‘No climate justice without peace’: Gaza becomes flashpoint for climate activists Many in the global movement are divided on whether or how to take a stand on the conflict The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023
3 AI Stocks to Program Productive Gains This December As AI continues to advance, its widespread adoption across industries is poised for notable expansion. In this context, Microsoft Corp (MSFT), Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), and Amazon.com (AMZN) shine as frontrunners, offering substantial potential for gains this month. Read more…. StockNews.com · Dec 4, 2023
Cop28 officials fail to clarify if protesters are safe to protest in Dubai Thousands of activists attending climate conference in UAE, which has a poor record for demonstrations The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2023
Why are people still flying to climate conferences by private jet? Rishi Sunak, David Cameron and King Charles are just three of the more than 70,000 delegates from nearly 200 countries at the latest UN climate summit in Dubai, COP28. But they are among hundreds who will have travelled there by private jet. In fact, the UK prime minister, foreign secretary… The Conversation · Dec 1, 2023
Mangaluru based CHD Group to lead global delegation at COP28 in UAE CHD Group will lead a 7-member delegation of experts from South Asia, Africa and Iran to the blue zone of the high-level meetings, and engage with different stakeholders around the globe in discussions pertaining to public health consequences of climate change, just energy transition, fossil fuel reduction and food security… The Hindu · Nov 30, 2023
Cop28: key funding deal to help poorer nations cope with impact of climate crisis agreed – as it happened Loss and damage fund to help poorer countries announced on first day of climate summit The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2023
Carbon offsetting, Kyoto protocol and NDCs: a Cop28 jargonbuster As global leaders ready for the climate meeting in the UAE, here are some of the most common terms and what they mean The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2023
What is Cop28 and why does it matter? UN climate summit begins in Dubai on 30 November and will readdress finance for loss and damage The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2023
UN COP28: What to know about the climate summit in Dubai Climate financing and reining in fossil fuels are to top the agenda of the 2023 climate change summit to be held in UAE. Al Jazeera · Nov 28, 2023
Coal isn’t easy to exclude from sustainable development | Explained It’s theoretically elegant to argue that switching to renewable energy will generate investments and jobs – but it may not work so smoothly in practice since the electricity grid must meet the peak demand at all times. The efficient operation of thermal power plants is critical for India since they… The Hindu · Nov 21, 2023
‘A titan of the climate movement’: tributes pour in for Saleemul Huq Huq, ‘a visionary and climate champion’, who was named one of the top 10 scientists in the world by Nature last year, has died at 71 The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2023
Stocktaking climate finance — a case of circles in red ink Climate finance has a crucial role in retaining the trust of the developing countries in future climate change negotiations The Hindu · Oct 31, 2023
India slams rich nations' climate inaction; calls for focus on pre-2020 gaps, equity in Global Stocktake India calls for Global Stocktake to prioritize addressing pre-2020 gaps, capture equity as an overarching concern, and acknowledge lack of ambition among developed nations. The Hindu · Sep 29, 2023
India succeeds in reducing emissions rate by 33% over 14 years: sources Many countries are preparing their TNC reports to update the UNFCCC on their efforts to mitigate emissions. The Hindu · Aug 9, 2023
Al Jazeera · Aug 1, 2023 UAE promises to allow climate protests at COP28 Official permission is required for protests in the Gulf nation, which is hosting UN climate talks this year.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2023 So what if fossil fuel lobbyists have to declare themselves at Cop28? That won’t curb their power Oil and gas companies don’t just have a seat at the Cop table: they are in charge of the table, says climate journalist Amy Westervelt
The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2023 ‘Absolute scandal’: UAE state oil firm able to read Cop28 climate summit emails Exclusive: UN conference president Sultan Al Jaber is also head of oil firm, which was consulted on how to respond to a media inquiry
The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2023 Countries must put aside national interests for climate crisis, UN says Simon Stiell tells conference in Bonn the world is at ‘tipping point’ and must fight together for common good
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 1, 2023 UAE-France Program to Accelerate Clean Energy Development The UAE and France agreed to launch a bilateral program that combines French and Emirati expertise to develop commercial and investable opportunities that accelerate clean energy development, notably in the decarbonization of hard-to-abate (HTA) industries, including clean hydrogen solutions for mobility. The program's operations will be officially launched during COP28,…
Bangkok Post · Dec 9, 2022 COP27: The good, bad and the ugly COP27 could be called largely uninspiring; a plateau in progress marked by periodic bright points. It also represented an effective transition to a new dynamic as the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) moved beyond negotiations to a broader coalition of those willing to implement…
The Conversation · Nov 30, 2022 COP27 failed. So why continue with these UN climate summits? Climate change is an existential threat to human civilization and planetary ecosystems. Yet despite 27 UN Conference of the Parties (COP) meetings that have taken place so far, the international community has been unable to ward off imminent disaster.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2022 Gordon Brown says China must pay into climate fund for poor countries Former prime minister says US and Europe will pay biggest share of loss and damage fund, but China must too
The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022 Cop27: is it right to talk of ‘reparations’? Negotiations are centred on ‘loss and damages’ – but some think that language does not fully account for climate debt
The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022 ‘Shameful’ UN silencing Indigenous voices, say banned Cop27 activists Campaigners who interrupted US president’s speech had passes revoked after they put ‘lives in danger’
The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022 EU reversal of stance on loss and damage turns tables on China at Cop27 China is responsible for more cumulative emissions than any country other than the US