COP28: Over 60 countries pledge to slash cooling emissions amid rising temperatures

With rising temperatures leading to demand for more air conditioners and other cooling equipment, a new UN report launched Tuesday at COP28 climate talks in Dubai lays out a pathway to cut emissions across the cooling sector worldwide.  https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2023/12/1144382
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COP28: Over 60 countries pledge to slash cooling emissions amid rising temperatures
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‘Close the climate ambition gap’ says UN chief ahead of COP28

‘Close the climate ambition gap’ says UN chief ahead of COP28

14 Nov 2023

The COP28 climate conference held in Dubai later this month “must be the place to urgently close the climate ambition gap”, as emissions continue to rise and climate chaos intensifies, UN chief António Guterres insisted on Tuesday.

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Stop ‘kicking the can down the road,’ UN chief urges COP28 deal on phaseout of fossil fuels

Stop ‘kicking the can down the road,’ UN chief urges COP28 deal on phaseout of fossil fuels

11 Dec 2023

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday urged a deal at COP28 on the phaseout of fossil fuels, telling negotiators that “now is the time for maximum ambition and maximum flexibility,” as UN climate talks in Dubai head into the home stretch.

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Science points to ‘climate collapse’ as UN chief calls COP28 to action

Science points to ‘climate collapse’ as UN chief calls COP28 to action

30 Nov 2023

The world is heating up at an unprecedented pace, new climate data shows, and leaders gathered for the COP28 conference which opened in Dubai on Thursday must get us out of “deep trouble”, UN chief António Guterres said.