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EXCLUSIVE – Azerbaijan oil and gas extraction plans are equivalent to an entire year of EU emissions

The recent decision to allow a second consecutive petrostate the opportunity to host the next UN climate conference, COP29, has…

The trailblazing EU policy set to decarbonise the global shipping industry

At the end of January, the largest cruise ship ever built set sail on its maiden voyage from Miami. Longer…

Energy transition ‘picking up speed’ but ‘structural changes’ needed – IEA

The world is becoming less dependent on fossil fuels, and the deployment of renewable technology has serious momentum behind it,…

Sustainable fashion has a marketing problem

The textiles industry is estimated to account for up to 10% of global emissions – more than international flights and…

COP28 podcast: max 1.5°C temperature rise limit now ‘not possible’

Efforts to tackle climate change should begin to focus on limiting and bringing down as quickly as possible the inevitable…

Why COP28 was the first COP to truly align with climate science

At the closing plenary of COP28 in Dubai, most parties gave their expected takes on the final cover text. The…

How COP28 raised the profile of ‘super pollutants’ like black carbon

DUBAI – Nestled between the hundreds of pavilions in COP28's sprawling Blue Zone were four geodesic domes. The igloo-like structures,…

How COP28 accelerated the conversation on coal phase-out

DUBAI – COP26, which took place in Glasgow in 2021, was supposed to be the COP that “consigned coal to…

Global Stocktake text signalling ‘end of fossil fuels’ is adopted at COP28

DUBAI – COP28 closed on Wednesday with a landmark Global Stocktake text that “calls on parties” to begin “transitioning away…

“17 hours” to save climate conference as UAE publishes new COP28 outcome

DUBAI - Activists, climate-vulnerable nations and climate diplomacy experts have decried a new draft of the COP28 Global Stocktake, published…

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