G7 energy and climate ministers agreed a time frame Tuesday for phasing out coal-fired power plants that are not equipped to capture emissions in a significant step towards curbing fossil fuel use.The Group of Seven two-day meeting in Turin is the first big political session since the world pledged at the UN’s COP28 climate summit … Read more
The 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) – an annual convening of countries signatory to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – happened in Dubai this year, with high expectations that countries would take concrete steps to address the climate crisis. The negotiations encompassed mitigation efforts, adaptation strategies, financing … Read more
A demonstrator protests against the use of fossil fuels during an event at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit on December 11, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. | Photo Credit: AP The U.N.’s climate body on Monday published its latest draft text of the deal it hopes to reach at the COP28 summit in Dubai, … Read more
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a session at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. | Photo Credit: AP As participants at the United Nations’ COP28 climate talks filed in Sunday for another day of talks, they found themselves greeted by a rare sight in the … Read more
France’s President Emmanuel Macron (C) poses for a family photo with other leaders and participants at the end of the Tripling Nuclear Energy by 2050 session at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai on December 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP More than 20 countries called for the tripling of world nuclear energy capacity at U.N. … Read more
PM Modi emplanes for Delhi after attending the COP28 summit in Dubai, UAE on December 01, 2023. Photo: Twitter/@PMOIndia After a day packed with summit speeches, bilateral meetings, and launching a Green Credit Initiative at the World Climate Action Summit in the Gulf emirate, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday evening left here for India … Read more
Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. | Photo Credit: REUTERS A Dubai-bound Nepal Airlines flight with Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” on board caused inconvenience to travellers as it took off two hours earlier than its scheduled time, leaving 31 passengers stranded at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport. On Wednesday, the Dubai-bound flight – RA … Read more
United Arab Emirates Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and CEO of ADNOC Sultan Al Jaber. | Photo Credit: REUTERS COP28 President-designate Dr. Sultan Al Jaber on November 12 praised India, the current hosts of the Presidency of the G20, for its energy transition vision even as he acknowledged the critical need for a “new … Read more
The two-day Petersberg Climate Dialogue is attended by 40 countries, including India and the U.S., and is a negotiating step ahead of COP28. | Photo Credit: Reuters Environmental campaigners urged climate envoys from dozens of nations gathering on May 2 in Berlin to discuss a global deadline for phasing out fossil fuels and ways of increasing … Read more