The value and worth of COP28 will be determined as to whether or not, attendees can decide on the necessity, and urgency of phasing out fossil fuels.

And it was in January this year that the BBC wondered about the appointment of Sultan El Jaber as president of the Dubai event - "COP28: Why has an oil boss been chosen to head climate summit?";

"The disagreement between two climate scientists that will decide our future";

"What should rewilding look like in Australia?";

"Failure to agree fossil fuel phase-out at Cop28 ‘will push world into climate breakdown’";

"1.5 Degrees Is Not the Problem";

"An Inevitable Showdown With the Fossil Fuel Industry Is Brewing at COP28";

"At COP28, a Growing Sense of Alarm Over the Harms of Air Pollution";

"Ahead of COP28, a Call for a ‘Tangible Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels as Soon as Possible’";

"Storms, wind bring ‘catastrophic’ fire danger to SE Australia";

"Has COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber Used the UN Climate Summit to Advance the Interests of UAE’s Oil Company?";

"Cop28 is a farce rigged to fail, but there are other ways we can try to save the planet";

"More Than 100 Countries at COP28 Call For Fossil Fuel Phaseout";

"As fossil fuel phase-out gathers steam, resistance builds";

"“Carbon Cowboys” Chasing Emissions Offsets in the Amazon Keep Forest-Dwelling Communities in the Dark";

"To land fossil phase-out deal, rich nations must add fairness";

"Judith Kimerling’s 1991 ‘Amazon Crude’ Exposed the Devastation of Oil Exploration in Ecuador. If Only She Could Make it Stop";

"SA braces for flooding, storms rip up NSW central coast";

"Oil-reliant Azerbaijan chosen to host Cop29 climate talks".