Nearly 200 countries adopted climate summit of Dubai an agreement that different world leaders described as “historical” since, with nuances, it guides the world to begin to leave behind the fossil fuels. These are some of the keys to understanding the ‘Global Balance’ and what it implies: Global stocktaking The text is the first ‘Global […]
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COP28 enters fully into the discussion on the future of fossil fuels
The future of fuels fossils dominated the discussions of the COP28 in Dubai, where OPEC asked its members to oppose any critical mention of these energy sources in the final declaration of the conference. COP28, in the words of the president of the event, the Emirati Sultan al Jaber, could be “the one that changes […]
Key question at COP28: reduce or eliminate fossil fuels?
After several days in which they touched on different aspects of the heatingnegotiators dedicated themselves on Tuesday to the difficult task of confronting the main cause of the planet’s overheating: fossil fuels. As scientists, activists and United Nations officials spelled out the need to phase out coal, oil and natural gas consumption, the conference in […]
Pollution clouds the sky over Dubai, where COP28 is being held
The horizon of Dubai was obscured on Sunday by a polluting layer described as “unhealthy”the same day in which the conference of the climate of the UN (COP28) celebrated a day dedicated to health. The particle concentration index reached 155 micrograms per m3, according to WAQI.info, a local website that serves to stay informed in […]
Ice in Antarctica retreated 1.5 million square kilometers in September
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The frozen surface of the sea in the Antarctica fell 1.5 million square kilometers this September with respect to the average in a similar month in the past, revealed this Monday the secretary general of the UNAntónio Guterres, who has just returned from a trip to the white continent. That area is equivalent to the […]
Tensions to save the objective of limiting climate change, one month before COP28
Confronted with the growing effects of global warming Already a concatenation of geopolitical crises, countries work to resolve their differences regarding the fossil fuels and North-South solidarity one month before COP28 in Dubai. Four weeks before the 28th edition of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (November 30 to December 12), which should officially declare […]
IEA: Global demand for oil, gas and coal will peak in 2030
The global demand for fossil fuels will peak in 2030 as sales of electric cars rise and the Chinese economy grows more slowly and shifts toward cleaner energy, the agency said. International Energy Agency (IEA). The IEA report, which advises industrialized countries, contrasts with the opinion of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), which […]
Thousands of people in New York ask to end fossil fuels
With our sights set on the presence of more than 140 world leaders at the General Assembly of the UN In this week that begins, thousands of people asked for Sunday in NY the end of the fossil fuels in the face of the emergency climate change. “Biden, end fossil fuels”, “We can’t eat money”, […]
California sues oil giants for environmental damage
The state of California, in USAfiled a lawsuit against five of the world’s largest oil companies, alleging that they caused billions of dollars in damages and deceived people by downplaying the climate risks of fossil fuels. The lawsuit, revealed by The New York Times and confirmed by the state governor, joins many others filed by […]
The G20 avoids calling for the abandonment of fossil fuels in its declaration
The leaders of the G20meeting in New Delhi, avoided calling for abandoning the fossil fuelsdespite the fact that his statement released this Saturday contains warnings about the climate crisis. The leaders of the forum recognized the importance of “accelerate efforts to eliminate coal as an energy source”after a UN report noted that the abandonment of […]