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Record year for forest fires
AFP, Published on 27/12/2023
» PARIS - As the deadliest year this century for forest fires comes to a close, attention is turning to how to prevent such infernos happening again.
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Waning influence of OPEC+ in spotlight as prices flag
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» LONDON - Despite slashing oil production for months on end and announcing new cuts in late November, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its ten allies have struggled to boost flagging prices.
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'It's finished!': IEA boss says COP28 bid farewell to fossil fuels
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» PARIS - While the UN's COP28 climate summit marked a pivot moment, when the world pledged to say "goodbye" to fossil fuels, International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol told AFP on Friday, it needs to now urgently boost finance for the energy transition in developing countries.
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Coal use hits record in 2023, Earth's hottest year
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» PARIS - Global consumption of coal reached an all-time high in 2023, the IEA energy watchdog said Friday, as Earth experienced its hottest recorded year.
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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.
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Climate activists ask: ‘Where’s the money?’
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» PARIS - After a landmark call at a global climate summit for the world to move away from fossil fuels, experts say the pressure is on to fast-track — and fund — the global energy transition.
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'Weak tea': Climate scientists push back against COP28 cheer
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - A UN climate deal that approved a call to transition away from fossil fuels has been hailed as a major milestone and a cause for at least cautious optimism.
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In rare display, US-China friendship carries climate summit
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» DUBAI - The scene would be unthinkable elsewhere these days -- US and Chinese envoys, smiling and embracing, hailing their friendship as leading the world together in the right direction.
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Climate talks end with standing ovation
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» DUBAI - The proud president of COP28 had no time left to lose.
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Climate campaigners ‘losing trust in COP’
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» DUBAI - Environmental campaigners are losing faith in the UN-led COP climate process after signs that a phase-out of fossil fuels may not be agreed in Dubai, a leading activist said on Tuesday.
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