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December 1, 2023 2:09 PM

COP28: PM Modi received by UAE President & UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at venue

UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres received Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the venue of the 28th edition of the climate change conference that began on Thursday and will run till D...

December 1, 2023 10:35 AM

COP28: PM Modi to address World Climate Action Summit today, receives warm welcome in Dubai

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the COP28 meeting in Dubai today (December 1). He arrived in Dubai (UAE) on November 30, to attend the World Climate Action Summit, starting today during the United Nations 'Conference of the Parties on clima...

December 1, 2023 10:28 AM

Decoding the Green Credit Initiative Prime Minister Modi is attending COP28

Dubai: Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to participate in an important event jointly hosted by India and the UAE at COP28. This collaborative endeavor aligns with the principles of the Green Credit program, introduced by the Ministry ...

December 1, 2023 9:31 AM

COP28 Summit: Conflict-hit countries left to face climate change alone

BEIRUT. Somali aid worker Hasan Mohammad Sirat has almost no tools at his disposal to tackle the devastating effects of extreme weather in his war-torn country, where floods this year have followed hard on the heels of a severe drought. "We are tryi...

December 1, 2023 6:43 AM

COP28 Kicks Off in Dubai with Visionary Leadership and Urgent Climate Appeals

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – November 30, 2023 – The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) commenced today in Dubai, marking a pivotal moment in the global fight against the ...

November 30, 2023 1:12 PM

COP28 summit opens with hopes for early deal on climate damage fund

Countries at the U.N.'s COP28 climate summit opening on Thursday hope to clinch an early deal on a new fund to pay for climate-caused damage, aiming to muster some political goodwill before talks turn to divisive topics including the future of fossil...

November 29, 2023 12:24 PM

COP28: Pope Francis cancels Cop28 trip to Dubai due to ill health; Biden to miss too

Delegates from nearly 200 countries will convene this week for the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, where conference host and OPEC member the UAE hopes to sell the vision of a low-carbon future. However, as the climate summit begins, some big names are...

November 29, 2023 11:43 AM

COP28: IMF Chief Georgieva calls for an end to ‘business as usual’

The head of the International Monetary Fund has called for an end to "business as usual" ahead of the start of the COP28 climate talks and warned such a route was "not viable" if the world wants to manage global warming. Chief Kristalina Georgieva s...

November 28, 2023 11:11 AM

What’s the plan for this year’s COP28 climate summit?

Following a year of record heat and drought, this year's U.N. climate summit will feature a contentious set of issues for countries working to find common ground in tackling climate change, including whether to phase out fossil fuels and how to finan...

November 28, 2023 10:23 AM

World’s largest iceberg breaks free, heads toward Southern Ocean

The world's largest iceberg is on the move for the first time in more than three decades, scientists said on Friday. At almost 4,000 square km (1,500 square miles), the Antarctic iceberg called A23a is roughly three times the size of New York City...

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