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Developing countries call agreement to transition away from fossil fuels ‘unfair’ and ‘inequitable’

African countries entered the recent COP28 negotiations on climate change in high spirits. Before this conference, in September, African government leaders, policymakers, activists and other groups from the continent met at the African Climate Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. The African position and expectations for COP28 were shaped at this summit…

Flooding has destroyed the Mexican town of El Bosque

In Nigeria, where plastic pollution is still a huge problem, there is a rise of women-led schemes focused on fixes.

But perhaps the beginning of the end of era of fossil fuels?

Climate change minister says deal is not perfect but ‘transition away’ from oil and gas sends clear message to investors

Globally, food systems are unsustainable: 80% of the production of food is powered by fossil fuels. The food system is responsible for over one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions. It is the primary driver of biodiversity loss. The COP28 climate change conference has issued a declaration on sustainable agriculture and…

A landmark transition away from fossil fuels agreed at Cop28 has been met with a mixed response

It is a historic, albeit imperfect, agreement. For the first time, nations of the world have agreed to “transition away” from fossil fuels to avert the worst impacts of climate change.

Climate change is our planet’s most immediate existential threat, and will likely only worsen for the foreseeable future.

Nearly 200 nations meeting in Dubai on Wednesday approved a first-ever call for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, tackling the top culprit of climate change after years of avoidance although at-risk countries said far more action was needed.