DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A new consensus emerged at the United Nations COP28 climate talks early Wednesday; The world will eventually wean itself off planet-warming fossil fuels, critics have called for a global recovery that is stronger than that proposed in earlier days but has woeful gaps. The new proposal does not include… Read More »
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — When United Nations climate talks wrap up in Dubai this week, big promises will be made about how the world will combat climate change caused by burning fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal. Negotiators are discussing how quickly fossil fuels should be cut and how to cover the… Read More »
Activists protested against ‘wrong solutions’ at the COP28 summit in Dubai on Friday (Stuti Mishra/The Independent) After 10 days of climate talks at COP28 in Dubai, delegates now have just 48 hours to reach a meaningful agreement on phasing out the worldwide use of fossil fuels. But while experts say nothing else will do when… Read More »
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — After days spent shaving off the edges of key warming problems, climate negotiators on Tuesday focused on the difficult task of dealing with fossil fuels, the root cause of what is overheating the planet. As scientists, activists and United Nations officials repeatedly detailed how the world should phase out… Read More »
At least 1,300 employees of organizations representing fossil fuel interests have signed up to attend the United Nations climate talks in Dubai this year; that’s more than three times the number found in an Associated Press analysis of last year’s talks; New rules came into effect requiring participants to disclose their employment. . That figure… Read More »
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As Planet Earth heats up, U.N. climate talks focused Sunday on contagious impacts on human health. Under a brown haze over Dubai, the COP28 summit left behind two days of loud rhetoric and calls for unity from senior leaders over concerns about health problems such as the spread of… Read More »
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Pressure to phase out fossil fuels has mounted on the oil company chief as he takes over fragile international climate talks that begin Thursday in Dubai, where some have conflicting dual roles. The United Nations and climate talks leaders may have eased some of the pressure when negotiators unanimously… 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 »