Climate summit Archives

November 9, 2024 5:07 PM

COP29: What is a carbon credit? What is Article 6?

Countries at the U.N. COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan will attempt to agree rules for a global system for trading carbon offset credits. Here's what you should know: WHAT ARE CARBON OFFSETS? Some governments and companies may struggle to reduce...

October 9, 2023 12:41 PM

MENA Climate Week opens discussions for COP28; talks on phasing out fossil fuels & responsible transitioning

Addressing the opening of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Climate Week in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday, October 8, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell said, "Phasing out and transitioning away from fossil fuels is a very tou...

September 21, 2023 3:01 PM

UN chief urges world not to yield to ‘naked greed’ of fossil fuel interests at Climate Summit

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday (September 20) said that time was running out to tackle climate change, thanks in part to the "naked greed" of fossil fuel interests. The UN Secretary-General was addressing the climate summit of t...

September 6, 2023 4:35 PM

Africa Climate Summit 2023: Health Missing from Agenda

On the final day of the three-day Africa Climate Summit, taking place in Nairobi, Kenya, from September 4-6, discussions are set to take place around climate innovations. From low-carbon resilient mobility and transport systems to efficient industria...

September 5, 2023 4:57 PM

Africa Climate Summit begins, focus on financing the efforts to fight this menace

African leaders arrived on Tuesday, September 5, at the inaugural Africa Climate Summit being held in Nairobi, including Salva Kiir of Sudan, Paul Kagame of Rwanda and U.S. special envoy on climate, John Kerry. The summit is focused on mobilising fin...