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UN publishes draft COP27 climate deal

The UN climate agency published a first draft on Thursday of a hoped-for final agreement from the COP27 climate summit, repeating many of last year's...

COP27: UN launches challenge for cities to use power of nature for cooling

The UN Environment Program (UNEP) announced a new initiative at the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 27), the Nature for Cool Cities...

COP27: India joins 57 nations in strategies for net-zero pathways

India on Monday joined 57 nations to have submitted long-term strategies for net-zero pathways at the UN climate summit, COP27, in Egypt. This is a...

COP27: US says a few countries resisted mentioning 1.5C target

A few countries have resisted mentioning a global goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius in the official text of the COP27 summit in Egypt,...

COP27: India wants countries to agree to phase down all fossil fuels

India wants countries to agree to phase down all fossil fuels at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt, rather than a narrower deal to...

CO2 emissions from building and construction reach 10 gigatonnes

CO2 emissions from the global building and construction sector have reached an all-time high of 10 gigatonnes in 2021, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)...

DP World to invest $500 million to cut CO2 emissions

Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, DP World Chairman and Group CEO, announced the company aims to invest up to $500 million to cut CO2 emissions...

COP27: IRENA asks leaders to bridge renewables’ deployment gap

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) -- at the UN Climate Change Conference COP27 – said the collective level of energy transition ambition to date...