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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.

"We need to see all governments going back home and looking at their national policies and targets and thinking very carefully about how they are going to move faster to protect those most vulnerable countries," Claire Fyson told Deutsche Welle.

“It’s a game of chicken,” Bill Hare told PBS. He said the European countries and Pacific Island nations are threatening to walk out if there aren’t changes to the text.

"We hope that this proposal is endorsed by our CARICOM leaders and becomes a true regional goal where we can all track progress and take adaption to the priority it needs at a leadership level,” Sasha Jattansingh told the St. Vincent Times.

"The term ‘abated’ is being used as a trojan horse to allow fossil fuels with dismal capture rates to count as climate action," Claire Fyson tolf RFI. "‘Abated’ may sound like harmless jargon, but it’s actually language deliberately engineered and heavily promoted by the oil and gas industry to create the illusion we can keep expanding fossil fuels."