Nearly $7 trillion of public and private finance each year supports activities that directly harm nature – some 30 times the amount spent on nature-based solutions annually, according to a shocking UN report launched on Saturday at COP28 in Dubai.Nearly $7 trillion of public and private finance each year supports activities that directly harm nature […]
Young climate advocates at COP28 in Dubai on Friday said they will not sit idly by while climate change threatens their futures. They said their voices and ideas can help rescue the planet and demanded that government policymakers put the needs of the world’s nearly 2 billion children first.Young climate advocates at COP28 in Dubai
The petroleum-rich country received a surprise endorsement from its arch-rival Armenia. The petroleum-rich country received a surprise endorsement from its arch-rival Armenia. The petroleum-rich country received a surprise endorsement from its arch-rival Armenia. Read More Energy & Environment
After a break, COP28 continues its work on Friday, also the day talks on an outcome text kick into high gear. Negotiators are aiming to agree on how to bolster emissions-cutting targets set by the Paris Agreement and what to do about the future of fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal.After a break, COP28
The kingdom is elevating the use of fans and filters to pull carbon dioxide out of the sky. But its motives are under scrutiny at global climate talks. The kingdom is elevating the use of fans and filters to pull carbon dioxide out of the sky. But its motives are under scrutiny at global climate
In a sweeping new report, hundreds of scientists warn that the world must rapidly phase out planet-warming emissions to avoid crossing dangerous thresholds. In a sweeping new report, hundreds of scientists warn that the world must rapidly phase out planet-warming emissions to avoid crossing dangerous thresholds. In a sweeping new report, hundreds of scientists warn that
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Republican Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers had been set to attend the climate summit with a bipartisan delegation but will miss it because of a scheduling conflict. Republican Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers had been set to attend the climate summit with a bipartisan delegation but will miss it because of a scheduling conflict. Republican Rep. Cathy McMorris
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UN climate chief Simon Stiell said on Wednesday that COP28 delegates are not in Dubai to “score points” and play at “lowest-denominator politics”; they must take ambitious action on curbing global warming and ending the climate crisis.UN climate chief Simon Stiell said on Wednesday that COP28 delegates are not in Dubai to “score points” and
The transition to renewable energy at UN peacekeeping missions helps to ensure the safety and security of uniformed personnel serving in the field, a senior official said on Tuesday. The transition to renewable energy at UN peacekeeping missions helps to ensure the safety and security of uniformed personnel serving in the field, a senior official said
With rising temperatures leading to demand for more air conditioners and other cooling equipment, a new UN report launched Tuesday at COP28 climate talks in Dubai lays out a pathway to cut emissions across the cooling sector worldwide. With rising temperatures leading to demand for more air conditioners and other cooling equipment, a new UN report
