Cop28 live: UK and US among 22 countries to call for tripling of nuclear by 2050

Hosts the UAE also signed the declaration, which drew a mixed reactionJohn Kerry was up nice and early to help open the US pavilion at Cop28 this morning. The US's climate envoy led a small group of Biden administration officials in an upbeat assessment of the efforts of the White House in tackling climate change."I feel optimistic, I really do," Kerry said. "I am in Dubai with a sense that something different is really happening." Kerry pointed to the rapid progress at this Cop of the loss and damage fund, and said that the US has "taken the lead" in spurring the world to increase ambition on emissions cuts, crack down on deforestation and curb methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Continue reading...