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How COP's fossil fuel taboo was finally broken by the Emiratis
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» DUBAI - Hours after the applause and relief that the world had finally reached a landmark climate agreement in Dubai, US special envoy John Kerry admitted that he thought it might never happen.
G77+China summit in Cuba seeks 'new economic world order'
AFP, Published on 15/09/2023
» HAVANA - The G77+China, a group of developing and emerging countries representing 80 percent of the global population, gathers Friday in Cuba seeking to promote a "new economic world order" amid warnings of growing polarization.
CO2 cuts v. cash: Climate talks stymied by stand-off
AFP, Published on 16/06/2023
» PARIS - Pressure to speed cuts in carbon pollution took a back seat at UN climate talks that ended late Thursday night, as emerging economies, including China, demanded that rich ones vastly scale up climate financing.
Asia must seize energy opportunity
News, Published on 21/11/2022
» A year ago, following US President Joe Biden's election win, multilateralism once again became the beating heart of global climate action. G20 leaders agreed to more ambitious near-term climate targets en route to achieving net-zero emissions by mid-century, and they committed to ending inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies and cooperating on clean energy deployment to phase out coal more quickly.
Climate fund breakthrough offers ‘hope’
Published on 19/11/2022
» SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: Host Egypt scrambled to salvage the UN climate talks on Saturday with the European Union signalling a breakthrough over the contentious issue of “loss and damage” funding for climate-vulnerable nations.
Climate damage the key as COP goes into overtime
AFP, Published on 19/11/2022
» SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt: Climate negotiators were grappling for an agreement on Saturday at the COP27 meeting in Egypt after high-stakes talks went deep into the night with key sticking points over funding for countries harmed by climate disasters.
Gridlocked UN climate talks head deep into overtime
AFP, Published on 19/11/2022
» SHARM EL SHEIKH (EGYPT) - Climate negotiators were locked in efforts to break the deadlock at UN COP27 talks Friday as nations tussle over funding for developing countries battered by weather disasters and ambition on curbing global warming.
Climate talks heading into overtime
Published on 18/11/2022
» SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: A European Union proposal buoyed hopes of progress at the COP27 climate summit on Friday, its final scheduled day, as the 27-country EU said it would back one of the most contentious proposals — financing for countries harmed by climate-fuelled disasters.
UN climate talks enter final day in deadlock
AFP, Published on 18/11/2022
» SHARM EL SHEIKH (EGYPT) - Talks at a UN climate conference enter their final day Friday, gridlocked by a make-or-break tussle between rich and developing nations over money for countries in the crosshairs of increasingly intense and costly impacts of global warming.
UN climate summit hangs on money for 'loss and damage'
AFP, Published on 17/11/2022
» SHARM EL SHEIKH (EGYPT) - UN climate talks were deadlocked Thursday over calls to create a special fund to cover the losses suffered by vulnerable nations hit by natural disasters, raising the risk that negotiations could collapse.