Live. COP28: 'Exciting’ language on fossil fuels and a major climate march on day 9 of the UN summit

Welcome to our live coverage of COP28. Keep up to date with the latest news from Dubai from the 8th day of the UN climate conference.

Azerbaijan's ecology minister Mukhtar Babayev said on Saturday there is an "overall consensus" that his country should host COP29.

"We're very grateful to all countries in particular to the Eastern European group and the [COP28 summit] host United Arab Emirates for their support," he said.

Their approval is yet to be officially confirmed and a formal go-ahead would still be needed from the nearly 200 countries attending COP28.

If successful, Baku's bid would mean a second year with a petrostate as host of the UN climate conference. 

340 lobbyists from the industrial agriculture industry are present at COP28, an investigation by DeSmog has revealed.

Meat and dairy lobbyists are especially well represented with 120 delegates in Dubai, triple the number that attended COP27. This includes the North American Meat Institute, which has a history of denying climate science.

France gave country badges to dairy giant Danone and supermarket chain Carrefour, while Denmark brought in dairy firm Arla.

This drowns out small-scale family farmers, who produce a third of the world’s food yet have only 100 representatives at COP28.

Ahead of the summit, DeSmog and The Guardian reported that industrial meat and dairy companies and their affiliated lobbying groups were preparing a major campaign to convince policymakers that meat was good for the environment.

“With greater scrutiny over emissions from meat and dairy companies, it is not surprising they are stepping up their game to head off any COP outcome that might hinder their operations,” says Ben Lilliston of the non-profit Institute for Agriculture and Trade