Dec 06 Senior UN official denounces ‘blatant disregard’ in Israel-Hamas war after many refugee sites are hit By Abby Sewell, Associated Press The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says there's no safe haven in Gaza for civilians — not even U.N. shelters and "safe zones" designated by Israel. Continue reading
Dec 05 Should fossil fuels be phased out or slowly phased down? Leaders to discuss at COP28 By Seth Borenstein, Sibi Arasu, Associated Press The options in the draft on the future of fossil fuels range from a less-stringent “phasedown of unabated coal power" to a simple but dramatic “an orderly and just phase out of fossil fuels.”… Continue reading
Dec 04 Al Gore blasts COP28 climate chief and oil companies’ emissions pledges By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Former Vice President Al Gore says don't trust the oil and gas industry to report their actual carbon pollution and he adds that the man running United Nations climate talks runs one of the dirtiest oil companies out there. Continue reading
Dec 01 UN’s top court bars Venezuela from altering Guyana’s control over disputed territory By Mike Corder, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press The U.N. top court has ordered Venezuela not to take any action that would alter Guyana's control over a disputed territory, but did not specifically ban Venezuela from holding its planned referendum Sunday on the territory's future. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 10:00 U.N. climate conference opens amid skepticism world will move away from fossil fuels By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas The United Nations Climate Conference, COP28, began Thursday in the United Arab Emirates. Negotiators from nearly 200 countries are hoping to hammer out agreements to limit the pollution that’s warming the planet, and to agree on aid for the nations… Continue watching
Nov 30 UN weather agency says 2023 is hottest year on record with further climate extremes ahead By Jamey Keaten, Bassam Hatoum, Associated Press The U.N. weather agency says 2023 is all but certain to be the hottest year on record, and warning of worrying trends that suggest increasing floods, wildfires, glacier melt, and heat waves in the future. Continue reading
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 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