Nov 30 At COP28, nations finalize creation of fund to compensate developing nations hit by climate change disasters By Jamey Keaten, Sibi Arasu, Associated Press Developing nations had long sought to address the problem of inadequate funding for responding to climate disasters caused by climate change, which hit them especially hard, and for which they have little responsibility. Continue reading
Nov 29 Toxic smog from coal, cars and garbage plagues Jakarta skies By Edna Tarigan, Fadlan Syam, Associated Press Blue skies are a rare sight and the air often smells like fuel or heavy smoke. Continue reading
Nov 29 COP28 leader denies report alleging UAE wanted to seek oil deals in summit By Jon Gambrell, Malak Harb, Associated Press The Emirati president-designate for the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate talks has forcefully denied a report alleging his nation planned to use the summit to strike oil and gas deals, a day before the summit was due to begin. Continue reading
Nov 29 Less new global warming projected, but still more pain ahead, experts say at UN climate talks By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press One of the central topics of the conference will be whether fossil fuels should be phased out, but the summit will be run by the CEO of an oil company. Continue reading
Nov 28 Pope cancels trip to Dubai for climate conference on doctors’ orders while recovering from flu By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Francis was improving from the flu and inflammation of his respiratory tract that forced him to cancel his audiences Saturday. Continue reading
Nov 27 Biden plans to skip U.N. climate talks beginning this week in Dubai By Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden plans to skip the upcoming climate talks in Dubai, an event that is expected to draw heads of state and diplomats from more than 200 nations and the Vatican. Continue reading
Nov 08 Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds By Seth Borenstein, Mary Katherine Wildeman, Associated Press Close to 400 people connected to fossil fuel industries in some way or another attended last year's United Nations' climate talks in Egypt. Continue reading
Nov 05 Mixed response to climate loss and damages talks set stage for conflict at COP28 By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press Tense negotiations at the final meeting on a climate-related loss and damages fund — an international fund to help poor countries hit hard by a warming planet — ended Saturday in Abu Dhabi. Continue reading
Sep 30 UAE’s president-designate for COP28 defends his nation hosting climate talks By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The Emirati president-designate for the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate conference offered a full-throated defense Saturday of his nation hosting the talks, dismissing those who “just go on the attack without knowing anything, without knowing who we are.”… Continue reading
Aug 09 What came out of the South American summit on protecting the Amazon? By Kayan Tara At their first summit focused on the Amazon in nearly 15 years, eight South American countries pledged this week to work together to combat deforestation. While they revived a key treaty organization in this new united front, environmentalists have expressed… Continue reading