My story is pretty straightforward - the UAE planned to use the COP28 climate talks to make oil deals.
Justin Rowlatt
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Justin Rowlatt
@BBCJustinR
I’m the BBC’s (first ever) Climate Editor. I report from the front line of climate change - how it’s going to affect our lives and what we can do about it.
- My interview with Boris Johnson. He concedes he doesn’t want Cumbrian coal but, if so, why didn’t he do it months ago?
- The New Zealand climate minister, James Shaw, says “petro-states” made huge effort to “unravel” the Glasgow Pact at #COP27. Says - with a sigh - it was an achievement just to “hold the line”.
- A shocking indictment of virtually everyone involved in managing England’s rivers #eacrivers #saveourrivers @Feargal_Sharkey
- “We are never going back to normal, because normal is an extreme system based on exploitation of people and nature” @GretaThunberg @southbankcentre
- Here’s @Feargal_Sharkey on @BBCNews tonight. I can’t squeeze the whole thing onto #Twitter, you have to go to News at Ten on the iPlayer for that.
00:00 - One of the most severe marine heatwaves on Earth has developed off the coast of Ireland and the UK, with water temperatures as high as 4-5°C above normal. NOAA's Marine Heatwave Watch has categorized this event as a Category 4 (extreme) marine heatwave.
- As expected @michaelgove has approved the #Cumbria coal mine. It will damage the UK’s hard-won international reputation as a leader in the climate battle, says @AlokSharma_RDG
- Bitcoin’s bubble is set to burst as energy use soars. Time to cash out @elonmusk! Come on, you know the game’s up! #bitcoin #cryptocurrency
- “Developing nations say you caused the problem, you’ve got to pay to fix it”. Here’s what @C4Gogglebox has to say about that @BBCNews
00:00 - This is getting increasingly worrying….Another day, another record for the North Atlantic. Everything is happening so fast, it's hard to get a sense of the enormity of these anomalies, let alone their consequences.
- The world has just recorded the highest average global sea temperature ever - more evidence of the progress of climate change.
