The COP28 presidency plans to present a new version of a draft final declaration following a storm of protest at the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai. The director general of the UN meeting, Majid al-Suwaidi, issued a statement about the new draft on Tuesday, shortly after the negotiations in Dubai had to be extended due to deep rifts between the almost 200 states. The criticism was expected, he said, and he had wanted the previous text to “spark conversations.” There are very different views, he said, particularly in relation to the language around fossil fuels. The phase-out of coal, oi…