The president of the ongoing UN climate talks Sultan al-Jaber has hit back at claims that he denies a core part of climate science.
It follows his earlier comments that there was "no science" behind…
The Pope threw his weight behind calls for an end to fossil fuels in a message delivered here at COP28.
In a wide-ranging statement, Pope Francis called for an end to coal, oil and gas as well as…
Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf is taking his first tentative steps in international climate negotiations with big boots to fill.
He's spending five days at the COP28 summit in Dubai; the…
World leaders have for the first time promised to tackle the huge responsibility that food and agriculture have in climate change.
More than 130 countries signed up to a declaration about food, on…
He is an engineer, businessman and politician from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
As chair of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), Sultan al-Jaber leads a company that pumped 2.7m barrels of oil…
Climate-related disasters disproportionately affect women and girls as reproductive services crumble and gender-based violence rises
The climate crisis threatens the chances of gender equality being…
Court of appeal ruling means government has only until 2030 to reach target
A Belgian court has declared the country’s climate targets “clearly insufficient” and ordered the government to cut…
Climate summit’s opening days are a feast for the senses but air quality and smokestacks leave a bad taste
Cop28 diary: expensive coffee, cheesy slogans and petrol fumes
Climate summit’s opening…
In June, the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact in Paris underlined the need to close the gap on climate finance by driving investment in clean energy transition in emerging and developing…
The COP28 climate change conference is bringing together world leaders in Dubai at a critical moment for the clean energy transition and international efforts to tackle climate change.
Under the…
The updated Net Zero Roadmap from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows that while the path to limiting global warming to 1.5 °C has narrowed, it is still achievable – if governments build on…
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THE president of climate summit Cop28 has sparked a row by claiming there is “no science” behind scrapping fossil fuels – saying the move “could take the world back to caves”.
Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber…
Total of 16,245 hospitals at high risk by end of century unless fossil fuels phased out, analysts say
One in 12 hospitals worldwide are at risk of total or partial shutdown from extreme weather…
Wealthy nations should divert 5% of their military budgets to climate finance, advocates argue.
The call comes as global leaders at Cop28 in Dubai gather for a special-themed day on “relief,…
Here are the key takeaways from the third day of Cop28:
At least 117 governments have agreed to triple the world’s capacity of renewable energy by 2030 and double the rate of energy efficiency…
The president of Cop28, Sultan Al Jaber, has claimed there is “no science” indicating that a phase-out of fossil fuels is needed to restrict global heating to 1.5C, the Guardian and the Centre for…