COP28 resolution a pivotal moment for decisive action
11 months, 1 week ago

COP28 resolution a pivotal moment for decisive action

China Daily  

A person walks past a "#COP28" sign. The resolution of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, calls for a shift away from fossil fuels. When viewed from a historical perspective, the UN's efforts in combating climate change through summits have included pivotal moments such as the 1992 Rio Summit, the 1997 Kyoto Protocol and the 2015 Paris Agreement. Fundamentally, these summits spearheaded by the UN encompass the specific targets and commitments of participating countries in their fight against climate change and global warming, as well as the activities undertaken within this framework. The consensus reached at the summit on commitments regarding the use of fossil fuels demonstrates that significant efforts in the global climate movement are beginning to yield results.

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COP29: NCQG talks spillover as no breakthrough in agreement yet
1 month ago

COP29: NCQG talks spillover as no breakthrough in agreement yet

Hindustan Times  

The new COP29 Presidency’s text will be released on Saturday after developing countries rejected the text on Friday evening. A joint statement by Amar Bhattacharya, Vera Songwe and Nicholas Stern, Co-Chairs of the Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance had said on Friday, “The text also calls on developed countries to increase their financial support for developing countries to …

COP29: Nations commit to 1.5°C pathway with enhanced climate goals
1 month ago

COP29: Nations commit to 1.5°C pathway with enhanced climate goals

India Today  

In a landmark announcement at the COP29 summit in Baku, a coalition of nations representing 30% of global GDP and 15% of greenhouse gas emissions committed to strengthening their Nationally Determined Contributions to align with the 1.5°C global warming threshold. The United Kingdom, Brazil, and the United Arab Emirates led the charge with ambitious NDC targets for 2035, signaling their …

COP29: Draft G20 communique skips referring to transition away from fossil fuels
1 month ago

COP29: Draft G20 communique skips referring to transition away from fossil fuels

Hindustan Times  

Baku: The G20 leaders, whose nations represent 80% of global emissions, drew flak from observers at COP29 in Baku on Tuesday as their communique, a draft of which was circulating on Tuesday morning, failed to raise the climate ambition. It does mention the need for scaling up public and private climate finance and investment for developing countries and a successful …

A lot riding on COP29 in spite of practical gap
1 month, 1 week ago

A lot riding on COP29 in spite of practical gap

China Daily  

A night view shows the venue of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov 11, 2024. Editor's Note: The following are excerpts of speeches and interviews by Liu Zhenmin, China's special envoy for climate change, before and during the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on …

CoP-29: Prospects of a climate breakthrough look extremely bleak
1 month, 1 week ago

CoP-29: Prospects of a climate breakthrough look extremely bleak

Live Mint  

Has there ever been a grimmer backdrop to the world’s most concerted attempt to avert global warming? We’ve only got 7 years left of current-rate pollution to retain an even chance of keeping global warming below 1.5° Celsius. The main reason Kyoto failed to rein in global emissions was that it didn’t cover emerging nations, something remedied in the 2015 …

COP29: The climate funds math that needs to be reset, explained
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1 month, 1 week ago

COP29: The climate funds math that needs to be reset, explained

Live Mint  

The 29th annual United Nations climate summit, COP29, started in Azerbaijan this week. The enhanced financial support would help developing countries strengthen their national climate plans, which, too, are due for an update in 2025. COP29 stakes The NCQG would also support climate adaptation—the component of climate action aimed at helping countries adjust to existing climate impacts. "The election result …

COP29 adopts establishment of global carbon market under Paris Agreement
1 month, 1 week ago

COP29 adopts establishment of global carbon market under Paris Agreement

Deccan Chronicle  

Baku: In a landmark decision at the first day of the global climate talks here, COP29 have officially adopted the new operational standards for a mechanism of the Paris Agreement under Article 6, setting the stage for a global carbon market. The Article 6.4 Supervisory Body, tasked with creating a United Nations-governed carbon market, finalised essential standards covering carbon removal …

A guide to COP29 climate jargon
1 month, 1 week ago

A guide to COP29 climate jargon

The Hindu  

With the U.N. climate talks tackling complex topics from energy policy to global financial aid, the annual summit has developed its own ever-growing lexicon. UNFCCC: This acronym stands for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which is the name of both the 1992 treaty committing nearly 200 countries to fighting global warming and the secretariat set up to …

COP29 begins today: What is the point of the UN climate conference?
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1 month, 1 week ago

COP29 begins today: What is the point of the UN climate conference?

India Today  

Tens of thousands of people from around the globe will gather next week for COP29, the annual U.N. climate summit, in Azerbaijan's capital of Baku. Country representatives meet year round to build support for new climate action proposals ahead of the COP, where they can be agreed by consensus of all countries. While each summit is meant to advance global …

Will COP29 yield a viable agreement on climate change?
1 month, 1 week ago

Will COP29 yield a viable agreement on climate change?

Al Jazeera  

Delegates gather in Azerbaijan for UN climate conference. Azerbaijan is hosting this year’s United Nations COP29 conference with delegates tackling ways to curb global warming. Developing nations need lots of it – up to a trillion dollars – to help reduce the impact of natural disasters, made worse by climate change. But some are questioning if the re-election in the …

UAE to make new climate pledges ahead of COP29
2 months, 3 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 …

Upcoming COP29 set to prioritize climate finance goal
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Upcoming COP29 set to prioritize climate finance goal

China Daily  

Azerbaijan, the host of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, more commonly known as COP29, has vowed to make every effort to ensure a fair and ambitious climate finance goal for developed nations. The 2015 Paris Agreement aims to keep the global temperature rise this century well below …

Upcoming COP29 set to prioritize climate finance goal
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Upcoming COP29 set to prioritize climate finance goal

China Daily  

Azerbaijan, the host of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, more commonly known as COP29, has vowed to make every effort to ensure a fair and ambitious climate finance goal for developed nations. The 2015 Paris Agreement aims to keep the global temperature rise this century well below …

COP hosts call on countries to align NDCs with 1.5 degree C goal
9 months ago

COP hosts call on countries to align NDCs with 1.5 degree C goal

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The hosts of the United Nations climate conferences – the United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan and Brazil – on Wednesday announced to cut emissions in line with limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius-aligned nationally-determined contributions under the Paris Agreement by early 2025. The Troika in this regard issued a letter to all 198 United Nations Framework Convention on …

COP28: A crossroads for India and the climate crisis
11 months, 3 weeks ago

COP28: A crossroads for India and the climate crisis

Hindustan Times  

COP28, the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, concluded on December 12, 2023. While acknowledging the need for a shift away from coal-dependent energy, India, along with developing nations like South Africa and China, pushed for a recognition of their reliance on fossil fuels for development. The issue of "Loss and Damage" …

COP28: Impact of the climate crisis on public health
11 months, 3 weeks ago

COP28: Impact of the climate crisis on public health

Hindustan Times  

The coming together of global health and climate action at COP28 marked a watershed moment in the ongoing battle against climate crisis's profound impacts on public health. A profound metamorphosis in governance and policy-making surfaces as health ministers converge within the UN climate conference, marking a watershed moment in the approach towards combating climate-induced health challenges. These concerted efforts exemplify …

Unpacking COP28: Charting the landscape of climate finance outcomes
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Unpacking COP28: Charting the landscape of climate finance outcomes

Hindustan Times  

The climate crisis is triggering fresh humanitarian emergencies and exacerbating existing ones, particularly in vulnerable communities. Climate finance has held a significant role in global climate negotiations since 1992, predominantly linked to the aim of mobilising $100 billion annually from developed nations to support developing countries by 2020. Additionally, commitments to the Least Developed Countries Fund and Special Climate crisis …

Was the COP28 climate summit a milestone or a mirage? | Explained
1 year ago

Was the COP28 climate summit a milestone or a mirage? | Explained

The Hindu  

The 28th session of the Conference of the Parties – an annual convening of countries signatory to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – happened in Dubai this year, with high expectations that countries would take concrete steps to address the climate crisis. Countries’ decision at COP28 to transition away from fossil fuels was coupled with an ambition …

There is a way out of the climate crisis – but it is not through COP
1 year ago

There is a way out of the climate crisis – but it is not through COP

Al Jazeera  

There have been a total of 28 United Nations Conference of Parties on the climate crisis to date, but only the last one, convened earlier this month in the United Arab Emirates, has ever mentioned ending fossil fuels in its final agreement. COP28 secured a commitment from nations to “transition away” from fossil fuels, however, it offered little more than …

Did COP28 fail the world? - The Hindu
1 year ago

Did COP28 fail the world? - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Nations took a small but decisive step towards ridding the world of fossil fuels, after negotiators in Dubai on December 13 adopted a resolution, called the Dubai Consensus. The standout clause in the 196 paragraphs of this 21-page text, The Hindu’s Jacob Koshy reports, is the one that “calls on Parties.Transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a …

Indranil Banerjie | COP28 and wages of greed: Planet is at breaking point
1 year ago

Indranil Banerjie | COP28 and wages of greed: Planet is at breaking point

Deccan Chronicle  

Another global summit on climate change has concluded last week in Dubai. If the “deal” concluded in Dubai was hailed as “historic” and a “breakthrough”, it was merely because all the participating nations, for the first time, admitted that fossil fuels were a problem and a major contributor to global greenhouse gases which were pushing the planet’s temperature limits off …

COP28: Of pledges and compromises
1 year ago

COP28: Of pledges and compromises

Live Mint  

New Delhi: After skirting the issue in the Paris Agreement, as well as the subsequent Glasgow and Sharm-el-Sheikh summits, the Conference of Parties in Dubai finally belled the cat. The big positives were the consensus on moving away from fossil fuels, establishing a global framework to help communities and countries adapt to climate change impacts, and building a corpus to …

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

What are the loopholes in the COP28 climate deal?
1 year ago

What are the loopholes in the COP28 climate deal?

The Hindu  

Nations struck a historic deal on Wednesday at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai to transition the global economy away from fossil fuels. Transitional fuels The deal also includes the line that the summit “recognizes that transitional fuels can play a role in facilitating the energy transition while ensuring energy security.” What are transitional fuels? Energy systems Another area of …

COP28 Seals Deal on Fossil Fuels
1 year ago

COP28 Seals Deal on Fossil Fuels

Deccan Chronicle  

Dubai: Nearly 200 countries on Wednesday clinched a deal that called for a "transition away from fossil fuels," the primary reason for the planet's climate crisis, at the UN climate summit here, a development described as "landmark" by negotiators but criticised by several activists for its lack of clarity. It includes a "transition away from fossil fuels" in energy systems …

Global deal at COP28 as Dubai keeps Paris alive
1 year ago

Global deal at COP28 as Dubai keeps Paris alive

Hindustan Times  

History was made in Dubai on Wednesday when 196 countries agreed to transition away from fossil fuels, in a just, orderly and equitable manner, accelerating action in this critical decade, so as to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, although experts said it doesn’t do enough on almost all fronts -- climate targets, funding, phasing out fossil fuels, and holding …

Cop28 by numbers as history deal to leave fossil fuels behind
1 year ago

Cop28 by numbers as history deal to leave fossil fuels behind

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 The Cop28 summit has approved a deal that will push national governments to “transition away” …

U.N. Climate Summit Ends With Lukewarm Agreement
1 year ago

U.N. Climate Summit Ends With Lukewarm Agreement

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The United Nations COP28 climate summit in Dubai ended Wednesday without a deal that explicitly calls for phasing out the fossil fuels that scientists say are rapidly destabilizing the planet’s life-support systems. The agreement, called the global stocktake, calls not for ”phasing out” fossil fuels, as dozens of nations had lobbied for, but rather “transitioning away from …

COP28 leaders call for ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuels in final push at climate talks
1 year ago

COP28 leaders call for ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuels in final push at climate talks

Live Mint  

DUBAI—Officials from the United Arab Emirates leading talks at the United Nations climate conference proposed a compromise agreement on Wednesday that calls for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, seeking to bridge differences between big energy-producing nations and countries that want to completely phase out coal, oil and natural gas. The proposed deal, circulated after all-night talks, calls …

COP28 proposed draft calls for 'transitioning away' from fossil fuels
1 year ago

COP28 proposed draft calls for 'transitioning away' from fossil fuels

Hindustan Times  

A new draft agreement unveiled early Wednesday in talks in Dubai toughens language by calling for "transitioning away" from fossil fuels, although it does not use the term "phase-out". The text, released for consideration after another full night of haggling, would also call for "accelerating action" during "this critical decade" -- providing more urgency than an earlier proposal widely dismissed …

In a first, delegates at UN climate talks agree to transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels
1 year ago

In a first, delegates at UN climate talks agree to transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Nearly 200 countries agreed Wednesday to move away from planet-warming fossil fuels — the first time they’ve made that crucial pledge in decades of U.N. climate talks though many warned the deal still had significant shortcomings. “This document sends very strong messages to the world.” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement that …

Historic COP28 deal agrees to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels
1 year ago

Historic COP28 deal agrees to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels

Al Jazeera  

Delegates at the UN conference agree to ‘historic package’ of climate measures, although ‘phase out’ phrase omitted. “We have language on fossil fuel in our final agreement for the first time ever,” said al-Jaber, CEO of the United Arab Emirates oil company Adnoc. However, the deal doesn’t go so far as to seek a “phase-out” of fossil fuels, for which …

COP28 Dubai is over: Four key highlights from the UN climate summit
1 year ago

COP28 Dubai is over: Four key highlights from the UN climate summit

Al Jazeera  

A contentious Global Stocktake text amid a tough run for COP28 President al-Jaber – here are some key outcomes of the UN climate summit in the UAE. Hundreds of world leaders and climate experts gathered at this year’s United Nations climate conference to witness the approval of a climate disaster “loss and damage fund” and a disputed agreement on transitioning …

Editorial: After COP28, let’s make this the ‘beginning of the end’ of fossil fuels
1 year ago

Editorial: After COP28, let’s make this the ‘beginning of the end’ of fossil fuels

LA Times  

COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber, second from left, claps at the COP28 U.N. It took nearly three decades, but world leaders this week finally acknowledged the obvious: There is no way to slow climate change without winding down fossil fuels. Whether this deal truly signals the “beginning of the end” of the fossil fuel era, as U.N. officials have said, depends …

'Equity and climate justice': India calls for implementation of Paris Agreement at COP28
1 year ago

'Equity and climate justice': India calls for implementation of Paris Agreement at COP28

India TV News  

India on Wednesday urged global leaders at the UN Climate Change Conference to implement the Paris Agreement through the Global Stocktake process with a strong focus on the principles of equity and climate change. "The way ahead must be based on equity and climate justice, let us implement the Paris Agreement in letter and spirit through the Global Stocktake process," …

COP28 goes into overtime as talks fail to bridge rift on fossil fuel phase-out
1 year ago

COP28 goes into overtime as talks fail to bridge rift on fossil fuel phase-out

Hindustan Times  

The clock ran out on this year’s climate conference in Dubai on Tuesday with no consensus, forcing the COP28 presidency to go into overtime and hammer out a fifth draft text in a last attempt to resolve differences that could otherwise cripple collective efforts to fight the climate crisis. Other actions listed included tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030; “rapidly …

As COP28 negotiators wrestle with fossil fuels, activists urge them to remember what’s at stake
1 year ago

As COP28 negotiators wrestle with fossil fuels, activists urge them to remember what’s at stake

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In the bustling halls where global climate talks are being held, onetime farmer Joseph Kenson Sakala of Malawi is sharing the story of how fossil fuel development upended his life — and hoping that negotiators listen to many such stories and then move decisively to cut use of the coal, oil and gas warming the …

'Even my mom tried to stop...': Manipur climate activist who storms COP28 stage and shouts 'end fossil fuels'
1 year ago

'Even my mom tried to stop...': Manipur climate activist who storms COP28 stage and shouts 'end fossil fuels'

India TV News  

COP28 Summit: While the top leaders and officials were attending the annual climate summit in Dubai, a 12-year-old Indian activist stormed the stage by rushing to the dias and holding a sign above her head that read, "End fossil fuels. No mention of phasing out fossil fuels in the joint statement As the climate talks in Dubai spun into their …

COP28 climate talks go into overtime amid standoff over fossil fuels
1 year ago

COP28 climate talks go into overtime amid standoff over fossil fuels

Al Jazeera  

A flurry of shuttle diplomacy is under way at the UN-led negotiations in the UAE as countries fight over the wording of a potential deal. The COP28 climate talks have gone into overtime as countries grapple over the wording of a potential agreement on the issue of fossil fuels. The draft text mentioned eight nonbinding options countries could take in …

As COP28 winds down, climate advocate finds draft agreement "disappointing"
1 year ago

As COP28 winds down, climate advocate finds draft agreement "disappointing"

NPR  

As COP28 winds down, climate advocate finds draft agreement "disappointing" ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The science is clear - the world must urgently phase out fossil fuels to avoid the worst effects of global warming. And for the first time, those two words - fossil fuels - actually appear in the draft agreement that global negotiators are haggling over at the …

US climate envoy says COP28 'last' chance to keep 1.5C target alive
1 year ago

US climate envoy says COP28 'last' chance to keep 1.5C target alive

Hindustan Times  

US envoy John Kerry warned Tuesday that the UN's COP28 climate summit in Dubai was the world's "last" chance to keep its target for limiting global warming alive. US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry Kerry issued his warning hours after COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber proposed a draft deal that did not include a phase-out of fossil fuels, …

Cop28 draft agreement drops the call for fossil fuel phase out
1 year ago

Cop28 draft agreement drops the call for fossil fuel phase out

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 In the final 24 hours before Cop28 is due to officially end, the reference to …

Corporate Cop28: How a defining moment for the climate has been taken over by fossil fuel executives
1 year ago

Corporate Cop28: How a defining moment for the climate has been taken over by fossil fuel executives

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. Watch: The Independent goes inside the Cop28 venue This year’s 28th “Conference of Parties” has become a battleground over …

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 …

Opinion: COP28 has become a shameless exercise in the fight against climate change. But can we afford to walk out?
1 year ago

Opinion: COP28 has become a shameless exercise in the fight against climate change. But can we afford to walk out?

LA Times  

As the 28th United Nations climate summit draws to a close in Dubai, after another year of devastating heat waves, droughts, wildfires, storms and record high global temperatures, the entire process is threatening to break down. He also stated in an interview that there is “no science” showing that a phase out of fossil fuels is required to limit warming …

UN climate chief slams opponents of fossil fuel phase-out at COP28
1 year ago

UN climate chief slams opponents of fossil fuel phase-out at COP28

Al Jazeera  

Talks intensify over calls to phase out fossil fuels, as oil producers led by Saudi Arabia put up tough resistance. The UN’s climate chief has urged countries to lift “tactical blockades” to a deal to phase out fossil fuels. Al-Jaber, the head of the national oil company of the United Arab Emirates, has repeatedly promised to deliver a historic deal …

Climate negotiators urged to reach agreement on reducing Global warming as COP28 talks near end
1 year ago

Climate negotiators urged to reach agreement on reducing Global warming as COP28 talks near end

Firstpost  

The draft text expresses concern over the gap between the money needed for adaptation and how much countries are getting, but it doesn’t say exactly how much money is needed for the world to adapt to climate change Negotiators have been urged to narrow down their options and agree on how to save Earth from disastrous levels of warming as …

COP28 releases crucial document to guide adaptation efforts, disagreement lingers
1 year ago

COP28 releases crucial document to guide adaptation efforts, disagreement lingers

India TV News  

COP28: Just two days before the UN climate talks here are scheduled to end, negotiators on Sunday released a draft document to guide countries' efforts to adapt to climate change and monitor collective progress. Funds crunch According to a UN report released last month, developing countries require USD 215-387 billion annually for climate adaptation, but they are only receiving about …

COP28 pledges so far not enough to limit warming to 1.5C, warns IEA
1 year ago

COP28 pledges so far not enough to limit warming to 1.5C, warns IEA

Al Jazeera  

The International Energy Agency warns against lack of progress in limiting the global warming as climate talks headed into the final phase. A raft of new pledges announced at the COP28 climate summit will not be enough on their own to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to the International Energy Agency, as the talks headed into the …

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