Abu Dhabi: From November 6 to 18, the eyes of the world will be on the 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The UAE is a key participant in the talks, prior to hosting COP28, the Emirates Climate Conference, next year. But what is a COP and why does it matter […]
ABU DHABI: The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has officially announced that the UAE will host the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) in 2023. The UNFCCC confirmation followed unanimous endorsement by the Asia Pacific Group of nations during COP26, where nearly 200 countries have gathered to take concerted action to cap global […]
GENEVA – Heavy rainfall that has triggered deadly and catastrophic flooding in several western European countries, is just the latest indicator that all nations need to do more to hold back climate change-induced disasters, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said. The agency said that countries including Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands had received up […]
UAE Green Target for 2030: reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 23.5%, increase clean power capacity to 14 GW, plant 30 million mangrove seedlings, adopt climate-smart agricultural methods, and promote sustainable production and consumption. UAE highlights carbon emission reduction strategies at climate negotiations in the run-up to COP26 Dubai: A UAE climate negotiation team, presided over […]
