When you read the lengthy final agreement of the COP28 United Nations climate conference in December 2023, you will go a long way before finding a strong, active verb. Lengthy descriptions of climate impacts reveal glaring gaps in countries’ current policies, with “worrying notes” and occasionally “significant concerns”. But while countries promised to take voluntary… Read More »
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The fight over the future of fossil fuels came into the global spotlight at the COP28 climate summit. For nearly three decades, policymakers representing nearly 200 countries at the UN’s annual climate conference have failed to meaningfully address the burning of coal, oil and natural gas as the primary driver… Read More »
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The world has taken a major step to compensate for countries affected by deadly floods, heat and drought. Nearly all countries on Thursday finalized the creation of a fund to help compensate countries struggling to cope with losses and damage caused by climate change, seen as a major breakthrough… Read More »
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As the Middle East hosts its second consecutive U.N. climate conference in the next two weeks, countries hope to agree on new ways to prevent the planet from overheating by the end of the century. Distractions abound, most notably the war between Israel and Hamas. Dubai in the United… Read More »
As government leaders and climate negotiators gather in Dubai for the COP28 United Nations climate conference, a huge challenge looms ahead of the hearings: decarbonising the global industrial sector. Industry has accounted for more than 30% of total greenhouse gas emissions in recent years. Considering electricity use and heat production, it is the sector that… Read More »