As COP28 heads into its final working days in Dubai, the UN’s agriculture wing launched on Sunday (December 10, 2023) a ground-breaking plan that looks to transform the world’s agrifood systems from a net emitter to a carbon sink by 2050. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has identified 10 priority areas – such […]
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COP28: The climate crisis is also a health crisis, says UN
Health has made it onto the agenda of a UN climate conference, and health advocates at COP28 in Dubai on Sunday said the topic was long overdue for discussion as climate inaction is costing lives and impacting health every single day. Our planet has logged higher mean temperatures each year, with 2023 set to be […]
COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber stuns the world by saying there is “no science” behind call for fossil fuel cuts
The 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) currently under way in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is also the platform for the Global Stocktake — the assessment of what the world has done to cut emissions since the Paris Agreement of December 2015 — but COP28 President and the UAE’s top oil man Sultan Al Jaber […]
Narendra Modi, Emmanuel Macron discuss climate, civil nuclear cooperation on sidelines of COP 28 Summit in Dubai
PM Narendra Modi meets French President Emmanuel Macron on sidelines of COP 28 Summit
Modi at COP28: Indian PM talks of adding green credit to the “health card” of planet Earth; proposes hosting 2028 climate summit
Highlighting that India was among the few countries in the world on track to fulfil their climate pledges, Modi launched a ‘Green Credit Initiative’, focused on creating carbon sinks through people’s participation.
COP 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India’s global carbon emission is less than 4 percent
Narendra Modi says India contributes less than 4 percent to global carbon emission
Science points to “climate collapse” as UN chief Antonio Guterres calls COP28 to action
The world is heating up at an unprecedented pace, new climate data shows, and leaders gathered for the COP28 conference must get us out of “deep trouble”, UN chief António Guterres said.
Modi arrives in Dubai to attend COP28 with a call for more climate funds and tech transfer
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said before leaving for Dubai that COP28 would provide an opportunity to review the progress made under the Paris Agreement of 2015 and chart a path for future course on climate action.
Asha Bhosle reaches 90 in style: Rocks Dubai live show; says ‘music never ends, it’s like a river’
Legendary Indian singer Asha Bhosle marked her 90th birthday (Sept 8, 2023) by going on stage and performing for several hours in front of a packed audience in Dubai.
Shah Rukh Khan portrait created by Burj Khalifa light show in Dubai, as Bollywood star promotes Jawan
Shah Rukh Khan, who has had a close association with Dubai for many years, was there to talk about Jawan, which releases on September 7.
