Madeleine Finlay hears from biodiversity and environment reporter Patrick Greenfield, who is covering Cop28 in Dubai for the Guardian. He describes the rollercoaster first week of highs and lows, which included an important agreement on loss and damage and a difficult press conference from the top president, Sultan Al Jaber. He also outlines what is still on the table as the second week of negotiations gets underway
• This episode was amended on 7 December to reflect the fact that Sheikh Ahmed did not want to be interviewed
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