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Taking the good with the bad on Earth Day: While there is plenty to be concerned about when it comes to the climate, the news is not all doom and gloom.
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Today's cover: Serial protesters disrupt Easter Mass at St. Patrick’s with ‘free Palestine’ chants before cops haul them away nypost.com/2024/03/31/us-news/protesters-calling-for-cease-fire-ambush-easter-vigil-at-st-patricks-cathedral-in-nyc/
UK climate change minister Graham Stuart resigns: Britain's climate change minister Graham Stuart resigned from the government after eight years on Friday ...
reuters.com/world/uk/uk-climate-change-minister-graham-stuart-resigns-2024-04-12/
Texas schools fund pulls $8.5 billion from BlackRock over ESG policies: A Texas schools fund said it told BlackRock on Tuesday it would terminate a contract to ...
reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-finance-reporting/texas-schools-fund-pulls-85-billion-blackrock-over-esg-policies-2024-03-19/
State comptroller chides government, PM for talk but little action on climate change
timesofisrael.com/state-comptroller-chides-government-pm-for-talk-but-little-action-on-climate-change/
Global LNG market will 'be tight' until 2026 - TotalEnergies CEO: The global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market will be tight until 2026, Patrick Pouyanne ...
reuters.com/markets/commodities/ceraweek-global-lng-market-will-be-tight-until-2026-totalenergies-ceo-2024-03-18/
A new satellite will track the biggest oil and gas polluters in the world: MethaneSAT will circle the Earth 15 times a day, identifying emission sources and ...
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The United Nations wants the US to eat less meat — try telling that to Congress : For the U.S. to live up to its climate commitments, it must stop subsidizing ...
thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4440882-the-united-nations-wants-the-us-to-eat-less-meat-try-telling-that-to-congress/
First lady Emine Erdoğan discusses climate change with COP29 chair Babayevwww.dailysabah.com/turkiye/first-lady-emine-erdogan-holds-talks-with-cop29-chair/news
Catalytic Capital Holds the Key to Southeast Asia’s Green Transition | by Kitty Bu & Stefanie Fairholme - Project Syndicate
project-syndicate.org/commentary/public-private-partnerships-crucial-to-southeast-asia-climate-transition-by-kitty-bu-and-stefanie-fairholme-2024-02
64-year-old cyclist on world tour for a better and beautiful earth: If you see someone cycling in the city at the moment dressed in green, it is Michael Evertz ...
omanobserver.om/article/1149951/oman/64-year-old-cyclist-on-world-tour-for-a-better-and-beautiful-earth
The False Promise of Carbon Capture as a Climate Solution: Fossil-fuel companies use captured carbon dioxide to extract more fossil fuels ...
scientificamerican.com/article/the-false-promise-of-carbon-capture-as-a-climate-solution/
Anxious about US funding delay, Pacific Island nations warn about China: Leaders of strategic U.S.-allied Pacific Island nations have become increasingly anxious ...
reuters.com/world/anxious-about-us-funding-delay-pacific-island-nations-warn-about-china-2024-02-15/
Sluggish wind power expansion: “Consequence of decades of propaganda against renewable energies”
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EV Juggernaut China Leads World in New Coal Power Plants: China accounted for 96 percent of new coal power construction globally last year, a new report says.
newsweek.com/china-coal-power-plants-juggernaut-new-ev-1868930
UN climate chief calls for $2.4 trillion in climate finance: The world needs to mobilize at least $2.4 trillion to keep global climate change goals within reach ...
reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-finance-reporting/un-climate-chief-calls-24-trillion-climate-finance-2024-02-02/
Quick Glance: South Africa's Goalkeeper Leads Team to Africa Cup of Nations Semi-Finals
- South Africa's Ronwen Williams saves four penalties, securing a spot in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals.
- Mothobi Mvala scores decisive penalty in 2-1 shootout win after 0-0 draw, sending South Africa to their first semi-final since 2000.
- Williams makes brilliant saves, carrying South Africa to victory after dominating the early exchanges and surviving several scares.
- South Africa to face Nigeria in semi-final match on Wednesday.
Azerbaijan makes initial missteps as it prepares to put on a “green-friendly” show
eurasianet.org/azerbaijan-makes-initial-missteps-as-it-prepares-to-put-on-a-green-friendly-show
Sugar cane waste converted into concrete-beating Sugarcrete: After sugarcane crops have been harvested, a great deal of waste known as bagasse is left over ...
newatlas.com/environment/sugar-cane-waste-sugarcrete-building-material/
#BangkokPost : Casual observers of the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai (COP28) can be forgiven for attributing high stakes to the event ... Show more #opinion #environment www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2737009/
Billionaire John Caudwell accuses Britain of 'dithering' in global green race: Phones4U founder John Caudwell, who grew up in Shelton, has criticised ...
stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/stoke-trent-billionaire-john-caudwell-9076844
#BangkokPost : In the vein of We Are the World, the 1985 hit that sold more than 20 million copies globally, the song Lasting Legacy was released at the United Nations ... Show more #opinion #environment #Dubai www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2735060/
John Kerry Bows Out as U.S. Climate Envoy: Mr. Kerry, 80, is expected to work on President Biden’s re-election campaign to stress the climate achievements of the ...
nytimes.com/2024/01/13/climate/john-kerry-climate-envoy.html
Quick Glance: John Kerry Resigns as US Climate Envoy
- John Kerry plans to step down from the Biden administration by spring to focus on President Biden’s re-election campaign and emphasize the administration's climate achievements.
- Mr. Kerry speaks at a public appearance.
- He played a significant role in urging President Biden to set a more aggressive target for greenhouse gas emissions for the United States, which the president did by pledging to cut emissions roughly in half by 2030.
- During his tenure, he led the U.S. negotiating team through multiple United Nations climate summits, reasserting American leadership after the country withdrew from the Paris climate agreement during the previous administration.
Fossil Fuel Giants to Lavish Shareholders With Record Paydays as Climate Crisis Deepens
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Breaking News: UN climate conference calls for a move away from fossil fuels: For the first time, the global community is calling for a move away from fossil ...
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Quick Glance: UN Climate Conference Calls for Fossil Fuel Exit
- The global community meets at the 28th World Climate Conference in Dubai to negotiate international climate policy.
- For the first time, the global community is calling for a departure from fossil fuels at a UN climate conference.
- Countries like Germany are not successful in their demand for a global exit from coal, oil, and gas.
- Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock sees a strong, continent-spanning alliance for the exit from fossil fuels.
Realising the potential of the climate Loss and Damage Fund - News | Khaleej Times
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Atoll nations, predicted to sink, have kept pace with sea-level rise: Some scientists are urging more attention to keeping coral reefs healthy ...
rfa.org/english/news/pacific/atoll-nations-01302024031041.html
At COP28, an Oil Man Got a Deal on Quitting Oil: Sultan Al Jaber, the energy executive in charge of U.N. climate talks, led delegates to a result that had eluded ...
nytimes.com/2023/12/13/climate/sultan-al-jaber-cop28.html
How UAE Food Bank touched lives of over 18.6 million people worldwide in 2023: UAE initiative showcases support from 800 donors, 9,000+ volunteers in 2023
gulfnews.com/uae/how-uae-food-bank-touched-lives-of-over-186-million-people-worldwide-in-2023-1.100601944
Most US Voters Agree: Make Big Oil Pay for Climate Damage: "Voters resoundingly endorse fossil fuel companies contributing their fair share to address a ...
commondreams.org/news/make-polluters-pay
COP28: Uganda must review her energy sector policies : The key outcomes in the UAE Consensus include a call for the parties to “transition away from fossil ...
monitor.co.ug/uganda/business/prosper/cop28-uganda-must-review-her-energy-sector-policies--4500340
New track in Formula 1: Hala Madrid! Adios Barcelona?: Formula 1 is moving to Madrid. The fastest roundabout in the world will be located where the NATO summit ...
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#BangkokPost : Thailand ranks 13th among world food exporters, accounting for 2.3% of the global food market, valued at approximately 1.1 billion baht. However ... Show more #lifestyle #food #ElNino #environment www.bangkokpost.com/life/social-and-lifestyle/2728879/
Malaysian boy takes on largest climate summit: ADDRESSING a roomful of people often fills many, young or old, with trepidation.
thestar.com.my/news/education/2024/01/21/malaysian-boy-takes-on-largest-climate-summit
PM: We are at the mercy of developed countries: In an interview on CNBC, Prime Minister Philip Davis questioned whether large countries are serious about ...
thenassauguardian.com/news/pm-we-are-at-the-mercy-of-developed-countries/article_eac8111e-b6e9-11ee-9b75-bba6d322a8b0.html
5 big promises made at annual UN climate talks and what has happened since: At the end of every annual UN climate conference, big promises are made ...
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Nations at COP28 Climate Summit Agree to Move Away From Fossil Fuels: Nearly 200 countries convened by the United Nations approved a plan to ramp up renewable ...
nytimes.com/2023/12/13/climate/cop28-climate-agreement.html
Many lobbyists for oil, gas and coal at climate conference: Oil, gas and coal should be a thing of the past. But at COP28, fossil fuel lobbyists are more present ...
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Quick Glance: Record Number of Fossil Lobbyists at COP28
- Activists note four times more lobbyists in Dubai than in Egypt last year.
- 2,456 coal, oil, and gas lobbyists officially accredited.
- More access passes for lobbyists than for delegations of the most vulnerable countries.
- Four times as many lobbyists for fossil fuels as in Egypt.
Fossil fuels are wrecking our health and warming the planet. Phase out overdue. | Opinion
jsonline.com/story/opinion/2024/01/17/un-climate-change-conference-environment-pollution-global-warming/72232234007/
COP28 climate summit nations agreed to a deal to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels, which scientists say is the last best hope to avert climate catastrophe ... Show more
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For centuries, the Wakhi shepherdesses have lived and worked in Pakistan's remote mountains - but now Afroze is one of the last.
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Methane poses a serious threat to our climate and understanding where it’s coming from can be tricky and often inaccurate ... Show more www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/01/nist-upgrades-tech-monitoring-methane-emissions
Climate conference in Dubai: The most important questions and answers | COP: The climate crisis is becoming more and more urgent, but the plans that have been ...
t-online.de/nachrichten/panorama/id_100291918/klimakonferenz-in-dubai-die-wichtigsten-fragen-und-antworten-cop.html
COP28 Stocktake Draft Reveals Vital Battle Over 'Unabated' Fossil Fuels: The draft offers "the fossil fuel industry a lifeline with dangerous distractions ...
commondreams.org/news/carbon-capture-2666447822
Quick Glance: COP28: Potential Agreement on Phasing Out Fossil Fuels
- The UAE is cautiously optimistic about COP28 committing to phase down fossil fuels in the coming decades.
- Hosting a climate conference in a petrostate could lead to real progress on climate despite the irony.
- A pledge now will not mean the world will completely stop using fossil fuels.
- It is very unlikely to get any commitment on an expiry date, as it would be too controversial.
Geoeconomic competition hinders Indonesia’s energy transition plan - Academia - The Jakarta Post
thejakartapost.com/opinion/2024/01/12/geoeconomic-competition-hinders-indonesias-energy-transition-plan.html
King Charles Challenges World Leaders at COP28 Climate Summit: “The hope of the world rests on the decisions you must take,” the British monarch told world ...
nytimes.com/2023/12/01/climate/king-charles-cop28-climate-summit.html
Quick Glance: Harris to Represent Biden at COP28 Climate Summit
- President attended in 2021 and 2022, but this year, Harris will stand in as he is preoccupied with wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.
- Harris will be joined in Dubai by three top climate officials, including John F. Kerry, the special presidential envoy for climate.
- Harris will attend the annual UN climate summit in Dubai on Friday and Saturday, standing in for President Biden, who will skip the event for the first time since taking office.
- During the summit, Harris will announce several U.S. initiatives related to bolstering climate resilience in other countries and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Al Gore slams COP28 climate summit host UAE, says its emissions soared: Climate advocate and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on Sunday slammed the UAE - host ...
reuters.com/business/environment/al-gore-slams-cop28-climate-summit-host-uae-says-its-emissions-soared-2023-12-03/
US Must Stop Extracting Fossil Fuels by 2031 for Fair Road to 1.5°C: A new report also concludes that the United States should put $97.1 billion per year toward ...
commondreams.org/news/u-s-fossil-fuel-extraction-2031
'Cartoonishly Villainous' Saudi Plot to Hook Poor Nations on Oil Exposed: "It's like the tobacco companies that knew the addictive and lethal nature of ...
commondreams.org/news/saudi-arabia-oil-price
India's climate goals: Navigating a complex dilemma: Its experience underscores that unanimous advocacy for carbon taxation can be misguided ...
business-standard.com/opinion/columns/india-s-climate-dilemma-124011201059_1.html
Struggle for final text: Negotiators at UN climate conference face detention: The UN climate conference is being extended. In Dubai, the representatives have to ...
n-tv.de/politik/Verhandler-bei-UN-Klimakonferenz-muessen-nachsitzen-article24594371.html
OPEC Leader Tells Members to Block Any Climate Summit Deal to Curb Fossil Fuels: In a letter, the secretary general of the oil cartel called on countries in the ...
nytimes.com/2023/12/08/climate/opec-cop28-climate-oil.html
COP28 Can Deliver Progress on Climate Change, but Will It? | by Michael Spence - Project Syndicate
project-syndicate.org/commentary/cop28-urgency-on-emissions-agriculture-carbon-offsets-loss-and-damage-by-michael-spence-2023-12
Gender-responsive just transition and climate action partnership matters - Academia - The Jakarta Post
thejakartapost.com/opinion/2024/01/09/gender-responsive-just-transition-and-climate-action-partnership-matters.html
Carbon dioxide becomes more potent as climate changes, study finds: A team of scientists found that carbon dioxide becomes a more potent greenhouse gas as more ...
phys.org/news/2023-11-carbon-dioxide-potent-climate.html
Harnessing the ocean-climate nexus after COP28: It would be a big step forward if Indonesia could incorporate ocean-based actions in its second NDC in addition ...
thejakartapost.com/opinion/2024/01/08/harnessing-the-ocean-climate-nexus-after-cop28.html
Spectrum podcast: 2023: The year of the climate crisis?: New heat records, extreme weather and forest fires: the climate crisis showed its dangerous potential in ...
spektrum.de/podcast/spektrum-podcast-2023-das-jahr-der-klimakrise/2200935
Al Gore slams COP28 climate summit host UAE, says its emissions soared: Climate advocate and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on Sunday slammed the UAE - host ...
reuters.com/business/environment/al-gore-slams-cop28-climate-summit-host-uae-says-its-emissions-soared-2023-12-03/
Azerbaijan Is Expected to Host the U.N. Climate Summit in 2024: An agreement ended a monthslong deadlock in which Russia had exercised veto power over countries ...
nytimes.com/2023/12/09/climate/cop29-azerbaijan-climate.html
COP28 in Dubai: Scholz gives the starting signal for the climate club: A break from the poor coalition climate: Chancellor Scholz opens the climate club in Dubai ...
zdf.de/nachrichten/wissen/klima-scholz-klimaclub-dubai-100.html
Quick Glance: COP28 Opening: World Focus on Dubai
- Participants working on formulation to reduce coal combustion
- Negotiators rushing through Expo City venue
- Alliance of countries hint at preventing stricter agreements
- Geopolitical countries present joint climate policy positions
The UN Climate Change Conference has agreed on a final declaration. Now, in the long term, everyone should do a tiny bit more to protect the climate. Brilliant!
Next stop: Davos: Your VIP pass to the world’s most influential gatherings
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Climate Summit Leader Tries to Calm Uproar Over a Remark on Fossil Fuels: Sultan Al Jaber, responsible for leading the world away from fossil fuels ...
nytimes.com/2023/12/04/climate/cop28-aljaber-fossil-fuels.html
This Year Is ‘Virtually Certain’ to Be Hottest in Human History, Researchers Say: Scientists confirmed another year of extreme temperatures as world leaders ...
nytimes.com/2023/11/30/climate/2023-hottest-year-cop28.html
Quick Glance: Hottest Year in Recorded History Confirmed
- Scientists confirmed extreme temperatures as world leaders gathered for a summit on global warming in Dubai.
- The World Meteorological Organization announced that this year is 'virtually certain' to be the hottest in recorded history.
- The organization reported that 2023 has been about 1.4 degrees Celsius above the global average preindustrial temperature from 1850 to 1990.
- Researchers found that extreme temperatures in North America and Europe would have been 'virtually impossible' without the influence of climate change from the burning of fossil fuels.
The environment and economy can’t afford trillion-dollar carbon capture: A new study offers hard numbers to demonstrate that using carbon capture to compensate ...
thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4374061-the-environment-and-economy-cant-afford-trillion-dollar-carbon-capture/
OPEC members push against including fossil fuels phase-out in COP28 deal: OPEC members are pushing against attempts to include language on "phasing out" fossil ...
reuters.com/business/environment/opec-members-push-against-including-fossil-fuels-phase-out-cop28-deal-2023-12-09/
How to Assess the Outcome of COP28 | by Gernot Wagner - Project Syndicate: Gernot Wagner thinks new climate pledges made in Dubai this year should be welcomed as ...
project-syndicate.org/commentary/cop28-pledges-methane-still-matters-even-if-oil-gas-industry-focusing-on-own-interests-by-gernot-wagner-2023-12
#BangkokPost : More than a decade after the play premiered in 2011, the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), held late last year in another desert city ... Show more #opinion #environment www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2718661/
Germany cannot support COP28 draft deal, foreign minister says: Germany's foreign minister Annalena Baerbock said on Monday that the draft deal at COP28 climate ...
reuters.com/business/environment/germany-cannot-support-cop-28-draft-deal-foreign-minister-2023-12-11/
Speech at the climate conference: Scholz is not giving up on the 1.5 degree target
faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/scholz-gibt-das-1-5-grad-ziel-noch-nicht-auf-19355846.html
King Charles Challenges World Leaders at COP28 Climate Summit: “The hope of the world rests on the decisions you must take,” the British monarch told world ...
nytimes.com/2023/12/01/climate/king-charles-cop28-climate-summit.html
Quick Glance: Global Support for Climate Fund
- Developing countries require substantial annual funding to adapt to climate change
- Countries are not obligated to contribute to the fund
- UN reports forecast record heat in 2023
- Wealthy nations must make significant contributions in the coming years
Azerbaijan names a former oil executive to lead climate talks. Activists have concerns
pbs.org/newshour/world/azerbaijan-names-a-former-oil-executive-to-lead-climate-talks-activists-have-concerns
🎧 LISTEN: Investment in climate technology just experienced a dramatic 40% year-on-year decline. Join #TakeOnTomorrow as we examine the potential consequences in a live ... Show more pwc.to/3REkyiC
Real Climate Solutions Will Take Real Leadership: As we careen on a climate catastrophe, the COP28 conference has witnessed world leaders’ failure to avert clear ...
scientificamerican.com/article/real-climate-solutions-will-take-real-leadership/
“Contradiction to climate research”: Neubauer shoots against COP president: At COP28, Sultan al-Jaber, President of the Climate Summit, emphasized that he ...
n-tv.de/panorama/Neubauer-schiesst-gegen-COP-Praesidenten-article24576337.html
AI, cybersecurity, and more: Five trends that could shape the future of tech in 2024
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In protest against Israel: Iranian delegation leaves climate conference: According to media reports, the Iranian delegation left the UN climate conference on ...
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COP28 Loss and Damage Fund Called 'Drop in the Ocean': The United States' contribution of $17.5 million, in particular, was denounced as ...
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