko Oi explains how Ohtani’s talent, hard work and clean-cut image have turned him into a lucrative brand across the Pacific. | | | | |
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| | | For your downtime | | The (ex-) king’s speech | | How Edward VIII revealed his love affair and abdication in one broadcast. | | |
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