All eyes on G20 for breakthrough as COP29 climate talks stall BAKU: Negotiations were deadlocked Saturday at the midway point of the UN climate summit, with hopes pinned on G20... Published 17 Nov, 2024 05:10am
World Fragile countries make $20bn climate finance push at COP29 BAKU: A group of conflict-affected countries is pushing at COP29 to double financial aid to more than $20 billion a... Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am
World Oil execs work COP29 as NGOs slam lobbyist presence BAKU: Oil executives and lobbyists descended on COP29 in Baku for “energy day” Friday, as environmental groups... Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am
Pakistan Without climate justice, there can be no real resilience: PM Shehbaz addresses COP29 Warns 'future will not forgive our inactions' Updated 13 Nov, 2024 10:00pm
World Poorer countries: Lenders set $120bn climate finance goal BAKU: The world’s top multilateral banks pledged to ramp up climate finance to low and middle income countries to... Published 13 Nov, 2024 06:33am
World COP29 at risk from graft, fossil fuel interests PARIS: UN climate summits risk “being undermined by undue corporate influence and fossil fuel industry capture”,... Published 03 Nov, 2024 06:34am
World Saudi Arabia says focused on all kinds of energy, not just oil RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is taking climate change issues seriously and has shifted its focus to all kinds of energy, not... Published 10 Jan, 2024 03:21pm
World Arab officials attack bids to phase out fossil fuels DOHA: Arab officials on Tuesday hit out at attempts to secure a phase-out of fossil fuels at COP28 as they met for a... Published 13 Dec, 2023 05:33am
World COP28 delegates urge greater action on climate-linked health risks DUBAI: Physicians, activists and country representatives at this year’s COP28 UN climate summit in Dubai have... Published 04 Dec, 2023 05:35am
World How climate change is making the world sick DUBAI: Heat stress. Lung damage from wildfire smoke. The spread of disease-carrying mosquitoes into new regions as... Updated 03 Dec, 2023 08:30pm
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 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
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 Healthcare changes can slash climate impact: Unitaid GENEVA: Global healthcare has a significant impact on the environment but there are ways it could slash its... Published 29 Nov, 2023 05:09am
World US to announce global nuclear fusion strategy at COP28 WASHINGTON: The U.S. will lay out the first international strategy to commercialize nuclear fusion power at the... Published 21 Nov, 2023 12:17am
World Countries deadlocked on ‘loss and damage’ fund as UN climate summit nears WASHINGTON: Countries are deadlocked over how to design a fund to help countries recover and rebuild from climate... Published 24 Oct, 2023 05:05am
World France regrets COP27’s ‘lack of ambition’ despite progress PARIS: France on Sunday said it regretted the “lack of ambition” in the agreement reached at the COP27 climate... Published 20 Nov, 2022 04:44pm
World COP27 summit strikes historic deal to fund climate damages SHARM EL SHEIKH: An often fraught UN climate summit wrapped up on Sunday with sweeping agreement on how to tackle... Updated 20 Nov, 2022 04:17pm
Opinion Youth set to grab power roles at COP27 SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Fiji’s Sivendra Michael was just a year old when Pacific island nations first sought help in ... Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am
World Climate change compensation fight brews ahead of COP27 summit BRUSSELS: Tensions are mounting ahead of this year’s UN climate summit, as vulnerable countries ramp up demands for... Published 08 Aug, 2022 10:27am
Markets ADNOC to invest $6bn for more oil drilling ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi’s national oil company announced Tuesday a $6 billion investment in crude oil drilling as it... Published 17 Nov, 2021 04:22am
Markets Australia vows to sell coal ‘for decades’ SYDNEY: Australia said Monday it will sell coal for “decades into the future” after spurning a pact to phase out... Published 09 Nov, 2021 04:48am
World Climate talk but no action 'irritating': Queen LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II has taken aim at world leaders who "talk" but "don't do" enough about climate change, in... Published 15 Oct, 2021 01:47pm
World Australia PM Morrison says he will attend UN climate summit SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday he would attend the UN COP26 climate summit in... Published 15 Oct, 2021 10:32am
World Re-industrialise France: Macron announces 30bn euro plan PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday announced a plan worth 30 billion euros ($35 billion) to ... Published 13 Oct, 2021 04:47am
World US, EU line up over 20 more countries including Pakistan for global methane pact Effort aimed at slashing methane emissions 30% by 2030 Published 11 Oct, 2021 04:50pm
World Australian PM says may not join global climate summit The world's biggest coal exporter by value, and still reliant on fossil fuels for most of its electricity, Australia has not made a firm commitment on its own greenhouse gas reductions Published 27 Sep, 2021 10:05am
Print UK ‘ditched’ climate pledge to secure Australia trade deal London: Greenpeace on Wednesday said the British government had “lied to the public” after leaked emails seen by... Updated 09 Sep, 2021 09:39am
World London trails Europe on green bonds: lawmakers "For example, France's first green sovereign bond was issued in January 2017 and Germany's was in September 2020." Published 22 Apr, 2021 10:47am
World Bank of England eyes zero-carbon ‘momentum’ thanks to Biden LONDON: Britain’s transition to carbon neutrality is gathering “momentum”, Bank of England governor Andrew... Updated 24 Mar, 2021 10:12am