The UN's climate summit, COP28, is at its midway point, with today's designated 'day of rest' separating two weeks of intense negotiations on how countries can curb global warming and end the climate crisis.
The UN's climate chief has already warned of "alarmingly" slow progress.
Yesterday, Simon Stiell urged world leaders "to deliver a bullet train" to speed up climate action.
"We currently have an old caboose chugging over rickety tracks," he said.
RTÉ's Environment Correspondent George Lee is among the 100,000 delegates attending the Dubai summit.
Watch our video for his half-time report.