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World’s largest private firms fail to set climate targets: report
Only 40 of the world’s 100 largest private firms have set net-zero carbon emissions targets to fight climate change, according to a report released Monday, lagging far behind public companies.
But for the world to meet the 2015 Paris…
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Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan discuss climate action cooperation ahead of COP29
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman met with Azerbaijan’s Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Mukhtar Babayev on Thursday.
Babayev has also been appointed president of the UN COP29 climate talks which…
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India has millions of dairy farmers. It’s creating a methane problem that’s tricky to solve
Abinaya Tamilarasu said her four cows are part of the family. She has a degree in commerce from a local college, but prefers being home milking cows and tending to her family’s land.
“Our family cannot let farming go, it’s a way of life…
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At the forefront of climate action: Saudi Arabia celebrates World Meteorological Day
Saudi Arabia on Saturday celebrated World Meteorological Day, which falls on March 23 every year and coincides with the establishment of the World Meteorological Organization in 1950.
This year’s theme is “At the Front Line of Climate…
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COP28 president unveils ‘Troika Vision’ to ensure countries deliver climate action
President of COP28 Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber has unveiled a joint vision involving the leaders of three climate change conferences as he called for energy transition pathways to be “just, orderly and responsible.”
The first-of-its-kind…
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Europe must do more against ‘catastrophic’ climate risks: EU
Europe could suffer “catastrophic” consequences from climate change if it fails to take urgent and decisive action to adapt to risks, a new EU analysis warned Monday.
Areas in southern Europe are most at risk, the European Environment…
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Saudi climate envoy meets Mexican ambassador
Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Climate Envoy Adel Al-Jubeir on Sunday met with Ambassador of Mexico to the Kingdom Anibal Gomez Toledo in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
During the meeting, the two sides…
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Drought-hit Morocco closes its famous public baths 3 days a week to save water
For years, Fatima Mhattar has welcomed shopkeepers, students, bankers and retirees to Hammam El Majd, a public bath on the outskirts of Morocco’s capital, Rabat. For a handful of change, they relax in a haze of steam then are scrubbed down…
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Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan approve executive program in fields of renewable energy and innovation
The energy ministers of Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan approved an executive cooperation program in Astana on Thursday, the Kingdom’s energy ministry announced.
The program aims to implement projects in Kazakhstan in the fields of renewable…
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COP hosts UAE, Azerbaijan, Brazil announce climate ‘troika’
Past and future UN climate talk hosts the United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan and Brazil said Tuesday they are forming a “troika” to push for an international agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
The UAE hosted last…
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