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11 months ago

Pacific Island Countries Blindsided in Climate Conference

The gridlock and the meager offerings from COP28, this year’s U.N. climate change conference, left many leaders from the Pacific Island states – some of the countries most at risk from climate change and rising sea levels – frustrated. The need for consensus is often a flashpoint of anger directed toward the annual climate meetings, with many onlookers deriding a …

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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 …

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1 year ago

Fraught battle over fossil fuels at centre of Cop28 as we enter second week

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. Options on the table included: An “orderly and just phase-out” of fossil fuels Rapid phase-out of unabated coal power …

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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 …

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1 year ago

Activists say their voices are stifled by increasing rules and restrictions at COP28 climate talks

Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — This year’s United Nations climate talks may have seen record numbers registered to attend, but activists who have spent years demonstrating at the annual event say their space to voice their demands is shrinking year on year. Held in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates — where broad laws tightly restrict speech — climate activists …

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1 year ago

Here’s why the UAE, the autocratic COP28 host, has to allow protests at the summit

Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Participants at the United Nations’ COP28 climate talks Sunday found themselves greeted by the rarest sights in the United Arab Emirates — public protests. Babawale Obayanju, an activist with the Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice from Benin City, Nigeria, taking part in Sunday’s protests, told the AP that it was important to highlight the …

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1 year ago

Over 110 nations to join COP28 deal to triple renewable energy

Hindustan Times

A pledge to triple the world's installed renewable energy by 2030 is poised to win support from more than 110 countries at the COP28 climate summit on Saturday, with some pushing to make the deal global by the end of the U.N. conference. Getting the deal into the final U.N. climate summit decision would also require consensus among the nearly …

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1 year ago

The Netherlands pledges €15 million to the new climate damage fund at COP28 in Dubai

NL Times

The Netherlands has pledged 15 million euros to the new climate damage fund approved at the climate summit in Dubai on Thursday. Rutte mentioned that the Netherlands would reevaluate their contribution later, adding, "This is in addition to the 900 million euros that our government will put into climate financing starting from 2025." "But much more is needed to support …

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

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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 …

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1 year ago

COP28 in 10 charts: All that you need to know before Dubai summit

Live Mint

Come Thursday, Dubai will welcome global leaders at COP28, the annual climate change conference. COP15 Developed countries make a pledge to mobilize $100 bn/year to help developing countries combat climate change. COP25 The US, under Trump administration, withdraws from the Paris Agreement COP27 Breakthrough agreement on new “loss and damage" fund for vulnerable countries. Poorer and vulnerable nations need this …

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1 year ago

COP28: Biggest climate talks ever confront global chaos and record heat

Hindustan Times

More than 70,000 politicians, diplomats, campaigners, financiers and business leaders will fly to Dubai to talk about arresting the world’s slide toward environmental catastrophe. Beyond a deal on methane and expanding renewables, other key areas for the talks are a potential commitment to phase out fossil fuels, progress on securing more climate cash for the developing world and the first …

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1 year ago

Biden to skip Cop28 climate summit

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 President Joe Biden is skipping the Cop28 climate summit – a decision that could hurt …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Cop28 kicks off in Dubai next week: Who’s going and who’s not?

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. This year’s conference in Dubai, the tourism hotspot of the United Arab Emirates, is expected to draw 70,000 people …

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1 year, 2 months ago

EU to push for COP28 deal on phasing out fossil fuels

India Today

EU countries' climate ministers on Monday approved the bloc's negotiating position for this year's U.N. COP28 climate summit, agreeing to push for a world-first deal to phase out CO2-emitting fossil fuels. "We will be at the forefront of the negotiations to show the EU's strongest commitment to the green transition and encourage our partners to follow our lead," Spain's Climate …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Pope Francis calls out UAE’s ‘conflict of interest’ as Cop28 host in strongest ever statement on climate crisis

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 Pope Francis has called out the “conflict of interest” of the United Arab Emirates as …

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1 year, 3 months ago

China climate envoy says phasing out fossil fuels 'unrealistic'

The Hindu

The complete phasing-out of fossil fuels is not realistic, China's top climate official said, adding that these climate-warming fuels must continue to play a vital role in maintaining global energy security. China is the world's biggest consumer of fossil fuels including coal and oil, and its special climate envoy Xie Zhenhua was responding to comments by ambassadors at a forum …

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1 year, 3 months ago

G20: Spain advocates for strong multilateralism ahead of COP28

Live Mint

New Delhi: Spain's vice-president Nadia Calvino on Saturday underscored the paramount importance of multilateralism and global collaboration in addressing climate change during the G20 Leaders’ Summit on Saturday. “There has been a very strong call for multilateralism and confidence in our joint ability to co-operate and to work together to face global challenges such as climate change during the discussion …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Climate talks in Bonn ahead of COP28 inspire little optimism

The Hindu

Published : Jun 07, 2023 16:53 IST - 6 MINS READ Diplomats from around the globe are meeting in the German city of Bonn starting June 5 to hash out plans that are key to global efforts to stop the planet heating and adapt to violent weather. “The thing that’s different about Bonn is that the politicians aren’t there—or very …

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Pacific Island Countries Blindsided in Climate Conference

COP28 releases crucial document to guide adaptation efforts, disagreement lingers

Fraught battle over fossil fuels at centre of Cop28 as we enter second week

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

Activists say their voices are stifled by increasing rules and restrictions at COP28 climate talks

Here’s why the UAE, the autocratic COP28 host, has to allow protests at the summit

Over 110 nations to join COP28 deal to triple renewable energy

The Netherlands pledges €15 million to the new climate damage fund at COP28 in Dubai

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

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

COP28 in 10 charts: All that you need to know before Dubai summit

COP28: Biggest climate talks ever confront global chaos and record heat

Biden to skip Cop28 climate summit

Cop28 kicks off in Dubai next week: Who’s going and who’s not?

EU to push for COP28 deal on phasing out fossil fuels

Pope Francis calls out UAE’s ‘conflict of interest’ as Cop28 host in strongest ever statement on climate crisis

China climate envoy says phasing out fossil fuels 'unrealistic'

G20: Spain advocates for strong multilateralism ahead of COP28

Climate talks in Bonn ahead of COP28 inspire little optimism