COP28: At Dubai’s Climate Summit, Protesters Test the Limits

A woman dressed as a dugong, a rare marine mammal, beseeched passers-by to end the burning of fossil fuels. Protesters wiped away tears as they recited the names of Palestinians killed by Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. And human rights activists staged a fraught demonstration in support of political prisoners held less than 100 miles away …

At the DealBook Summit, Leaders Contend With an “Existential Moment”

This article is part of our special section on the DealBook Summit that included business and policy leaders from around the world. “There’s always tough stuff going on, wars and depressions and recessions,” Jamie Dimon, chief executive of J.P. Morgan Chase, told me. But this time, he said, it may be different — it may …

Got Climate Angst? At the U.N. Summit, There’s a Quiet, Spiritual Place.

Among the hubs for climate scientists, activists and fossil fuel lobbyists at the United Nations climate summit is a new addition this year: a place to pray. The first-ever Faith Pavilion, inaugurated by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmed Al-Tayeb, in a video message on Sunday, offers a space for meditation, daily …

The Climate Summit Embraces A.I., With Reservations

Artificial intelligence has been a breakout star in the opening days of COP28, the United Nations climate summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Entrepreneurs and researchers have dazzled attendees with predictions that the fast-improving technology could accelerate the world’s efforts to combat climate change and adapt to rising temperatures. But they have also voiced worries …

Here’s the Lineup for the 2023 DealBook Summit, and When to Watch

The hype and hope driving artificial intelligence, the rise of antisemitism since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, inflation, dysfunction in Washington and the streaming wars — these topics and more will be addressed at the 2023 DealBook Summit. Over more than eight hours on Wednesday, Andrew Ross Sorkin will interview the biggest newsmakers in …

Pope Francis Cancels Trip to COP28 Climate Summit After Getting Sick

Pope Francis, following his doctor’s orders, will not attend the United Nations climate summit in Dubai later this week, the Vatican said Tuesday. Although the pontiff’s general health was improving after a bout of flu and lung inflammation, his doctors had asked Francis to take it easy, the Vatican said in a statement. “Pope Francis …

Missing COP28 Summit Complicates Biden’s Climate Credentials

President Biden signed the country’s first major climate law and is overseeing record federal investment in clean energy. In each of the past two years, he attended the annual United Nations climate summit, asserting American leadership in the fight against global warming. But this year, likely to be the hottest in recorded history, Mr. Biden …

Biden to Skip U.N. Climate Summit, White House Says

President Biden will not attend a major United Nations climate summit that begins Thursday in Dubai, skipping an event expected to be attended by King Charles III, Pope Francis and leaders from nearly 200 countries, a White House official said Sunday. The official, who asked to remain anonymous to discuss the president’s schedule, did not …