Government And Politics
Activists at COP28 summit ramp up pressure on cutting fossil fuels as talks turn to clean energy
Activists had a series of events and actions lined up Tuesday at the United Nations climate summit seeking to amp up pressure on conference participants to agree to phase out coal, oil and gas, responsible for most of the world’s emissions, and move to clean energy in a fair way
To phase out or phase down fossil fuels? That is the question at COP28 climate talks
After days of shaving off the edges of key warming issues, climate negotiators Tuesday are zeroing in on the tough job of dealing with the main cause of what’s overheating the planet: fossil fuels
Global warming could cost poor countries trillions. They've urged the UN climate summit to help
A prominent developing-world leader on the issue of climate change said Monday that global taxes on the financial services, oil and gas, and shipping industries could drum up hundreds of billions to poorer countries adapt to and cope with global warming
Ukrainian diplomats negotiate both climate change and Russia's war on their nation at COP28 in Dubai
While Ukrainian diplomats take part in negotiations at the United Nations COP28 climate talks, Russia’s war on the country lurks just in the background
British military reports an explosion off the coast of Yemen in the key Bab el-Mandeb Strait
A “potential explosion” has struck a key shipping route off the coast of Yemen
Earth is running a fever. And UN climate talks are focusing on the contagious effect on human health
With Planet Earth running a fever, U.N. climate talks have turned their focus on contagious effects on human health
As host of UN COP28 climate talks, the autocratic UAE is now allowing in critics it once kept out
As participants at the United Nations’ COP28 climate talks filed in for another day of talks, they found themselves greeted by a rare sight in the United Arab Emirates — a protest
As host of UN COP28 climate talks, the autocratic UAE now allowing limited protests and critics in
As participants at the United Nations’ COP28 climate talks filed in for another day of talks, they found themselves greeted by a rare sight in the United Arab Emirates — a protest
Iran says an Israeli strike in Syria killed 2 Revolutionary Guard members while on advisory mission
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has stated through its website that two of its forces stationed in Syria were killed in an Israeli airstrike
US joins in other nations in swearing off coal power to clean the climate
The United States is now committed to the idea of phasing out coal power plants, joining 56 other nations in kicking the coal habit