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UAE sought to use COP28 ‘to advance oil deals’
The United Arab Emirates planned to exploit meetings with foreign governments arranged due to its COP28 hosting role to strike fossil fuel deals, according to leaked documents obtained by the BBC.
The leaked briefing notes were prepared by the UAE's COP28 team for summit president Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber ahead of meetings with foreign governments between July and October this year.
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China, US pledge climate cooperation ahead of Xi-Biden meet
China and the United States pledged Wednesday to work more closely together to fight global warming, declaring the climate crisis "one of the greatest challenges of our time".
Alarm over predicted hottest year ever
Just days before the crucial COP28 summit in Dubai on November 30, scientists are predicting that 2023 will be the warmest year ever recorded after the new record in October. The trend is also evident in Greece's weather conditions, as this fall has been characterized by unprecedented heat, mosquitoes and fires.
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UAE to invest $54 bln in energy and triple renewable sources
The United Arab Emirates plans to triple its supply of renewable energy and invest up to $54 billion over the next seven years to meet its growing energy demands.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the UAE's vice president and ruler of Dubai, announced the plans on July 4 following a Cabinet meeting.
Bonn Climate Change Conference next week to set tone for COP27
The upcoming Bonn Climate Change Conference is set to kick off next week at the World Convention Center in Bonn, Germany, and is designed to prepare for the UN Climate Change Conference COP27 which is scheduled for November this year in Egypt.
Finance minister meets int’l investors
Treasury and Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati has underlined that the Turkish economy continues to draw interest from international investors during his visit to the U.S. capital.
He met with prominent portfolio investors in a meeting organized by banking giant JPMorgan on April 21.
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Countries come together for protection of Med Sea
An international conference aiming to protect the Mediterranean Sea from pollution is being held with various presentations, panels, meetings and side events in Turkey's southern province of Antalya.
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“Opengov” for climate change is coming- The plan and what it calls for
A new "opengov" type mechanism, where all issues of mitigation of and adaptation to climate change will be put under the "microscope" of all productive actors and citizens of the country will be included in the new climate law.
NGO urges EU to do more in wake of Glasgow conference failings
Ljubljana – Umanotera, a Slovenian environmental NGO, has called on Europe to increase its carbon emission reduction goal to at least 65% in the wake of the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, which the organisation finds has not met the great expectations with the global commitments far from what needs to be done to mitigate the climate emergency on time.
Ministry says major progress made at COP26, further effort needed
Ljubljana – The Environment Ministry said that significant progress had been made at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, while further efforts would be needed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. It quoted Minister Andrej Vizjak expressing satisfaction that the Slovenian EU presidency was able to contribute to the overall result.