Fossil fuel addiction still gripping many nations

A new report published finds that governments plan to produce around 110 per cent more fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, and 69 per cent more than would be consistent with 2 degrees. This despite the fact that 151 national governments having pledged to achieve netzero

Healthcare professionals urge to phase out fossil fuels

More than 46 million healthcare professionals from around the world on November 1 endorsed a letter addressed to the president-designate of the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28), calling on leaders of all countries to commit to “accelerating the phase-out” of fossil fuels – in a just and equitable way – as “the decisive path to

West Asian countries to launch new climate initiatives

Although the contribution of Arab countries to carbon emissions is limited, the Arab region is one of the most affected by climate change, according to the Abu Dhabi-based Arab Monetary Fund Arab countries plan to launch new climate initiatives and complete a number of previously announced initiatives at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference

Global warming will reach 1.5C threshold this decade

Climate change is accelerating and the world will cross the 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) warming threshold this decade, according to research published that scientists said should raise alarms at this year’s COP28 climate talks. Countries pledged in the 2015 Paris Agreement to hold global warming to within 1.5C above pre-industrial temperatures but the new

Russia opposes plan to phase out fossil fuels

Russia has warned it will oppose a global deal to reduce the use of fossil fuels, as tensions with western powers following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine threaten to derail this year’s UN climate summit. The US and EU member states are among a large group of countries calling for a timeline to phase out the

COP28 action agenda aims to cut 22 gigatons of emissions

Sultan Al Jaber, president of the 28th Climate Change Conference (COP28), said the first pillar of this year’s COP action agenda, aims to eliminate 22 gigatons of greenhouse gas emissions in the coming 7 years to meet the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming target. In a speech at the UN Climate Ambition Summit in New York,

UAE to work with Cop28 participants to boost renewable energy

The Emirates, the Arab world's second-largest economy, is investing heavily in clean energy projects and has announced several initiatives as it seeks to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

World must phase out emissions, not oil production

The United Arab Emirates said that countries should agree to phase out fuel emissions – not the production of oil, gas and coal – at the upcoming U.N. climate change negotiations that it will host this December. The comments reflect deep divisions between nations over how to combat global warming ahead of the COP28 talks.