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Nations agree historic deal to 'transition away' from fossil fuels

A UN climate deal calling for the "transitioning away" from fossil fuels and "accelerated action" this decade was on Wednesday adopted by more than 200 countries at the Cop28 climate summit in Dubai.

Radio France Internationale

Mahadev betting app promoter detained in Dubai

Ravi Uppal, one of two owners of Mahadev online betting app, detained in Dubai by local police on Interpol red notice. ED probing money laundering case linked to illegal betting. ED filed charge sheet against Uppal & another promoter in PMLA court. Red notice issued by Interpol on ED's request.…

The Hindu

Ravi Uppal, key accused in Mahadev betting app arrested by Dubai Police, to be extradited to India

In a significant achievement for the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Dubai Police on Tuesday arrested Ravi Uppal, one of the two prime accused in the Mahadev Book online betting syndicate, and the agency officials concerned are learned to be engaged in talks for his extradition to India. Read further on Dynamite…

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Cop28: landmark deal to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels agreed – as it happened

Cop28 president Al Jaber has celebrated the deal but reaction elsewhere has been mixed

The Guardian - UK

At UN Climate Talks, No Consensus On What Consensus Is

The world's climate negotiators meeting in Dubai have spent sleepless nights in an elusive quest for consensus, but there is no consensus on what consensus means.

International Business Times

Campaigners 'Losing Trust In COP', Says Leading Activist

Environmental campaigners are losing faith in the UN-led COP climate process after signs that a phase-out of fossil fuels may not be agreed in Dubai, a leading activist said on Tuesday.

International Business Times

Climate activist Al Gore blasts COP28 outcome as biggest failure in history—‘reads as if OPEC dictated it word for word’

The oil and gas lobby, out in force in UAE's Dubai, succeeded in preventing a commitment to phase out fossil fuels.

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At least $2.1 billion in new funds pledged at COP28, as foundations focus on health and agriculture

With the United Nations climate talks wrapping up in Dubai, foundations and other funders pledged at least $2.1 billion in new financing to reduce climate impacts, especially from agriculture

The Independent UK

UK climate minister leaves Cop28 summit as talks reach critical point: ‘A slap in the face’

Climate groups slam decsion to fly Graham Stuart thousands of miles for crunch parliamentary vote on the govenment’s Rwanda policy amid summit stand off over future of fossil fuels

The Independent UK

Net zero minister flies 3400 miles back from COP28 summit in Dubai for Rwanda vote before flying straight back

The decision to recall Graham Stuart highlights how tight the vote could be on Tuesday evening

Evening Standard

UK minister departs Cop28 as climate talks reach crisis point

Graham Stuart’s surprise exit leaves civil servants in Dubai to finish negotiations in his absence

The Guardian - UK

At Cop28 it feels as if humanity’s shared lifeboat is sinking. There are only hours left to act

Leaders and activists must fight to the end in Dubai to stop vested interests sabotaging progress on fossil fuel phase-out and adaptation, says climate activist Vanessa Nakate

The Guardian - UK

Victor Ekpuk is a Nigerian artist who uses ancient African graphic writing systems to unveil a stunning new display of creativity

Victor Ekpuk is an internationally renowned Nigerian artist known for his artwork inspired by ancient African writing and graphic writing systems. INTERwoven TEXTures is his first solo exhibition at the important Efiɛ gallery in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. There he has also unveiled his public art installation commissioned…

The Conversation

Human trafficking, sexual abuse and exploitation: the 'loss and damage' from climate change a fund will not compensate

Violence against women and children, including sexual abuse and exploitation, remains a taboo subject in the policy debates attended by international delegates at COP28, the latest round of the UN climate negotiations in Dubai. However, the connections between climate change and gender-based violence, including human trafficking, are real and already…

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The Hindu

Indian fashion label Shantnu & Nikhil showcased a capsule collection at Dubai’s COP28

Stella McCartney, Shantnu & Nikhil, and other designers are proving that sustainability and profitability can go hand-in-hand. At COP28, fashion is a reminder of the power of individual choices to address global issues. Stella McCartney, Shantnu & Nikhil, and other designers are proving sustainability and profitability can co-exist.

France 24

COP28 talks in Dubai overrun host-set deadline without fossil fuel deal

UN climate talks in Dubai on Tuesday ran past a host-imposed deadline for a deal as at-risk nations voiced fury over a proposed compromise that stops short of phasing out fossil fuels.

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Art Jameel pavilion in Dubai is a dome to fight climate doom

Art Jameel pavilion by Lebanese practice theOtherDada flags sustainability in Dubai, and opened to coincide with COP 28

The Guardian - US

Revealed: more than 160 representatives with climate-denying track records got Cop28 access

UN organizers allow groups that have obstructed fossil fuel regulations and other climate action to attend, watchdog finds

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The Guardian - US

Revealed: over 160 representatives with climate-denying track records got Cop28 access

UN organizers allow groups that have obstructed fossil fuel regulations and other climate action to attend, watchdog finds

Radio France Internationale

Cop28 draft climate deal drops mention of fossil fuel 'phase-out'

The "phase-out" of fossil fuels was deleted on Monday from a long-awaited draft of the UN Cop28's flagship global stocktake and replaced with watered-down language, a day before the climate talks in Dubai were due to end.

The Hindu

At COP28 in Dubai, Bihar’s soil conservation and climate-resilient agriculture practices hog limelight

At the UN Climate Change Conference, Bihar's initiatives in soil conservation, climate-resilient agriculture, agriculture road map, and organic agriculture have been praised. Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, highlighted the State's initiatives, such as the Soil Health Card scheme, soil testing, soil fertility mapping, and Climate Resilient…

The Conversation

Climate change: if warming approaches 2°C, a trickle of extinctions will become a flood

As delegates discuss the climate crisis in Dubai for COP28, the dazzling variety of life found on Earth hangs in the balance.

Latin Times

'Not A Minute To Lose': Clock Ticks On Fossil Fuel Deal At Climate Summit

Simon Stiell urged countries to preserve the "highest ambition" to check warming at no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

France 24

COP28 draft deal calls for 'reducing' – rather than 'phasing out' – fossil fuel production

A new draft climate agreement proposed Monday by the Emirati presidency of UN COP28 talks called for reducing the production and consumption of fossil fuels but it no longer mentioned a "phase-out".

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: On Antarctica's ice and in its seas, penguins in a warming world

When U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited Antarctica in November to highlight a planet in peril to set the stage for global climate talks in Dubai, he went to see an accelerating ice melt, not penguins.

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