Climate change: US and China take ‘small but important steps’

The US and China have agreed on measures to tackle climate change but stopped short of committing to end fossil fuels, a joint statement said. The world’s biggest carbon emitters will step up co-operation on methane and support global efforts to triple renewable energy by… Read More

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

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 2030, Sultan al-Jaber told leaders in Brussels. Green groups welcomed… Read More

US refuses climate reparations for developing nations

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 discuss the issue. Some countries want major economies – which… Read More

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

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 extreme heat and rainfall hit large parts of the globe.… Read More

China logs 52.2 Celsius as extreme weather rewrites records

BEIJING, China – A remote township in China’s arid northwest endured temperatures of more than 52 Celsius (126 Fahrenheit) on Sunday, state media reported, setting a record for a country that was battling minus 50C weather just six months ago. Temperatures at Sanbao township in… Read More

UAEU launches its COP28 roadmap

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 Climate Change. COP28 will be hosted by the UAE in… Read More

Climate change could lead to ‘widespread chaos’ for insect communities

Research explores how a warming world could impact ecosystems and derail the development of new species. New research explores how a warming world could impact ecosystems and derail the development of new species. New species continue to evolve the world over, as different groups of… Read More

Mexico says mass bird deaths likely caused by El Niño’s hotter waters

MEXICO CITY – The deaths of hundreds of wild birds along Mexico’s Pacific coast were likely caused by the El Niño climate phenomenon, local authorities said on Thursday, as the country and its surrounding oceans face an intense heat wave. Some 300 wild birds of… Read More

Germany overtakes China as second most attractive country for re-newables investment

LONDON – Germany has overtaken China to become the second most attractive country in the world for renewables investment due to its efforts to speed up power market reform and move away from fossil fuels, research showed on Tuesday. In an annual ranking of the… Read More