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UAE announces $1 bln finance for climate and health, 123 nations agree to declaration
Over 123 countries committed to signing the UAE’s health declaration, COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber said on Saturday ahead of the first-ever health ... Gulf -
Explainer: Can technology solve the global climate crisis?
Governments and investors are pouring billions of dollars into emerging technologies to combat global warming in long-shot bets that entrepreneurship ... World News -
UN’s COP28 climate talks open in Dubai, disaster fund officially approved
The United Arab Emirates officially presided on Thursday over the presidency of UN’s climate conference COP28 that kicked off in Dubai with a moment ... Gulf -
‘An uphill climb’ at COP28: EU climate commissioner
Reaching a compromise final accord at the COP28 climate conference which starts in Dubai next week will be “an uphill climb,” the EU’s climate ... World News -
Climate vulnerable nations could get insured for $10 mln a year each: Research
Wealthy nations could provide 100 of the world’s most vulnerable countries a combined $25 billion in annual protection against climate disasters for ... World News -
UAE inaugurates one of the world’s biggest solar plants
The United Arab Emirates inaugurated on Thursday one of the world’s biggest solar plants, two weeks before the Gulf state hosts UN climate talks.The ... Gulf -
China says climate talks with US ‘ended successfully’
China said Thursday that climate talks with the United States had been a success, following talks aimed at strengthening cooperation between the ... World News -
China unveils action plan to reduce methane emissions
China published its long-awaited plan to tackle climate-warming methane on Tuesday, but included no firm targets for reducing those emissions, only ... World News -
Canada to miss 2030 climate target: Audit
Canada will miss its 2030 target for cutting carbon emissions unless it quickly steps up efforts, concluded an audit released Tuesday by the ... World News -
What are the 4 issues to be debated and addressed at COP28 in Dubai?
Reduce emissions, eliminate fossil fuels, supply developing nations with the means for a just energy transition... Here’s a look at four highly ... Gulf -
US climate envoy urges fossil fuel firms to embrace public responsibility
My message to the oil and gas companies is very simple. There’s only one reason that we’re in this crisis and it is principally the way we provide our energy,” US climate envoy says World News -
UK police charge youth activist Greta Thunberg after climate protest arrest
UK police on Wednesday charged Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg with a public order offence, following her detention at a protest outside an ... World News -
Air pollution missing from two-thirds of national climate plans: Report
Poorer countries in Africa are ahead of most rich nations when it comes to recognizing clean air and its health benefits in their national climate ... World News -
EU strikes agreement to curb super-potent greenhouse gases
The European Union agreed a deal on Thursday to slash the use of super-potent greenhouse gases in fridges and air conditioners, part of the EU’s ... World News -
Teen climate activists storm top US lawmaker’s office
Dozens of American teenagers occupied the office of the top Republican lawmaker on Thursday to protest against a looming government shutdown that they ... World News -
UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defends climate policy shift
Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday insisted he was “not slowing down efforts” to tackle climate change, a day after softening green ... World News -
‘Global boiling’ poses physical, mental & financial challenges to UAE residents
Residents in the UAE and the wider Middle East region are facing the physical, mental and financial repercussions of global warming, Al Arabiya ... In Focus -
Bahrain signs solar park deal in favor of renewable energy
Bahrain has signed deals to launch a solar park project with capacity of 72 megawatts (MW), Bahrain News Agency reported on Tuesday.The project will ... Gulf -
India succeeds in reducing emissions rate by more than 33 pct over 14 years
India’s greenhouse emissions rate dropped by a faster-than-expected 33 percent in 14 years as renewable energy generation rose and forest cover ... World News -
Flood in China’s Sichuan province kills seven
A flood in China’s southwest Sichuan province killed seven people on Wednesday, state media reported.State broadcaster CCTV said seven people were ... World News -
New Zealand to partner with BlackRock to reach 100 pct renewable electricity
New Zealand’s government said Tuesday it will partner with US investment giant BlackRock in its aim to become one of the first nations in the world to ... Energy -
UAE will allow climate activists to assemble at COP28 venue
COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Secretary Simon Stiell signed the Host ... Gulf -
Food supplies increasingly under threat over heat, war and export bans
As scorching temperatures ravage farms from the US to China, crop harvests, fruit production and dairy output are all coming under pressure. That ... World News -
US envoy John Kerry tells China to separate climate from politics
Climate change is a “universal threat” that should be handled separately from broader diplomatic issues, US climate envoy John Kerry told Chinese Vice ... World News -
COP28: UAE minister urges oil giants to step up climate game
The United Arab Emirates’ incoming COP28 president urged the energy industry on Thursday to “step up its game” towards building a clean energy system. ... Middle East -
Insurers look to ease UN climate alliance rules
The remaining insurers in a United Nations-backed coalition aimed at tackling climate change are poised to loosen the alliance’s membership ... World News -
Greta Thunberg denounces ecological havoc in Ukraine
Environmental activist Greta Thunberg on Thursday denounced the ecological havoc caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the lack of international ... World News -
Nobel prize-winning economist Esther Duflo calls for climate tax
Climate change driven by rich countries will cause mortality among poor nations to skyrocket, Nobel prize winning economist Esther Duflo warned in an ... World News -
Environment activists smear paint on Monet work in Stockholm
Environment activists on Wednesday smeared red paint and glued their hands to the protective glass on a Monet painting at Stockholm’s National Museum, ... World News -
Asia heat shatters May records, causes climate concerns
Countries across Asia have been hit by another round of extreme heat that has toppled seasonal temperature records throughout the region, raising ... World News