12 Dec 2023

Critics label climate pledges at COP28 as 'repetitious'

From , 6:01 am on 12 December 2023
People walk past a COP28 logo ahead of the United Nations climate summit in Dubai on 28 November 28, 2023.

People walk past a COP28 logo ahead of the United Nations climate summit in Dubai on 28 November 28, 2023. Photo: JEWEL SAMAD / AFP

The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference is coming to an end in Dubai after two weeks of speeches, discussions and pledges by world leaders to address the climate crisis.

The consensus among all delegates was an urgent need to lower fossil fuel emissions. 

However, this year's conference saw some high-profile delegates criticise the influence of the fossil fuel industry, and the reality of reaching fossil fuel emissions reduction targets.

RNZ Pacific's Finau Fonua has more.