OPEC says IEA commentary on oil security encouraging DUBAI: Oil producer group OPEC said on Wednesday it was encouraged by a commentary from the International Energy... Published 13 Mar, 2024 03:52pm
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World Saudi energy minister: in agreement with COP28 presidency on final deal DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Wednesday he was in agreement with the... Published 13 Dec, 2023 05:17pm
World EU welcomes COP 28 climate agreement, von der Leyen says BRUSSELS: The agreement reached on the COP 28 climate summit could speed up the transition to a cleaner and... Published 13 Dec, 2023 03:00pm
World UN climate summit to run overtime as fury mounts on fossil fuels DUBAI: UN climate talks in Dubai were set Tuesday to run past a host-imposed deadline for a deal as at-risk nations... Published 12 Dec, 2023 12:28pm
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World UN climate chief urges countries to lift ‘unnecessary tactical blockades’ at COP28 DUBAI: The UN’s climate chief urged countries at the COP28 meeting on Monday to lift “unnecessary tactical... Published 11 Dec, 2023 11:15am
Markets Asian stocks brace for central bank bonanza SYDNEY: Asian shares started cautiously on Monday ahead of a week packed with a quintet of central bank meetings and... Published 11 Dec, 2023 09:55am
World COP28 must mark ‘beginning of the end’ of fossil fuels: EU DUBAI: The UN’s COP28 talks in Dubai must “mark the beginning of the end” of fossil fuels, the European Union’s... Published 06 Dec, 2023 05:17pm
World COP28 draft agreement includes option to do nothing on fossil fuels DUBAI: The UN released the latest draft of a global climate agreement on Tuesday presenting all options on fossil... Published 05 Dec, 2023 04:31pm
World World could breach 1.5C warming threshold in 7 years: study PARIS: The world may cross the crucial 1.5C global warming threshold in seven years as fossil fuel CO2 emissions... Published 05 Dec, 2023 04:28pm
Markets Saudi Arabia says ‘absolutely not’ to oil phase down at COP28 DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s energy minister has slammed the door shut to agreeing to phase down fossil fuels at the UN’s... Published 05 Dec, 2023 04:22pm
Business & Finance UAE banks pledge $200bn in green finance at COP28 climate talks DUBAI: Banks in the United Arab Emirates on Monday pledged to mobilise 1 trillion dirhams, or around $200 billion,... Published 04 Dec, 2023 03:28pm
World UAE signs deal with Bill Gates’ nuclear company on advanced reactors: COP28 DUBAI: Bill Gates’ advanced nuclear reactor company TerraPower LLC and the United Arab Emirates’ state owned nuclear... Published 04 Dec, 2023 11:56am
World India agrees to withdraw soldiers from Maldives NEW DELHI: India’s government has agreed to withdraw its soldiers from the Maldives, the Indian Ocean... Published 04 Dec, 2023 05:35am
Pakistan Pakistan’s stance on climate finance for developing countries acknowledged in COP28: PM Kakar Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has said that Pakistan has been a strong voice and a proactive advocate... Updated 03 Dec, 2023 09:39pm
World 117 countries agree to triple renewable energy, to push out fossil fuels: COP28 DUBAI: Some 117 governments pledged to triple the world’s renewable energy capacity by 2030 at the U.N.‘s COP28... Updated 02 Dec, 2023 06:59pm
World US pledges $3 billion to green climate fund at COP28 DUBAI: Vice President Kamala Harris told the UN’s COP28 conference on Saturday that the United States will... Published 02 Dec, 2023 05:10pm
Pakistan COP28 should deliver with actions, says caretaker PM Kakar Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Saturday said Pakistan expects “COP28 to deliver with actions not... Updated 02 Dec, 2023 11:02pm
Pakistan Caretaker PM urges developed world to rectify shortfalls in Paris Agreement commitments Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Saturday urged the developed countries “to urgently rectify... Published 02 Dec, 2023 02:23pm
World Countries to promise clean energy boost at COP28 to push out fossil fuels DUBAI: Governments lined up a slew of energy announcements on Saturday at the U.N. climate summit in Dubai, where... Published 02 Dec, 2023 02:04pm
World On COP28 sidelines, philanthropies invest $450 million to help tackle methane DUBAI: Nearly a dozen deep-pocketed philanthropies announced on Saturday they will invest $450 million over the next... Published 02 Dec, 2023 10:30am
World COP28 advisory board member resigns over reports of UAE fossil fuel dealmaking DUBAI: A member of the main advisory board of the COP28 climate summit resigned on Friday over reports that the UAE... Published 01 Dec, 2023 05:11pm
World Britain’s King Charles urges rapid environmental repair in COP28 speech DUBAI: Britain’s King Charles said on Friday the world was “dreadfully far off track” on addressing climate change... Published 01 Dec, 2023 02:21pm
Pakistan COP28: Caretaker PM Kakar arrives at Dubai Expo City Kakar received by UAE President and UN Secretary-General at venue Updated 01 Dec, 2023 09:44pm
World COP28: everything you need to know as climate change conference kicks off in Dubai Curtailing the use of fossil fuels and carbon emissions are expected to be topping the agenda of the 13-day summit Published 30 Nov, 2023 04:25pm
World Israel president to discuss hostages on COP28 sidelines DUBAI: Israeli President Isaac Herzog is due to attend the UN climate talks in the United Arab Emirates Thursday... Published 30 Nov, 2023 12:50pm
World COP28 should seek total fossil fuel ‘phaseout’ UNITED NATIONS: The COP28 climate conference should aim for a complete “phaseout” of fossil fuels, UN... Published 30 Nov, 2023 12:27pm
World COP28 summit opens with hopes for early deal on climate damage fund BRUSSELS/DUBAI: Countries at the UN’s COP28 climate summit opening on Thursday hope to clinch an early deal on a new... Published 30 Nov, 2023 11:07am
World Ahead of COP28, EU chief visits oil-rich UAE ABU DHABI: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen visited the United Arab Emirates Thursday, three months before it hosts UN... Published 07 Sep, 2023 08:08pm