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Fossil fuels Can humanity really kick its addiction?

11 December, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP COP 28 Dubai UAE Energy 11:02 am

Climate at COP28 in Dubai We are about to pass a civilisational milestone, say forecasters. In the next few years we will pass 'peak' fossil fuels - it may have already happened. It will mean…

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon fell 66% in July

4 August, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Amazon Animals Climate Change COP COP 28 Dubai UAE Energy Food Nature Pollution 9:33 am

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell in July to its lowest level for the month since 2017, preliminary government figures showed on Thursday, boosting President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's stature on environmental policy ahead of…

UK carbon price plunge raises risk of green levies on exports to EU

4 August, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP 28 Dubai UAE Energy Pollution 9:17 am

Plummeting prices in the UK's carbon market have increased the likelihood that exports of steel will be slapped with additional CO2 levies to access the European Union market, unless London matches EU carbon policies. Industries…

Admit your failures, climate summit host Al Jaber tells nations: COP 28

17 July, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Animals Climate Change COP COP 28 Dubai UAE Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 10:15 am

Governments must face up to their failures to tackle climate change at the next UN climate summit, the president of COP28 has told governments. The meeting in November should agree to triple renewable energy by…

US refuses climate reparations for developing nations

17 July, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Animals Climate Change COP Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 10:00 am

The US says it will not "under any circumstances" pay reparations to developing countries hit by climate change-fuelled disasters. Climate envoy John Kerry made the remarks at a Congress hearing before flying to China to…

US, China aim to revive climate talks as planet reels under extreme weather

17 July, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Animals Climate Change COP 28 Dubai UAE Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 9:38 am

BEIJING, China - U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said it was "imperative that China and the United States make real progress" in the four months before U.N.-sponsored climate talks begin in Dubai, as waves of…

UAEU launches its COP28 roadmap

23 June, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Amazon Animals Climate Change COP COP 28 Dubai UAE Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 12:48 pm

AL AIN- This United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) today launched its strategic plan of action leading up to the meeting of the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on…

Drought-depleted hydropower drives China to turn to coal

19 June, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change COP Energy Pollution 7:20 am

LONDON - China has leant hard on coal-fired power plants as well as wind and solar generators to make up for a shortfall in hydroelectric generation as a result of low rainfall across the south…

Late push for coal subsidies upsets EU deal on energy reforms

19 June, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change COP Energy Pollution 7:06 am

LUXEMBOURG - Climate Change - A late proposal to extend subsidies for coal plants has upset European Union countries' plans to on Monday approve a reform of the bloc's power market, which was designed to…

Mexico swelters as ‘atypical’ heat wave grips nation

16 June, 2023 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change COP Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty 9:19 am

MEXICO CITY / MONTERREY, Mexico - Climate Change - Earth Rally - Mexican authorities urged people across the country to take safety precautions on Thursday as an unusual late Spring heat wave sent temperatures soaring,…

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