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TOKYO: China should speed up its transition away from coal, the new chief US climate negotiator John Podesta said Thursday, calling for Beijing to “take their responsibility seriously”.“China is the largest emitter (of greenhouse gases) in the world… They still have online in my view more coal than they need, …

PARIS: The world needs “trillions” of dollars to spur on the green transition and tackle global warming, the head of last year’s COP28 climate talks said Tuesday, warning that political momentum can evaporate without clear action.COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber hailed progress made at UN negotiations last year in Dubai, …

DUBAI: Dr Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak Al Shamsi, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, today affirmed that extending the ‘Year of Sustainability’ into 2024, as announced by President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, reflects the nation’s commitment to embedding sustainability across all sectors and instil these practices …

NEW DELHI: Representatives from almost 200 nations, along with business leaders, climate scientists, indigenous peoples, journalists, and various other experts, have gathered in Dubai for the COP28 climate summit. Two-week long meeting concluded at the end of a year that is poised to become the hottest on record.The key provision …

ISLAMABAD: COP28 climate talks have ended with so much discussion and debate and have some useful conclusions. But it all requires finance. Things do not work out by just words. I wish if the financial zeal to allocate and spend money had been as strong as the discussion has been. …

NEW DELHI: India did not accede to the pressure from developed countries on the issue of fossil fuels at recently concluded UN climate conference (COP28) in Dubai and the country would continue to use coal until it achieves its developmental needs, said environment minister Bhupender Yadav on Tuesday.“While we are …

DUBAI: At the end of hottest year on record, more than 195 countries, including India, at the UN climate summit (COP28) here on Wednesday agreed for “transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems”, bringing the spotlight for the first time on oil and gas in the global climate body’s …

KARACHI: Caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar has advised privatising state-owned insurance companies like the State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan (SLIC) to reduce public sector dominance, attract foreign investment, and provide a level playing field to the private sector to lift insurance penetration, which remains at less than 1% …

DUBAI: With the fossil fuel “phase out” points missing in the new text of COP28, a few countries on Monday pushed for the idea of a “fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty” giving a call for having an international mechanism on the lines of the “treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons” …

DUBAI: With COP28 talks entering home run, India is looking to secure the best deal for itself amid pressure from EU & US to get nations to agree to a “phase out” of fossil fuels, something that the latest draft, released on Monday, avoided while seeking to give more elbow …