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Climate deal won't have immediate impact on Gulf o...
An agreement to "transition away" from fossil fuels may be a landmark moment but don't expect quick changes among the major produc...
'Where is the money?' COP28 deal throws spotlight...
After COP28's landmark call for the world to move away from fossil fuels, experts say the pressure is on to fast-track -- and fund...
Dubai summit adopts world-first 'transition' from...
Nearly 200 nations meeting in Dubai on Wednesday approved a first-ever call for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, th...
Cyclone Jasper makes landfall in Australia
Tropical Cyclone Jasper hit northeast Australia Wednesday, leaving thousands of people in coastal communities without power and pr...
UN draft deal calls for 'transitioning away' from...
A draft UN climate deal called Wednesday for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, in a last-ditch bid to break a deadlo...
Climate negotiators eye fossil fuel compromise in...
UN climate talks went deep into overtime Wednesday with another night of negotiations aimed at breaking a deadlock between nations...
Warmest Arctic summer caused by accelerating clima...
Summer surface air temperatures in 2023 were the warmest ever observed in the Arctic as a result of accelerating human-caused clim...
UAE to try again for climate deal after fury on fo...
The United Arab Emirates promised Tuesday to try again to strike a deal as the Dubai climate summit passed their deadline, with at...
UN climate summit runs overtime as fury mounts on...
The world's climate negotiators on Tuesday haggled beyond a host-imposed deadline for a deal as at-risk nations voiced fury over a...
Climate summit narrows ambition on fossil fuels, a...
The Emirati head of COP28 climate talks on Monday proposed a compromise on the future of fossil fuels, endorsing a major reduction...
'Race against time': Climate talks in last push to...
UN leaders on Monday urged an end to obstruction hours before a deadline for a deal at a climate summit in Dubai, as oil producers...
'Not a minute to lose': Clock ticks on fossil fuel...
The UN climate chief on Monday urged an end to obstruction a day before the deadline for a deal at a summit in Dubai, with oil pro...
UN climate talks home in on fossil fuel deal
UN climate talks enter their endgame on Monday as negotiators seek to convince an increasingly isolated Saudi Arabia and other hol...
Saudis, Iraq stand firm as COP28 targets fossil fu...
Saudi Arabia and Iraq stood their ground at UN climate talks on Sunday as pressure mounted for nations to agree on a phase-out of...
'Time to deliver': pressure grows for climate deal...
The president of the UN's COP28 climate talks urged negotiators to compromise on Sunday, warning "failure is not an option" as eff...
'Urgency of action': pressure grows for COP28 clim...
UN climate talks negotiators were under growing pressure on Sunday as the deadline nears to strike a new global deal aimed at keep...
Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 75
On December 10, 1948, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the hope of creating a better world...
Deforestation hits record low in Brazilian Amazon...
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon hit a record low for the month of November, according to figures released Friday, as Preside...
UN talks look for deal on winding down fossil fuel...
Negotiators were searching for a compromise on phasing out fossil fuels at UN climate talks Friday as momentum gathered to strike...
UN climate talks chief pushes for rapid deal
The head of UN climate talks pressed nations Friday to move fast to deliver an "unprecedented" pact on tackling global warming, as...
UN climate talks chief pushes for rapid draft deal
The head of the UN climate summit pressed nations Friday to strike a deal as talks resumed after a break, with only four days left...
To the moo-n: cow dung fuels Japan's space ambitio...
Japan's space industry opened potentially an udder-ly new chapter on Thursday with a start-up testing a prototype rocket engine th...
Insured disaster losses to again top $100 bn: Swis...
Insured losses from natural catastrophes will pass the $100-billion threshold for the fourth year running in 2023, reinsurance gia...
'Unabated': a word to split the world at COP28
The outcome of the most important climate negotiations in years could rest on the ambiguity surrounding one linchpin term, accordi...
Got to have faith: religion finds its moment at CO...
From meditation to spiritual guidance to indigenous hymns, the vibe in the "faith pavilion" at COP28 is a little different to else...
Building blocks? Cutting pollution from steel, con...
They hold modern life together in everything from airplane parts to apartment blocks, but steel, concrete and aluminium come with...
Record fossil fuel lobbyists as climate talks face...
Battle lines on coal, oil and gas hardened at the UN climate talks on Tuesday where activists said a record number of fossil fuel...
Climate change by numbers
As countries try to hammer out a response to climate change at the COP28 talks in Dubai, here are some key figures about how fossi...
COP28 fossil fuel battle hardens despite new warni...
Battle lines on fossil fuels hardened at UN climate talks on Tuesday despite scientists warning that global warming could breach t...
Saudi Arabia says 'absolutely not' to oil phase do...
Saudi Arabia's energy minister has slammed the door shut to agreeing to phase down fossil fuels at the UN's COP28 climate talks, s...
World could breach 1.5C warming threshold in 7 yea...
The world may cross the crucial 1.5C global warming threshold in seven years as fossil fuel CO2 emissions continue to rise, scient...
Saudi Arabia says 'absolutely not' to oil phaseout...
Saudi Arabia's energy minister has slammed the door shut on agreeing to phase out fossil fuels at the UN's COP28 climate talks, se...