fossil fuels
Climate summit in Dubai headed for overtime as bitter division over fossil fuels delays agreement
Middle East
December 12, 2023
Climate summit in Dubai headed for overtime as bitter division over fossil fuels delays agreement
Dubai CNN — International negotiators are bitterly divided over whether to call time on fossil fuels, scrambling last-ditch meetings to salvage what they want…
These small words could make or break the global climate summit
Environment
December 7, 2023
These small words could make or break the global climate summit
CNN — The thorniest issue at the global climate summit in Dubai is clear: Fossil fuels. More precisely, the role…
Fossil fuel industry nearly quadrupled registrations at climate summit since last year, watchdog report says
Environment
December 5, 2023
Fossil fuel industry nearly quadrupled registrations at climate summit since last year, watchdog report says
CNN — More than 2,400 people connected to the fossil fuel industry registered to attend the COP28 climate summit in…
Climate summit leader said there’s ‘no science’ behind need to phase out fossil fuels, alarming scientists
Middle East
December 4, 2023
Climate summit leader said there’s ‘no science’ behind need to phase out fossil fuels, alarming scientists
CNN — The president of the COP28 climate summit, Sultan Al Jaber, recently claimed there is “no science” that says…
US announces rule to slash powerful planet-warming gas by nearly 80%
World
December 2, 2023
US announces rule to slash powerful planet-warming gas by nearly 80%
CNN — The Biden administration has finalized a rule to significantly cut the US fossil fuel industry’s emissions of methane,…
The UAE is hosting the world’s biggest annual climate summit. It’s also planning a massive fossil fuel expansion
Middle East
November 22, 2023
The UAE is hosting the world’s biggest annual climate summit. It’s also planning a massive fossil fuel expansion
CNN — In late September, Zimbabwe’s environment minister signed away control over a staggering amount of land — almost 20…
Health experts say world needs to end fossil fuel use as new report finds a rise in climate-related mortality
World
November 15, 2023
Health experts say world needs to end fossil fuel use as new report finds a rise in climate-related mortality
CNN — The climate crisis is carrying a mounting health toll that is set to put even more lives at…
The world is planning to blow the fossil fuels production limit that would keep a lid on global heating, report says
Environment
November 8, 2023
The world is planning to blow the fossil fuels production limit that would keep a lid on global heating, report says
CNN — Global fossil fuel production in 2030 is set to be more than double the levels that are deemed consistent with…
They went hunting for fossil fuels. What they found could help save the world
Environment
October 29, 2023
They went hunting for fossil fuels. What they found could help save the world
CNN — When two scientists went looking for fossil fuels beneath the ground of northeastern France, they did not expect…
COP28 president says fossil fuels still have a role to play, prompting concerns about climate summit’s goals
Environment
May 4, 2023
COP28 president says fossil fuels still have a role to play, prompting concerns about climate summit’s goals
More than 80 countries supported a commitment to phase out oil, coal and gas at COP27 in Egypt last year,…