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04 Mar

UN Body Steps Up Pace to Implement Carbon Crediting Mechanism

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The United Nations Body charged with implementing a new carbon crediting mechanism under the Paris Agreement has expedited plans for action at their first meeting since COP28. The Supervisory Body of the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism took a firm step to set out a direction for the year. The Body has stepped up the pace of implementation by simultaneously launching work to develop methodological tools and guidelines while also gathering input on concerns raised by Parties in Dubai. This dual approach aims to progress the work while developing further documents for consideration at COP29 in Baku. "The implementation of a…

04 Dec

Global security depends on ambitious climate action

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By Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission “Present trends are racing our planet down a dead-end 3°C temperature rise”, explained UN Secretary-General António Guterres recently. If we do not act decisively, climate change will pose an existential threat for humanity in coming decades. It is already a major risk multiplier for conflict and instability. Since 2008, floods and heatwaves have led to the forcible displacement of more than 20 million people every year according to UNHCR. According to the World Bank, by 2050, more than one billion…

04 Dec

UAE to construct East Africa’s biggest Wind Farm in Ethiopia

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The Somali region of Ethiopia is set to become home to a massive 300-megawatt wind power plant, with a projected cost of $600 million. The agreement for the construction of this wind power station was signed in side line of COP28 event by Finance Minister Ahmed Shede and the United Arab Emirates Power Company in Dubai. Located in the Aisha zone of the Somali region, this wind power plant will have the capacity to generate 300 megawatts of power.The project will be spearheaded by AMEA Power, a company based in the United Arab Emirates. Once completed, this wind farm will…

30 Nov

COP28 Opens in Dubai with Calls for Accelerated Action against Climate Crisis

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The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 will opened today with a resounding call to accelerate collective climate action. The conference takes place in what is already known to be the hottest year ever recorded in human history and as the impacts of the climate crisis wreak unprecedented havoc on human life and livelihoods around the world. COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), from 30 November to 12 December 2023, is a decisive moment to act on climate commitments and prevent the worst impacts of climate change. UAE has the presidency for COP28, with Dr Sultan Al Jaber as…