At COP27 in Egypt last year, around 315 private jet journeys took place. Rishi Sunak, David Cameron and King Charles are just three of the more than 70,000 delegates from nearly 200 countries at the latest UN climate summit in Dubai, COP28. But they are among hundreds who will have travelled there by private jet. … Read more
Predicted 2030 emissions must fall by 28-42 per cent for pathway to 2°C and 1.5°C Relentless mitigation and low-carbon transformations essential to narrow emissions gap COP28 and Global Stocktake chance to build greater ambition for next round of climate pledges Nairobi, 20 November 2023 – As global temperatures and greenhouse gas emissions break records, the latest … Read more
Climate has long been seen as an area where US and China can find common ground. (File) Beijing: China and the United States will launch a working group on climate cooperation, both countries said Wednesday, as the two sides work to deepen communication and mend fractured ties with a leaders’ meeting in San Francisco just … Read more
First, the good news. Extreme poverty has dropped sharply around the world in the past 30 years: Almost 40% of the global population lived in extreme poverty in 1990; now it’s less than 10%. That translates to hundreds of millions of people freed from hunger and severe deprivation. Yet, the future merits a higher bar. … Read more