World Dec 12 COP28 winds down with climate deal stuck in fossil fuel stalemate The climate talks almost always run long, and Monday's release of a draft agreement angered countries that insist on a commitment for rapid phase-out of coal, oil and gas.
World Dec 11 Report says UAE is trying nearly 90 detainees on terror charges during COP28 summit An activist organization says the United Arab Emirates is conducting a mass trial of nearly 90 prisoners on terrorism charges as it hosts the United Nations' COP28 climate summit.
World Dec 11 As COP28 climate talks move closer to final deal, critics say draft is lacking A new draft released Monday afternoon on what’s known as the global stocktake called for countries to reduce “consumption and production of fossil fuels, in a just, orderly and equitable manner.”…
World Dec 11 As climate talks enter final days, activists and officials urge end to fossil fuels Time seems to be running out both in the talks in Dubai and for action that could keep warming at or below the internationally agreed-upon threshold.
World Dec 10 As COP28 talks wind down, sticking points remain on fossil fuels and climate adaptation Negotiators have been urged to narrow down their options so they can agree on how to save Earth from disastrous levels of warming and help vulnerable societies adapt to weather extremes as the clock runs down on United Nations climate…
World Dec 09 Protests at COP28 restricted by ‘shocking level of censorship’ in host country UAE Activists designated Saturday a day of protest at the UN climate summit in Dubai. But the rules of the game in the tightly controlled United Arab Emirates meant sharp restrictions on what demonstrators could say, where they could walk and…
World Dec 08 At COP28, pageantry is over and negotiations get intense The leadership of climate talks, called COP28, sent out four pairs of veteran and high-level ministers to push countries together on four key but stubborn issues as the summit went into its second week after a day of rest Thursday.
World Dec 03 Houthis claim attacks on ships in Red Sea as U.S. Navy destroyer fired in self-defense, officials say Three commercial ships in the Red Sea were struck by ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen on Sunday and a U.S. warship shot down three drones in self-defense during the hourslong assault, the U.S. military said. Responsibility for the attack…
World Dec 02 Oil companies pledge at COP28 to slash methane pollution, but critics call it a ‘smokescreen’ Fifty oil companies representing nearly half of global production have pledged to reach near-zero methane emissions and end routine flaring in their operations by 2030, the president of this year's United Nations climate talks said Saturday.
World Dec 01 Israel-Hamas war casts long shadow over COP28 climate talks As world leaders gathered for the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, the collapse of a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war Friday plunged the conflict back into open combat.