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ONU alerta por cientos de amenazas que persisten contra niño defensor ambiental colombiano

BOGOTÁ — Las amenazas contra el defensor ambiental colombiano, Francisco Vera, empezaron desde que tenía 11 años y, ahora, cuatro años después, no han cesado, pese a que se exilió en España, advirtieron el miércoles relatores especiales de las Naciones Unidas. “Estas amenazas de muerte, incitaciones a la violencia, y ataques digitales parecen estar directamente relacionados con sus actividades pacíficas …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Can Kerala access funds from the Loss and Damage Fund? | Explained

The Hindu

The story so far: In the wake of the devastating landslides that recently struck Kerala’s Wayanad district, a crucial conversation has emerged around whether subnational entities can seek compensation through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ’s Loss and Damage Fund. Within India, there is an urgent need for a clear legal and policy framework to streamline climate …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Tackling inequality through green transition

China Daily

JIN DING/CHINA DAILY The Asia and Pacific region stands at a critical juncture, positioned both as a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions and a potential leader in transformative climate action. As Asia and the Pacific's climate bank, the ADB prioritizes an inclusive approach to ensure that the costs and benefits of the transition to net zero are fairly …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Tackling inequality through green transition

China Daily

JIN DING/CHINA DAILY The Asia and Pacific region stands at a critical juncture, positioned both as a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions and a potential leader in transformative climate action. As Asia and the Pacific's climate bank, the ADB prioritizes an inclusive approach to ensure that the costs and benefits of the transition to net zero are fairly …

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

King Charles III won’t be out and about much over the next six weeks amid election campaign

Associated Press

LONDON — King Charles III won’t be out and about much over the next six weeks — and it’s not because of his ongoing cancer treatments. FILE - Britain’s King Charles III pauses during the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London on Nov. 7, 2023. FILE - Britain’s King Charles III speaks with Britain’s Prime …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Greening Africa

China Daily

WANG XIAOYING/CHINA DAILY China's green cooperation with the continent will help address climate change and contribute to the construction of a high-quality community with a shared future With the highest concentration of developing countries, Africa is the continent that is most visibly affected by climate change, although African countries account for only about 4 percent of total global carbon emissions, …

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11 months, 4 weeks ago

Global Goal on Adaptation and the road from Dubai

The Hindu

The 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in Dubai, was notable in terms of stopping the lackadaisical approach of the international community to the adaptation concern. A main target in the GGA includes the Parties to the Paris Agreement having “conducted up-to-date assessments of climate hazards, climate change impacts …

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1 year ago

Don’t applaud the COP28 climate summit’s loss and damage fund deal just yet – here’s what’s missing

The Hindu

Shortly after the opening ceremony of the 2023 United Nations climate negotiations in Dubai, delegates of nations around the world rose in a standing ovation to celebrate a long-awaited agreement to launch a loss and damage fund to help vulnerable countries recover from climate-related disasters. A brief history of loss and damage “Breakthrough” was the term often used to describe …

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1 year ago

Why are people still flying to climate conferences by private jet?

The Hindu

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. That’s why we set up a team of academic experts to estimate the carbon footprint of travel to this year’s meeting, COP28 in Dubai, for different modes of transport including private …

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1 year ago

Health Matters | Pursuing a healthy climate agenda

The Hindu

December 06, 2023 10:04 am | Updated December 07, 2023 10:00 am IST Something really significant for health care happened at the biggest climate conference this weekend. The Declaration read thus: “We, on the occasion of the first Health Day at the 28th UN Climate Change Conference, express our grave concern about the negative impacts of climate change on health. …

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1 year ago

COP28 Climate Summit Awash In Record Number Of Fossil Fuel Lobbyists

Huff Post

Nearly 2,500 fossil fuel lobbyists are roaming the halls of the COP28 climate summit in Dubai — a record number that’s nearly four times the industry’s presence at last year’s negotiations. That’s according to a new analysis from Kick Big Polluters Out, a coalition of groups that advocates for ridding the annual climate talks of fossil fuel industry influence. KPBO …

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1 year ago

5 reasons why COP28, the UN climate talks, are worth your attention

Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Ask most people what the annual U.N. climate talks are and the likely answer will be: “Huh?” Ask those who do know and the answer may be: “Why should I care?” The negotiations, called Conference of Parties, are nearly two weeks long and in their 28th iteration in Dubai. The Paris agreement established a defining …

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1 year ago

King and Sunak to attend Cop28 as leaders assess bids to tackle climate change

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Rishi Sunak will push for an “era of action” at the Cop28 climate conference as he highlights the UK’s …

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1 year ago

5 reasons why COP28, the U.N. climate conference, is worth your attention

LA Times

People walk through the venue at the COP28 U.N. These are plans by individual countries to reduce their use of oil, gas and coal, which produce greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, and lay out how they plan to adapt to impacts of extreme weather events. The Paris agreement established a defining goal that has guided climate discussions ever …

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1 year ago

COP28: Loss and damage fund, climate finance among India's key focus at climate summit, says Env min

Firstpost

The present COP Presidency has prepared a draft proposal to operationalise the loss and damage fund which confirms what the Loss and Damage Fund technical committee had recommended in its last meeting that the World Bank be the interim host of the fund. Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav said on Thursday that the ’loss and damage fund’, climate finance and issues …

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1 year ago

UAE's Sultan Al Jaber takes helm as COP28 President, inaugurates climate talks with gavel handover from Egypt

Firstpost

UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change Sultan Al Jaber has officially opened the COP28 climate talks and assumed the role of COP28 President in the formal passing of the gavel from his predecessor COP27 President Sameh Shoukry UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change, Sultan Al Jaber, has officially opened the COP28 climate talks and assumed the role of COP28 President …

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1 year ago

COP28 president denies UAE using UN climate talks to seek oil deals

Al Jazeera

An investigation finds the Emirati president of the talks, who is also an oil executive, is using his role to push fossil fuel deals. The Emirati president of the United Nations climate conference in Dubai has denied reports that he has used his role at the negotiations to pursue fossil fuel deals. Let me ask you a question: Do you …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Oil companies attending climate talks have minimal green energy transition plans, AP analysis finds

Associated Press

In 2022, Brazilian oil and gas company Petrobras had 68 places staked out for oil exploration off the South American coast, searching for new reserves while spending $6.9 billion in oil development projects. And Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. opened 68 new gas stations in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, noting in its 2022 annual report that there …

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1 year, 1 month ago

How can Canada be a major oil nation and fight climate change?

The Hindu

During a May wildfire that scorched a vast swath of spruce and pine forest in northwestern Canada, Julia Cardinal lost a riverside cabin that was many things to her: a retirement project, a gift from her husband, and somewhere to live by nature, as her family had done for generations. But the seemingly endless fire season, which created hazardous air …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Canada says it can fight climate change and be a major global oil producer. Huge fires may force a reckoning

LA Times

Happy Cardinal, right, looks at what remains of his cabin, destroyed by wildfire, near Fort Chipewyan, Canada, on Sept. 3. But the seemingly endless fire season is putting a spotlight on two aspects of Canada that increasingly feel at odds: the country’s commitment to fighting climate change and its status as one of the world’s top oil and gas producers …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Why we need to include rural women in climate action

Live Mint

Climate change, if unchecked, could push about 158 million more women and girls into poverty by 2050, according to a report, Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The gender snapshot 2023, launched last week. Yet, in last year’s United Nations global conference on climate change, COP27, there were only seven women leaders among 110 attendees. Ahead of the upcoming COP28 …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Countries deadlocked on 'loss and damage' fund as UN climate summit nears

The Hindu

Countries are deadlocked over how to design a fund to help countries recover and rebuild from climate change-driven damage, with just over 30 days left before crucial United Nations climate negotiations kick off in Dubai. Two dozen countries involved in a committee tasked with designing a "loss and damage" fund wrapped up the last meeting in the early hours of …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Climate ‘loss and damage’ talks ahead of COP28 end in failure

The Hindu

A crucial meeting on climate "loss and damages" ahead of COP28 ended in failure on Saturday, with countries from the global north and south unable to reach an agreement, according to sources involved in the talks. The agreement to set up a dedicated fund to help vulnerable countries cope with climate "loss and damage" was a flagship achievement of last …

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1 year, 4 months ago

UK to adopt global sustainability rules to crack down on greenwashing

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a statement on Wednesday, the Department for Business …

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ONU alerta por cientos de amenazas que persisten contra niño defensor ambiental colombiano

Can Kerala access funds from the Loss and Damage Fund? | Explained

Tackling inequality through green transition

Tackling inequality through green transition

King Charles III won’t be out and about much over the next six weeks amid election campaign

Greening Africa

Global Goal on Adaptation and the road from Dubai

Don’t applaud the COP28 climate summit’s loss and damage fund deal just yet – here’s what’s missing

Why are people still flying to climate conferences by private jet?

Health Matters | Pursuing a healthy climate agenda

COP28 Climate Summit Awash In Record Number Of Fossil Fuel Lobbyists

5 reasons why COP28, the UN climate talks, are worth your attention

King and Sunak to attend Cop28 as leaders assess bids to tackle climate change

5 reasons why COP28, the U.N. climate conference, is worth your attention

COP28: Loss and damage fund, climate finance among India's key focus at climate summit, says Env min

UAE's Sultan Al Jaber takes helm as COP28 President, inaugurates climate talks with gavel handover from Egypt

COP28 president denies UAE using UN climate talks to seek oil deals

Oil companies attending climate talks have minimal green energy transition plans, AP analysis finds

How can Canada be a major oil nation and fight climate change?

Canada says it can fight climate change and be a major global oil producer. Huge fires may force a reckoning

Why we need to include rural women in climate action

Countries deadlocked on 'loss and damage' fund as UN climate summit nears

Climate ‘loss and damage’ talks ahead of COP28 end in failure

UK to adopt global sustainability rules to crack down on greenwashing