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India unlikely to join global cooling pledge at COP28: Report

India unlikely to sign cooling pledge at COP28; need for affordable cooling cited; India's Cooling Action Plan aims to reduce power demand by 20-25% by 2038; electricity consumption for air conditioners to increase 9-fold by 2050; India's per capita emissions & energy consumption low; pledge an opportunity for countries to…

The Hindu

COP28 will be the most consequential UN climate talks yet

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN will play a leading role promoting the switch of food and agriculture practices from being a primary cause of the climate crisis to major solutions, reports Rod Oram

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Backlash to the oil CEO leading the UN climate summit overlooks his ambitious agenda for COP28 – and concerns of the Global South

In December 2023, negotiators from countries worldwide will meet in the United Arab Emirates for the next round of international climate talks. While the talks are considered essential to securing global agreements needed to avoid dangerous climate change, confidence in the summit, known as COP28, is at a low. One…

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Impact of farming on climate crisis will be a key Cop topic – finally

Cop28 will discuss how global food production must become sustainable to stay within 1.5C

The Guardian - UK

Migrant workers toil in perilous heat to prepare for Cop28 climate talks in UAE

Report highlights evidence of workers from Africa and Asia labouring in 42C heat in Dubai to build conference facilities

The Guardian - US

Climate change is our greatest health crisis. The same investments can often address both threats

For the first time, there will be a dedicated Health Day at COP28, underscoring the growing understanding of the interplay between climate and health.

Fortune

Colombia and Mali leading efforts to improve air quality, new ranking finds

Low and middle income countries addressing air pollution in climate plans, while UAE, host of Cop28, among rich nations lagging behind

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EU to seek deal on phaseout of 'unabated' fossil fuels at Cop28 summit

EU climate ministers meeting to determine the bloc's negotiating position for the upcoming Cop28 summit have agreed to push for a world-first phaseout of “unabated” fossil fuels, adding that their use must peak this decade.

Radio France Internationale

India to push developed nations to become 'carbon negative' before 2050: Report

COP28 discussions are taking place at a time when extreme weather-related events have lead to heatwaves and erratic monsoons and scientists have called for immediate action.

The Hindu

'I will be completely independent': New EU climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra

Talking Europe hosts the newly appointed EU Commissioner for Climate Action, Wopke Hoekstra. The EU has put the Green Deal at the heart of its policy making, and Hoekstra was confirmed in the key job after somewhat fractious hearings in the European Parliament, where some MEPs drew attention to his…

France 24

UN report urges global end to fossil fuel exploration by 2030

Climate crisis funding for poor nations should reach $200bn to $400bn a year by same date, says pre-Cop28 report

The Guardian - UK

UK government asks UAE for assurances over free speech at Cop28 summit

Statement at UN human rights council voices ‘disappointment’ after host country refuses to change restrictive laws

The Guardian - UK

Pope urges rich world to make profound changes to tackle climate crisis

Francis also defends climate protesters and calls on governments to make Cop28 in Dubai a turning point

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re not doomed yet’: climate scientist Michael Mann on our last chance to save human civilisation

The renowned US scientist’s new book examines 4bn years of climate history to conclude we are in a ‘fragile moment’ but there is still time to act

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'Now is not the time to slow down': WWF sounds alarm on EU Green Deal backlash

EU leaders are hailing their drive to make Europe the world's first carbon-neutral continent by 2050 as a "Man on the Moon" moment. But is Europe's giant leap towards net-zero carbon emissions at risk of becoming a stumble in the dark, amid a rise in right-wing populism that has seen…

Al Jazeera

Israel advances water-for-energy deal with Jordan, UAE

A tripartite agreement is expected to be signed at the COP28 conference in Dubai in November.

The Guardian - UK

‘Staggering’ green growth gives hope for 1.5C, says global energy chief

IEA’s Fatih Birol says uptake of solar power and EVs is in line with net zero goal but rich countries must hasten their broader plans

The Independent UK

Top warming talks official hopes for 'course correction' and praises small steps in climate efforts

A top official of upcoming international climate negotiations hopes to prove critics wrong and surprise them with a “course correction” for an ever-warming world

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Climate action must respond to extreme weather driving health crisis, says WHO

Melting ice caps and rising sea levels are urgent but people care more about the floods, wildfires and droughts that are here now, New York summit hears

The Independent UK

William and UN Secretary General hold talks and express hope for Cop28

During his final day in New York, William will visit a fire station to meet firefighters and hear their experiences of working in the city.

The Guardian - UK

Global push for commitment to phase out fossil fuels gathers pace ahead of Cop28

UN hopes to galvanise summit talks by persuading world leaders to commit to stop burning coal, oil and gas, despite industry lobbying

Al Jazeera

Africa Climate Summit begins in Kenya: A simple guide to proceedings

The meeting opens in Nairobi as Kenyan President Ruto, its champion, stands accused of doublespeak on climate change.

The Guardian - UK

UN climate summit host UAE failed to report methane emissions to UN

Exclusive: State oil firm, whose chief will preside over Cop28, also accused of ‘incoherent’ reduction targets

Radio France Internationale

Climate activists given green light to assemble ‘peacefully’ at COP28

The United Arab Emirates said Tuesday it would allow environmental activists to "assemble peacefully" at this year's UN climate talks, despite a ban on unauthorised protests in the Gulf state.

Al Jazeera

UAE promises to allow climate protests at COP28

Official permission is required for protests in the Gulf nation, which is hosting UN climate talks this year.

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