A plan for how Vietnam will spend $15.5 billion to transition to cleaner energy has been finalized and will be announced formally at the COP28 climate conference, which begins in Dubai next week ByANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press November 24, 2023, 6:02 AM FILE – Workers are seen in Ninh Binh Power Plant, which is a … Read more
For a taste of the United Arab Emirates, try the cappuccino at Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Palace hotel. At around $25, it’s a quality cup of coffee, but the gold flakes that come sprinkled on top are its primary selling point. Every turn in the Palace, one of the most expensive hotels ever built, radiates opulence: … Read more
The most obvious demand is for countries to close the gap between their targets and policies. Empty promises mean nothing. Countries need to put real, tangible policies in place to drive down emissions. Ambitious targets to scale up low-carbon technologies will be a key pillar. In its 2023 “Roadmap to Net Zero by 2050” report, … Read more
(To get this story in your inbox, subscribe to the TIME CO2 Leadership Report newsletter here.) From the outset, the planners of the coming United Nations climate conference in Dubai, known as COP28, have worked to put the private sector at its center. The United Arab Emirates has become a wealthy country and global player … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — 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.” Climate activists roundly criticized Sultan al-Jaber’s appointment as the president-designate of the … Read more
Greater than 100 US and EU lawmakers appealed to the leaders of their international locations and the United Nations to oust oil govt Sultan Al Jaber as head of this yr’s COP28 local weather summit. The politicians additionally requested that additional steps be taken to restrict the affect of fossil-fuel firms on the talks to … Read more