UAE reportedly planned to use COP28 to lobby for oil deals

The president of the upcoming COP28 climate change Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber speaks during the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition at ADNEC Exhibition Center October 2, 2023. Jaber told an Abu Dhabi oil conference on October 2, 2023, that the fossil fuel industry would play an essential role in addressing the climate crisis. (Photo by Ryan … Read more

The debate over nuclear’s role in the energy transition continues

Cooling towers at a nuclear power plant in Slovakia. Nuclear power is likely to be discussed in great detail at the COP28 climate change summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Janos Kummer | Getty Images News | Getty Images The role that nuclear power should play in creating a more sustainable future has long provoked … Read more

Coal use needs to be cut faster to meet emissions target, analysis

A coal-fired power plant in Indonesia. Aditya Aji | AFP | Getty Images Efforts to restrict global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius are failing “across the board” — and major shifts will be required to create meaningful change, according to a new report, including a much faster move away from using coal to generate electricity. … Read more

Australia offers refuge to Tuvalu residents threatened by rising sea levels

An aerial view of Funafuti, Tuvalu, from 2019. Tuvalu’s Department of Foreign Affairs describes climate change as “one of the most existential security risks currently threatening” the country. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images Australia and the South Pacific island nation of Tuvalu are to forge closer ties thanks to a new … Read more

The US and 30 Other Nations Agree to Set Guardrails for Military AI

Vice President Harris announced during her speech in London that the declaration has now been signed by US-aligned nations that include the UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, and France. The 31 signatories do not include China or Russia, which alongside the US are seen as leaders in the development of autonomous weapons systems. China did join … Read more

UN committee deadlocked on climate disaster recovery fund

Sultan Al Jaber, chief executive of the UAE’s Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and president of this year’s COP28 climate summit gestures during an interview as part of the 7th Ministerial on Climate Action (MoCA) in Brussels on July 13, 2023. Francois Walschaerts | Afp | Getty Images United Nations representatives failed to secure … Read more

India’s elderly population will double and overtake children by 2050

An elderly man collects fresh cherries in a field on the outskirts of Srinagar on 28 May, 2018. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images India’s elderly population is predicted to double by 2050 and overtake the number of children in the country, according to the United Nations Population Fund.  The number of people aged … Read more

Delivery summit might clinch greatest local weather deal of the last decade

Delegates of the Worldwide Maritime Group are assembly in London this week for preliminary talks on implement a brand new greenhouse gasoline technique. Ucg | Common Pictures Group | Getty Pictures Within the face of a colossal and rising supply of emissions, the U.N. transport company is seeking to slash air pollution from the world’s … Read more