UN climate chief says ‘it’s go time’ to save planet as Cop28 talks ramp up

Cop28 is taking place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Rafiq Maqbool/AP)

Teams of veteran negotiators fanned out on Friday at the UN climate conference with orders to get the strongest, most ambitious agreements possible, especially on the central issue of the fading future of fossil fuels for a dangerously warming planet.

The leadership of climate talks, called Cop28, sent out four pairs of veteran and high-level ministers to push countries together on four key but stubborn issues as the summit went into its second week after a day of rest on Thursday.