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International
11/18/2024 1:25:29 PM
Nations returned Monday to the negotiating table at deadlocked UN climate talks in Azerbaijan, but with time running out hopes of a breakthrough are pinned on G20 leaders meeting in Brazil.
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International
11/17/2024 11:05:32 AM
US President-elect Donald Trump nominated fracking magnate and climate change sceptic Chris Wright as energy secretary on Saturday, tasking him with "cutting red tape" which the new administration hopes will drive investment in fossil fuels.
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World
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International
9/3/2024 10:43:38 PM
The world saw record average temperatures in August for the second year running, according to preliminary data from the EU's climate monitor seen by AFP on Tuesday.
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Opinion
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7/29/2024 4:24:37 PM
Global efforts to combat climate change are primarily focused on phasing out fossil fuels and shifting to renewable energy.
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Business
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Economy
12/27/2023 4:13:18 PM
The Egyptian government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the China Electric Power Equipment and Technology Company to develop a 10-gigawatt solar energy project, according to a Cabinet statement on Wednesday.
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Region
12/13/2023 1:17:39 PM
The Arab bloc praised the outcome of the UN climate summit on Wednesday, calling it a "great success" after nations adopted a call to transition away from fossil fuels but stopped short of a phase-out.
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12/13/2023 10:33:03 AM
Nearly 200 nations meeting in Dubai on Wednesday approved a first-ever call for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, the top culprit of climate change behind a planetary crisis.
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12/12/2023 11:02:25 AM
A stark standoff between countries that want a dramatic phase-out of fossil fuels causing damaging warming and those that don't crush hopes for an on-time finish to a critical climate summit Tuesday.
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12/11/2023 10:56:46 PM
Countries moved closer to reaching what critics called a watered-down final deal on how to act on climate change on Monday, to the disappointment and anger of nations who called to phase out planet-warming fossil fuels as the United Nations summit in Dubai neared its culmination.
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12/11/2023 4:05:08 PM
Visibly tired and frustrated top United Nations officials urged climate talks to push harder for an end to fossil fuels. Time seems to be running out both in the talks in Dubai and for action that could keep warming at or below the internationally agreed-upon threshold.
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12/10/2023 6:26:35 PM
Saudi Arabia on Sunday said its "perspectives" and "concerns" must be taken into account at the COP28 climate talks, where the world's top oil exporter is resisting moves to agree to a phase-out of fossil fuels.
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World
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International
12/9/2023 9:57:45 AM
Spanish ecology transition minister Teresa Ribera lashed out Saturday at an OPEC bid to block any phase-out of fossil fuels at UN climate negotiations in Dubai, calling the move "disgusting".
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World
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12/5/2023 11:23:00 AM
The UN released the latest draft of a global climate agreement on Tuesday presenting all options on fossil fuels -- from phasing them out to not discussing them at all.
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12/4/2023 2:22:11 PM
The Emirati head of the UN climate conference insisted on Monday that he respects climate science after he came under fire over a leaked video in which he questions the science on fossil fuels.
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World
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International
12/1/2023 4:05:37 PM
More than 130 countries agreed to prioritize food and agriculture in their national climate plans at COP28 in Dubai Friday in a move hailed by observers despite fears over its silence on the role of fossil fuels.
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World
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11/30/2023 2:42:56 PM
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World
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11/30/2023 1:37:42 PM
The UN climate conference opened Thursday with nations urged to make faster cuts to planet-warming emissions and phase out fossil fuels.
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World
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International
10/4/2023 7:01:28 PM
Pope Francis warned Wednesday the world "is collapsing" due to global warming, urging participants of the upcoming COP28 climate talks to agree to binding policies on phasing out fossil fuels.
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World
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International
9/18/2023 6:17:34 PM
Yelling that the future and their lives depend on ending fossil fuels, tens of thousands of protesters on Sunday kicked off a week where leaders will try once again to curb climate change primarily caused by coal, oil and natural gas.
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World
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International
9/15/2023 7:01:49 PM
Tens of thousands of climate activists around the world are protesting Friday and through the weekend to call for an end to the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels as the globe suffers dramatic weather extremes and record-breaking heat.
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