Baerbock and Guterres open climate talks

Representatives from about 40 countries gathered in the German capital on Tuesday for the Petersberg Climate Dialogue. The two-day meeting is a key negotiating step in the run-up to this year’s international climate conference in Dubai, known as COP28.

Among the participating countries are the US, China, India and Brazil. Campaign groups are concerned that countries such as the U.S. and COP28-host United Arab Emirates back the idea of carbon capture as a means of allowing oil and gas extraction to continue or even expand.