Sultan Al-Jaber, chief executive officer of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. and president of COP28, speaks in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber is facing a backlash over his claim that there is “no science” behind calls … 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
John Kerry, U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, speaks at a COP28 session between the U.S., China, UAE and Nigeria on the global need to reduce methane emissions in Dubai on Dec. 2, 2023. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said countries … Read more
A man wearing a thawb walks past flags of nations participating in the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference the day before its official opening on November 29, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Nearly 2,500 fossil fuel lobbyists are estimated to have … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates —The chief executive of UAE-based energy firm Crescent Petroleum on Tuesday claimed that blaming the oil and gas industry for the climate crisis “is like blaming farmers for obesity.” His comments come at the mid-point of the U.N.’s biggest and most important annual climate conference, with many at the COP28 talks … 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
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
The United Nations weather agency said Thursday that 2023 is all but certain to be the hottest year on record, warning of worrying trends that suggest increasing floods, wildfires, glacier melt and heat waves in the future. The World Meteorological Organization also warned that the average temperature for the year is up some 1.4 degrees C from … Read more
