Bill Gates arrives for a press conference to launch the Global Polio Eradication Initiative at the European Commission’s Berlaymont headquarters in Brussels on October 11, 2023. Simon Wohlfahrt | Afp | Getty Images Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Friday said the world is likely to overshoot a critical temperature threshold … Read more
It’s one of the most striking structures in the world, but the visitor queue leaves a lot of people feeling Eiffel-y annoyed. In fact, the line at the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris comes top of a world ranking of most-complained-about queues, with the London Eye second and the Colosseum third. The list, by hawaiianislands.com, … Read more
Dubai is all set to transform into a 20-minute city, ensuring 80 percent of daily services are accessible within a 20-minute walk or cycle. This comes as part of Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) updated strategic plan for the 2024-2030 period announced on Sunday, December 10. The plan is aligned with Dubai Urban Plan … Read more
Dubai: The European Union’s plan to impose a tax on the carbon pollution emitted to make goods imported from countries like India and China has sparked a debate at the United Nations climate conference in Dubai, as poorer countries argue that the tax will harm livelihoods and economic growth. Known as the Carbon Border Adjustment … Read more
Federal Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s claim that Canada can achieve carbon neutrality in 2050 while simultaneously increasing oil and gas production is “incoherent.” Smith has long argued that carbon neutrality is about a transition away from emissions and not a transition away from oil and gas production, a source of … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The European Union says it’s time for the oil boss presiding over this year’s global climate talks to step up and push for a fossil fuel phaseout. Spanish Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera, who represents EU governments in the negotiations, said Sultan al-Jaber, the COP28 president and CEO of the … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Thousands of miles from the U.N.’s climate summit in the Middle East, the world’s largest iceberg is on the move for the first time in more than 35 years. Scientists believe the juggernaut’s breakaway from Antarctica was a natural occurrence, but say it provides a stark reminder of the potentially … Read more
Abu Dhabi: Dubai will soon have the world’s tallest residential clock tower, named as ‘Franck Muller Aeternitas’ at 450 meters high in Dubai Marina. The groundbreaking project was unveiled at an event on Friday, December 8, to mark an official signing ceremony between London Gate, the UAE’s premium real estate developer, and Franck Muller, the … Read more
DUBAI: Calling out rich nations for their failure to mobilise adequate resources for developing countries, India on Friday asked for clarity in the very definition of ‘climate finance‘ and said the absence of it leads to lack of trust and transparency.“In my view, the minimum short-term action that we need to prioritise and work together … Read more
African climate activists have called on African leaders to end the use of fossil fuels, a substance that contributes heavily to climate change. Gathered at the venue of the ongoing United Nations Climate Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the protesters from Africa and other developing countries called on their leaders to take immediate action … Read more
