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UN climate summit kicks off in Brazil’s Amazon

President Lula hopes to convince world powers to mobilise funds for critical climate goals

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A woman walks past a sign for the COP30 UN Climate Summit, in Belem, Para state, Brazil, Tuesday, November 4, 2025.

UAE President honours global dignitaries for COP28

The conference led to the historic UAE Consensus for climate action worldwide

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan bids farewell to dignitaries during a COP28 international partner’s recognition ceremony in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday

7 best gadgets made with recycled materials, in UAE

From laptops to speakers, there are a host of devices that are made more sustainably

If you want to make the switch to more sustainably manufactured electronics, there are lots of options available right now.

Filipino business titans to retire coal power early

Ayala brothers, among Manila's top business heavyweights, push renewable power

Filipino billionaire siblings Fernando Zobel de Ayala (left), 63, and Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, 64, are known as forward-thinking business leaders in the Philippines.

Biden hails COP28 climate deal as 'historic milestone'

Today's outcome puts us one significant step closer, says the president

US President Joe Biden speaks at a meeting of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, in the Indian Treaty Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 13, 2023.

Global action must follow to shift from fossil fuels

Renewable energy production must be ramped up for a transition to green economy

COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber, centre, claps after passing the global stocktake at the COP28 UN Climate Summit, Wednesday, December 13, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

COP28: UAE unites the world on climate deal

UAE Consensus urges moving away from fossil fuels for first time in climate summit history

COP28 President Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber after a draft of a negotiation deal was released at the COP28 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai on December 13, 2023. It is the first step in the world's bid to wean off fossil fuels.

UAE deal to usher in decline of fossil fuel era: UN

After years of negotiations, decision finally made to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels

Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Simon Stiell (left) and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai

COP28 Dubai: Indian designers bat for climate change

The designer duo showcased their creations at the UN COP28 Sustainable Fashion Summit

COP28 Dubai: Indian designers Shantnu & Nikhil talk climate change, fast fashion, and why sustainability matters

COP28: Turn 'UAE Consensus' into action, urges Al Jaber

Historic agreement asks nations to submit economy-wide Nationally Determined Contributions

COP28 President Dr Sultan Al Jaber (centre) during the last plenary session on the extended day (Wednesday) of COP28 at Expo City Dubai

Explainer: COP28 is a milestone in climate action

Focus is going to remain on tangible, transformative actions aligning with goals set forth

Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President, Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC and other delegates applaud onstage during the Closing Plenary at the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 at Expo City Dubai on December 13, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Hamdan lauds national teams for successful COP28

COP28 welcomed over 70,000 participants from nearly 200 countries at Expo City Dubai

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai

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