Cop28 live: focus on food and agriculture as climate change summit continues

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It’s the 10th day of the conference and the spotlight today will be on agriculture, with the sustainable roadmap on food due to be released

China ‘would like to see agreement to substitute renewables for fossil fuels’

Good morning. This is Natalie Hanman, on the tenth day (if we don’t count Thursday’s rest day) of the 28th Conference of the Parties climate change summit, or Cop28.

The Guardian is liveblogging the negotiations throughout, and we look forward to your contributions: please email me on natalie.hanman@theguardian.com with thoughts and suggestions. Jonathan Watts (jonathan.watts@theguardian.com) will be taking over later on.

Azerbaijan will host Cop29 next year.

Activists criticised the UNFCCC’s handling of protests.

A dozen countries, led by the Netherlands, announced a crack down on subsidies for fossil fuels.

Campaigners hit back at oil cartel OPEC’s attempt to make its members reject any text that targets fossil fuels.

Talks on fair and equitable finance for climate adaptation have so far failed to deliver, the Africa group warned.

China ‘would like to see agreement to substitute renewables for fossil fuels’

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