Success or COP-out: How do this year’s climate talks rate?
2 years, 1 month ago

Success or COP-out: How do this year’s climate talks rate?

Associated Press  

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — After two weeks of haggling, officials on Sunday cheered the end of this year’s U.N. climate talks in Egypt, which resulted in the creation of a fund to help poor countries suffering under disasters driven by global warming. However there was disappointment among environmentalists that the Sharm el-Sheikh meeting included “low-emission” energy — which some claim includes natural gas, a fossil fuel — in a resolution on the clean energy transition. Climate campaigners criticized that existing loopholes in already weak rules for emissions trading markets could allow polluters to keep pumping carbon into the atmosphere while claiming they’re meeting international targets — by simply paying others to offset their emissions. Experts said current rules hamper transparency and important language on protecting human rights was watered down, prompting fears that Indigenous peoples in particular could suffer as a result of carbon markets, say by being forced to leave their ancestral lands to make way for forestry projects used to sell emissions offsets.

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Saudi-hosted UN talks fail to produce deal to tackle global drought
1 week, 3 days ago

Saudi-hosted UN talks fail to produce deal to tackle global drought

Al Jazeera  

A future global drought regime is now planned to be completed at COP17 in Mongolia in 2026. The biennial talks have attempted to create strong global mandates on climate change, requiring nations to fund early warning systems and build resilient infrastructure in poorer countries, particularly in Africa. A news release stated that the parties – 196 countries and the European …

Saudi Arabia to host UN talks on drought, desertification
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Saudi Arabia to host UN talks on drought, desertification

New Indian Express  

Land degradation disrupts ecosystems and makes land less productive for agriculture, leading to food shortages and spurring migration. UNCCD executive secretary Ibrahim Thiaw told AFP he hoped COP16 would result in an agreement to accelerate land restoration and develop a "proactive" approach to droughts. "With the desertification fight, not necessarily directly contributing to the problem, whereas with climate change, it …

Inside the Frantic Maneuvers That Saved COP29 Talks at a Cost
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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Inside the Frantic Maneuvers That Saved COP29 Talks at a Cost

Live Mint  

-- Negotiations over hundreds of billions of dollars in new climate funding for developing countries had staggered into overtime at COP29 in Azerbaijan. Saudi Arabia’s representative, Albara Tawfiq, said the kingdom opposed bids to “shift” the responsibility for providing climate finance beyond developed countries, shutting down a bid by the EU and US to expand the pool of contributors. Rich …

Now in overtime, UN climate talks continue
1 month ago

Now in overtime, UN climate talks continue

NPR  

Now in overtime, UN climate talks continue UN climate negotiations are in overtime in Azerbiajan as countries scramble to land a deal on how to finance the damages brought on by climate change. DETROW: Now, these annual climate summits almost always run into overtime, but this year's talks have been contentious, with some countries walking out. This year, the Biden …

With talks teetering, climate negotiators struck a controversial $300 billion deal
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1 month ago

With talks teetering, climate negotiators struck a controversial $300 billion deal

NPR  

With talks teetering, climate negotiators struck a controversial $300 billion deal toggle caption Sean Gallup/Getty Images/Getty Images Europe Negotiators at a global climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, struck a last-minute deal for wealthy countries to help their poorer neighbors deal with global warming, saving the annual meeting as it verged on collapse. Cedric Schuster, Samoa's minister of natural resources and …

$300-billion-a-year deal for climate cash at U.N. summit sparks outrage for some and hope for others
1 month ago

$300-billion-a-year deal for climate cash at U.N. summit sparks outrage for some and hope for others

LA Times  

Activists call for more spending to fight climate change on Saturday at the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. “It’s a paltry sum,” said Indian negotiator Chandni Raina, drawing rousing cheers as she repeatedly added that India objected to the deal. Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell called the deal an “insurance policy for humanity,” adding that, like insurance, “it …

Negotiations over climate finance remain deadlocked at UN summit
1 month, 1 week ago

Negotiations over climate finance remain deadlocked at UN summit

Hindustan Times  

With just days remaining at the COP29 climate talks in Baku, negotiations over climate finance remain deadlocked, with developed and developing nations still far apart on both the scale of funding and its fundamental structure, even as Argentina’s withdrawal from the talks casts a shadow over global climate cooperation. Experts say Harjeet Singh, Climate Activist and Global Engagement Director for …

Protesters gather at UN climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slows
1 month, 1 week ago

Protesters gather at UN climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slows

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Hundreds of activists formed a human chain outside one of the main plenary halls at the United Nations climate summit on what is traditionally their biggest protest day during the two-week talks. The demonstration in Baku, Azerbaijan was echoed at sites around the world in a global “day of action” for climate justice that’s become an annual …

Protesters gather at U.N. climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slows
1 month, 1 week ago

Protesters gather at U.N. climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slows

LA Times  

Activists demonstrate against fossil fuels at the COP29 U.N. climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Saturday. “We are dragging our feet as a planet.” A letter signed by former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, former U.N. climate secretary Christiana Figueres and former Irish President Mary Robinson called for “a fundamental overhaul of the COP.” “We need a shift from negotiation …

Why are countries fighting over money at COP29 climate summit?
1 month, 1 week ago

Why are countries fighting over money at COP29 climate summit?

India Today  

The United Nations' COP29 climate summit, currently underway in Baku, Azerbaijan, has brought together representatives from nearly 200 countries with a primary goal of brokering a landmark climate finance deal. However, the recent US election results have cast a shadow over the talks, with concerns that a potential Trump administration could halt US climate finance contributions, potentially shrinking the overall …

Climate talks open in Azerbaijan with calls for a path away from the ‘road to ruin’
1 month, 1 week ago

Climate talks open in Azerbaijan with calls for a path away from the ‘road to ruin’

LA Times  

People walk outside the venue for the COP29 U.N. but instead we’ve got Trump, we’ve got a German government that just fell apart because part of it wanted to be even slightly ambitious,” said Imperial College London climate scientist Friederike Otto. Dozens of climate activists at the conference — many of them wearing Palestinian kaffiyehs — held up banners calling …

UAE to make new climate pledges ahead of COP29
2 months, 4 weeks ago

UAE to make new climate pledges ahead of COP29

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The United Arab Emirates, which hosted list year’s climate conference COP28, will release updated commitments to reduce emissions ahead of this year’s UN-led meeting in Azerbaijan in November, a top official said, announcing that the reductions will cover “all greenhouse gases” and “every sector of the economy, including economy”. Al Jaber urged them to submit “transformational NDCs backed …

Next UN climate talks are critical to plot aid for poorer nations, says incoming president
8 months ago

Next UN climate talks are critical to plot aid for poorer nations, says incoming president

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The man who will run United Nations climate talks this November views the negotiations as a key link in international efforts to curb global warming. The conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, must build on last year’s successful agreement to transition away from fossil fuels, said Mukhtar Babayev, Azerbaijan’s environment minister who will serve as conference president of the talks …

Experts at odds over result of UN climate talks in Dubai; ‘Historic,’ ‘pipsqueak’ or something else?
1 year ago

Experts at odds over result of UN climate talks in Dubai; ‘Historic,’ ‘pipsqueak’ or something else?

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The climate negotiations that just finished in Dubai hit upon the essence of compromise, finding common language that nearly 200 countries accepted, at times grudgingly. For the first time in nearly three decades of such talks, the final agreement mentioned fossil fuels — coal, oil and natural gas — as the cause of climate change …

Experts at odds over result of U.N. climate talks in Dubai: ‘Significant,’ ‘pipsqueak’ or something else?
1 year ago

Experts at odds over result of U.N. climate talks in Dubai: ‘Significant,’ ‘pipsqueak’ or something else?

LA Times  

The climate negotiations that just finished in Dubai hit upon the essence of compromise, finding common language that nearly 200 countries accepted, at times grudgingly. For the first time in nearly three decades of such talks, the final agreement mentioned fossil fuels — coal, oil and natural gas — as the cause of climate change and said the world needs …

A big deal in Dubai
1 year ago

A big deal in Dubai

Hindustan Times  

Eight years to the day the world recognised the need to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C in Paris, nearly 200 countries on Wednesday agreed in Dubai to “transition away from fossil fuels” by 2050 “in keeping with the science”. The historic deal was reached at the COP28 summit, over 24 hours later than scheduled, as countries — angered over the …

Sharp disagreements over future of planet-warming fossil fuels at UN climate talks in Dubai
1 year ago

Sharp disagreements over future of planet-warming fossil fuels at UN climate talks in Dubai

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A standoff between countries that want a dramatic phase-out of planet-warming fossil fuels and those that don’t pushed a critical climate summit officially into overtime on Tuesday. Monday’s criticized draft called for countries to reduce “consumption and production of fossil fuels, in a just, orderly and equitable manner” instead of a phase-out. Al-Suwaidi gave conflicting …

At COP28, much talk but incremental gains
1 year ago

At COP28, much talk but incremental gains

Hindustan Times  

As the climate crisis talks underway in Dubai under the 28th Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC enter the second week of negotiations, all eyes are set on the ministers who have arrived to make national statements. Usually, the climate crisis negotiations do not make much headway in the first week as this period is spent mostly on developing options …

Climate talks shift into high gear. Now words and definitions matter at COP28
1 year ago

Climate talks shift into high gear. Now words and definitions matter at COP28

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The mood is about to shift, the hours grow longer and the already high sense of urgency somehow amp up even more as the United Nations climate summit heads into its final week. “We’re heading into quite a political process, less access into the negotiating rooms, negotiations will go deep into the night, a number …

After a fast start, COP28 climate talks now in murky middle of hope, roadblocks
1 year ago

After a fast start, COP28 climate talks now in murky middle of hope, roadblocks

The Hindu  

After a first-day blur of rare quick action and agreement, negotiators at a critical United Nations climate summit on December 6 finished up their first week in a more familiar place for them: the murky middle where momentum and roadblocks intertwine. We see big differences between individual states in some areas,” German climate envoy Jennifer Morgan said, “but there is …

At UN climate talks, fossil fuel interests have hundreds of employees on hand
1 year ago

At UN climate talks, fossil fuel interests have hundreds of employees on hand

Associated Press  

At least 1,300 employees of organizations representing fossil fuel interests registered to attend this year’s United Nations climate talks in Dubai, more than three times the number found in an Associated Press analysis of last year’s talks, as new rules took effect requiring attendees to disclose their employment. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard …

Top world leaders talk of climate crisis at UN summit. They say they must act on fossil fuels, war
1 year ago

Top world leaders talk of climate crisis at UN summit. They say they must act on fossil fuels, war

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dozens of world leaders said they know the planet’s dangerously overheating and they are trying to keep it from getting worse. “Let’s be inclusive of the most vulnerable Palestinians severely impacted by the war.” Still, Kenya President William Ruto said, “climate change stands out by far as the defining issue of our era.” He joined …

Global climate talks begin in Dubai, with an oil executive in charge
1 year ago

Global climate talks begin in Dubai, with an oil executive in charge

NPR  

Global climate talks begin in Dubai, with an oil executive in charge Enlarge this image toggle caption Peter Dejong/AP Peter Dejong/AP The United Nations annual climate negotiations begain today in Dubai, with hundreds of world leaders expected to attend over the next two weeks. They agreed to officially establish a fund for loss and damage from extreme weather events that …

COP28 Dubai: What were the gains of past five UN climate summits?
1 year ago

COP28 Dubai: What were the gains of past five UN climate summits?

Al Jazeera  

As COP28 commences in Dubai, here is a look at the major outcomes of the UN’s last five COPs and where they stand. Here is all to know about what happened at the last five climate summits and their impact: COP27 in 2022 Where: Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Presidency: Egyptian Foreign Affairs Minister Sameh Shoukry Main outcome: Loss and damages fund …

As Dubai prepares for COP28, some world leaders signal they won’t attend climate talks
1 year ago

As Dubai prepares for COP28, some world leaders signal they won’t attend climate talks

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai prepared Tuesday to host the COP28 climate talks as world leaders including U.S. President Joe Biden and Pope Francis signaled they would not be attending the negotiations that come during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war roiling the wider Middle East. Workers under a still-scorching November sun stapled up bunting and decorated Dubai Expo City’s iconic …

FAQ: Annual climate negotiations are about to start. Do they matter?
1 year ago

FAQ: Annual climate negotiations are about to start. Do they matter?

NPR  

FAQ: Annual climate negotiations are about to start. "One of the big values of the U.N. process, actually, is that everybody's at the table," says David Waskow, director of the International Climate Initiative at the World Resources Institute. "The needs for climate finance are much, much higher — more on the order of a trillion dollars per year," says Laura …

PM Modi likely to attend UN climate talks in UAE on Nov 30-Dec 1
1 year, 1 month ago

PM Modi likely to attend UN climate talks in UAE on Nov 30-Dec 1

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the UN climate talks in Dubai on November 1 and deliver a national statement highlighting India's climate action, sources said on November 24. The Prime Minister will reach the UAE on November 30, deliver India's national statement during the United Nations' World Climate Action Summit on December 1 and return the same day, a …

Agenda spat at UN climate talks as top official sees chance to ask ‘difficult questions’ in Dubai
1 year, 6 months ago

Agenda spat at UN climate talks as top official sees chance to ask ‘difficult questions’ in Dubai

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Nations resumed talks on tackling global warming Monday with the aim of shaping a deal that might put the world on track to prevent a dangerous increase in temperatures, as the U.N.'s top climate official called for deep cuts in fossil fuel use. Simon Stiell, who heads the U.N. climate office, told The Associated Press in an interview …

UAE defends Big Oil’s role at UN climate summit it will host
1 year, 6 months ago

UAE defends Big Oil’s role at UN climate summit it will host

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A senior United Arab Emirates official says the Gulf nation wants the U.N. climate summit it’s hosting later this year to deliver “game-changing results” for international efforts to curb global warming, but doing so will require having the fossil fuel industry at the table. “We need to have oil and gas, we need to have industry, we need …

UN calls for rapid, ambitious action to tackle climate crisis
1 year, 9 months ago

UN calls for rapid, ambitious action to tackle climate crisis

Al Jazeera  

IPCC’s world-leading scientists say resources and knowledge are sufficient to tackle the global climate crisis. The world has the tools to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to secure a sustainable future if more ambitious actions are taken, a United Nations report has said, noting that actions taken so far are not enough to tackle the growing threats posed by climate …

UAE names oil company chief to lead UN’s COP 28 climate talks
1 year, 11 months ago

UAE names oil company chief to lead UN’s COP 28 climate talks

Al Jazeera  

Sultan al-Jaber, CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co, will preside over the next round of global climate talks in Dubai. The United Arab Emirates has named a veteran technocrat who both leads Abu Dhabi’s state-run oil company and oversees its renewable energy efforts to preside over the upcoming United Nations climate negotiations in Dubai. “Him being an oilman, …

Bring cities to the high table of global climate policies
2 years ago

Bring cities to the high table of global climate policies

Hindustan Times  

New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg once famously said, “While nations talk, but too often drag their heels—cities act”. In another context, the COP-27 outcomes and deliverables stated in the ‘Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan’ will need cities to react, respond and act if countries need to meet global climate commitments in 2023. The Cool Coalition launched the Beat the Heat: …

U.N. climate talks drag into extra time with scant progress
2 years, 1 month ago

U.N. climate talks drag into extra time with scant progress

The Hindu  

United Nations climate talks ran into extra time on November 19, 2022 with little sign of a breakthrough, as negotiations remain hung up on key issues including funds for the loss and damage suffered by poorer vulnerable countries hit by extreme weather. Britain's Alok Sharma, who chaired last year's talks in Glasgow, said his team was going to “have a" …

‘Loss and damage’ negotiations dominate COP27’s final day
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Loss and damage’ negotiations dominate COP27’s final day

Al Jazeera  

Crucial climate talks in Egypt to run past deadline as key issues including funds to help victim nations remain pending. EU climate chief Frans Timmermans said the bloc’s proposal on funding for loss and damage and mitigation was “a final offer” that sought to “find a compromise” between countries. But I hope we can avoid that.” ‘No money in the …

Confusion, finger-pointing, opposing views at Egypt’s COP27
2 years, 1 month ago

Confusion, finger-pointing, opposing views at Egypt’s COP27

Associated Press  

SHARM el-SHEIKH, Egypt — A day before UN climate talks were supposed to wrap up, negotiators appeared to be far apart on all the major issues being discussed. LOSS AND DAMAGE From the start of the climate conference, the dominating issue, both from many leaders and protesters, has been the question of whether rich nations should provide compensation to developing …

The Latest | UN Climate Summit
2 years, 1 month ago

The Latest | UN Climate Summit

Associated Press  

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — The Latest on COP27, the United Nations climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The group, known by the acronym BASIC, issued a joint statement at the U.N. climate talks Tuesday saying that “unilateral measures and discriminatory practices, such as carbon border taxes, that could result in market distortion and aggravate the trust deficit amongst parties, must …

Handshake sparks climate hope, but officials remain worried
2 years, 1 month ago

Handshake sparks climate hope, but officials remain worried

Associated Press  

SHARM EL-SHEIKH — A handshake in lush Bali is being felt at climate talks thousands of miles away in the Egyptian desert, where lack of progress had a top United Nations official worried. At Monday’s meeting, Biden and Xi agreed to “empower key senior officials” on areas of potential cooperation, including tackling climate change — though it was not immediately …

UN climate talks reach halftime with key issues unresolved
2 years, 1 month ago

UN climate talks reach halftime with key issues unresolved

Associated Press  

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — It’s half-way time at the U.N. climate talks in Egypt, with negotiators still working on draft agreements before ministers arrive next week to push for a substantial deal to fight climate change. US-CHINA RELATIONS While all countries are equal at the U.N. meeting, in practice little gets done without the approval of the world’s two biggest …

U.N. climate talks open in Egypt, climate compensation on agenda for first time
2 years, 1 month ago

U.N. climate talks open in Egypt, climate compensation on agenda for first time

The Hindu  

Delegates at the U.N.’s COP27 climate summit in Egypt agreed to discuss whether rich nations should compensate poor countries most vulnerable to climate change for their suffering. But many top figures, including China’s President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, were not planning to come, casting doubt on whether the talks in Egypt could result in any …

What’s at stake for COP27 climate talks in Egypt?
2 years, 1 month ago

What’s at stake for COP27 climate talks in Egypt?

Al Jazeera  

Developing countries experiencing the worst effects of climate change will aim to obtain financial help from rich nations responsible for the biggest share of emissions. The Conference of the Parties is the supreme decision-making forum of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, an international environmental treaty signed by 198 countries and which came into force in 1994 to …

Landmark UN climate report ‘agreed’ after negotiations overrun
2 years, 8 months ago

Landmark UN climate report ‘agreed’ after negotiations overrun

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. Read our privacy policy Scientists and government officials have reportedly reached agreement on the third chapter of a definitive …

The Latest: EU executive says COP26 agreement a good start
3 years, 1 month ago

The Latest: EU executive says COP26 agreement a good start

Associated Press  

GLASGOW, Scotland — The latest on the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow: BRUSSELS — The head of the European Union’s executive arm says Saturday’s agreement at the U.N. climate conference “gives us confidence that we can provide a safe and prosperous space for humanity on this planet,” but warns that “there is still hard work ahead.” Ursula von der Leyen …

Good COP, bad COP? Takeaways from the new UN climate deal
3 years, 1 month ago

Good COP, bad COP? Takeaways from the new UN climate deal

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. Side deals brokered by host country Britain covered issues …

COP26: Climate negotiators seek to resolve four key challenges at Glasgow
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26: Climate negotiators seek to resolve four key challenges at Glasgow

India Today  

As this year’s UN climate talks go into their second week, negotiations on key topics are inching forward. Laurent Fabius, the former French foreign minister who helped forge the Paris climate accord, said the general atmosphere had improved since the talks began Oct. 31 and “most negotiators want an agreement.” But negotiators were still struggling to put together a series …

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