The environment ministers of EU Member states approved, at their meeting in Luxembourg on Monday 16 October, the conclusions that will form the EU’s general negotiating position. These will be presented by the new Climate Commissioner, Wopke Hoekstra, at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28). The conference, scheduled for 30 November to 12 December in Dubai, will address major objectives such as the global balance sheet, climate mitigation, adaptation, financing the...