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Sub-Saharan Africa would need to boost investments from $20 billion in 2023 to $100 billion a year by 2030 to contribute to the COP28 goal of tripling renewable energy installations by 2030.

Neil Grant told Energy World "$2 trillion a year sounds like a cost, but it’s really a choice. We’re set to invest over $6 trillion in fossil fuels over this decade – more than enough to close the tripling investment gap. Faced with this choice, I’d go with the safest, best value option – renewables".

"Numerous studies have shown we'll have a big surplus in fossil fuels if planned projects go ahead, creating huge risks for not only the climate but also the economy," Claire Fyson told the BBC.

"Cities are particularly susceptible to heat stress due to the heat island effect", Carl-Friedrich Schleussner told IDW. "In this study we look at the consequences of climate change on the Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan region, with a special focus on the effects of heat stress and the development of adaptation strategies."

Bill Hare told The Straits Times that the value of the longstanding rapport between Mr Kerry and Mr Xie cannot be undersold. He said there is “no doubt” that their mutual respect and informal discussions have been essential for much of the progress since 2021.

"It's an absolutely staggering increase at the very moment in which we should be reducing emissions.

"Depending upon the scale of the development, the NT's emissions would be increased by 75 to 360% [a year]" Bill Hare told ABC.

Dr Neil Grant and Claire Fyson speak to the Guardian about the approach of a global tipping point — where renewables overtake demand growth and start displacing coal, oil and gas —marking the beginning of the end for the fossil economy.

Demand for fossil fuels could reach its peak in 2023 with renewables "starting to grow at the pace where they outpace energy demand growth,” Claire Fyson told New Scientist.

Are countries on track to meet their climate pledges? The BBC covers the Climate Action Tracker's December 2023 update.

“Overall, the text looks like a major victory for the oil and gas-producing countries and fossil fuel exporters,” Bill Hare told New Scientist.