With half of the world’s largest companies now committed to net sero targets and the growing adoption of lease-to-own and build-own-operate-transfer models, the shift toward renewable energy is gaining significant traction
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Climate disasters strip up to 5% off GDP as clean energy investment hits $2tn, says UN climate official at COP29
“No nation is winning this fight” against increasingly brutal climate impacts as every economy is now “being besieged by climate disasters,” Simon Stiell says at COP29 in Baku
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Decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors: Unleashing our collective potential
Decarbonising steel and cement requires urgent global collaboration, innovative technology, and strategic partnerships to tackle rising emissions effectively
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UAE unveils first world’s first ChatGPT tool for farmers at COP29
The tool referred to as “CHAG” (Chat + Ag) – will leverage over 50 years of agricultural research data to support farmers worldwide
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Climate crisis to cost ‘impossible’ $1 trillion for world’s poorest as divisions deepen at COP29
“The signs are that it will be hard to reach an agreement in Baku,” expert says as COP29 marked by more division than unity
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COP29 key moments: Azerbaijan president says fossil fuels are ‘gift from God’, negotiators eye $1.3tn climate finance deal
Negotiators seek a $1.3 trillion climate finance framework, Azerbaijan’s President Aliyev defends fossil fuels as a “gift from God,” and more key moments from COP29 in Baku
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UN chief slams ‘inadequate’ climate loss and damage funding at COP29 in Baku
The fund’s current size fails to match the scale of climate-induced destruction faced by developing nations, says UN chief Gueterres
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COP29 opens in Azerbaijan’s Baku with focus on climate finance
The talks are taking place against a backdrop of increasing climate disasters and mounting pressure from developing nations for enhanced financial support
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UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn makes limited progress ahead of COP29 in Baku
Progress was made in areas including the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance, adaptation indicators, international carbon markets, and transparency in climate action planning
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COP28: UAE, Azerbaijan and Brazil team up for historic climate change partnership
UN climate conferences hosts UAE, Azerbaijan and Brazil form action group to address “Mission 1.5°C”
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Business and philanthropists must take active climate role at COP29 and COP30
Business leaders and policy leaders gather to push climate agenda
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COP28 leaves a lasting legacy not just for the UAE but the world
This placement of the UAE at the top table of nations with convening power will have other legacies, not least its improved ability to bring people together to solve other world issues
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Azerbaijan and Brazil to host COP29 and COP30
Host nations for future COP climate summits revealed
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Shifting climate diplomacy: Is there a realignment of influence in global climate negotiations?
One thing is certain – the host for COP29 will significantly influence the path of climate action and environmental diplomacy on the world stage