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UAE intended to use COP28 climate summit to push oil deals

by Justin Rowlatt
Nov 27, 2023
Leaked documents obtained by the BBC show the United Arab Emirates, a major fossil fuel producer, was looking to strike oil deals at COP28.
New documents obtained by the BBC show that the United Arab Emirates planned do business deals involving oil and gas at COP28. Above, an oil drill pump in Dubai.
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A power plant that captures carbon is coming to Texas, thanks to federal incentives

by Andy Uhler
Nov 8, 2022
The plant will generate almost no greenhouse gas emissions, Net Power says. But critics say there are better alternatives.
Net Power says its planned electric plant will use natural gas but release almost no CO₂. Some critics, though, think wind and solar generation would be better choices. Above, a wind farm and power station in West Virginia.
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Need for climate finance front and center at U.N. General Assembly

by Samantha Fields
Sep 22, 2021
Developed countries pledged $100 billion a year by 2020 to help poorer nations mitigate and adapt to climate change.
President Joe Biden addresses the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday. He pledged to increase the U.S. contribution to international climate funding.
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At UN Climate Summit, both anger and the need for money are palpable

by Stephanie Hughes
Sep 23, 2019
“We’ll be watching,” said Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg.
Sixteen-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks at the United Nations, where world leaders are holding a summit on climate change, on Sept. 23 in New York City.
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China sees green

by Jed Kim
Nov 6, 2017
The annual U.N. climate talks are underway in Bonn, Germany for the next two weeks. This marks the first of these conferences since President Donald Trump announced he’d pull the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Agreement. As the U.S. cedes global leadership in the fight against climate change, China is stepping up. But it’s […]
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At climate change meeting, poor countries step forward

by Dan Weissmann
Dec 10, 2014
More developing countries are making the commitment to fight emissions.
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Study: A hotter climate is pretty much baked in

by Scott Tong
Dec 3, 2012
As another U.N. climate change summit goes on in Doha, a new study of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere says current levels nearly guarantee a nearly four-degree increase in global temperatures.
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Canada backs out of Kyoto Protocol

by Scott Tong
Dec 13, 2011
Straight out of productive UN climate talks in Durban, South Africa, Canada announces it is backing out of the Kyoto Protocol treaty.
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U.N. delegates extend climate conference to hammer out deal

by Scott Tong
Dec 12, 2011
Quite surprisingly, a few crucial items were finally agreed upon.
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Europe pushes for roadmap toward climate deal

by Scott Tong
Dec 9, 2011
Developing and island states are on board for an agreement, but the U.S. and other countries are still undecided.
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