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Pope hopes Cop28 will reach binding deals
In an update to his landmark 2015 thesis on climate change, Pontiff warns of world 'collapsing' due to global warming
The revised text by Pope Francis was published on Wednesday on the feast day of St Francis of Assisi. EPA
European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevicius told The National the UAE can lead the conversation on green energy transition. EPAEU official says UAE can lead discussion on green energy switch
Europe
Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Cop28 President-designate, speaks during the Changemakers' Majlis. Photo: Cop28 / XCop28 head calls for energy sector to act on green goals
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Dr Sultan Al Jaber said a phase-down of unabated fossil fuels is inevitable. APDr Sultan Al Jaber says 'North Star' of Cop28 will be 1.5°C goal
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Masdar, the UAE’s clean energy powerhouse, and PLN Nusantara Power in Indonesia have signed an agreement to expand South-east Asia’s largest floating solar plant. Photo: MasdarIt’s the markets few expect that may stand out at Cop28
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Majid Al Futtaim owns and operates Dubai's Mall of the Emirates and the City Centre chain of malls in the region. Pawan Singh / The NationalMajid Al Futtaim's start-up accelerator focuses on ClimateTech
Start-Ups
Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and Cop28 President-designate, at the Friends of Paris High-Level Dialogue meeting in Beijing this week. WamChina backs UAE as Cop28 host
Climate
Razan Al Mubarak with Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim. Photo: Cop28Cop28 presidency to ensure indigenous voices are heard at talks
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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - September 26, 2023: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (R), stands for a photograph with HE Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (L), prior to a meeting, at Al Shati Palace.

( Mohamed Al Hammadi / UAE Presidential Court )
---Dutch PM pledges to work with UAE to deliver results at Cop28
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IN DEPTH
Cop28 will be held in Dubai from November 30 to December 12. EPAWhat to expect at Cop28? Guide to the daily agenda
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John Dennehy and Rory Reynolds discuss why the global food crisis will be high on the agenda at Cop28. Photo: The NationalA Closer Look: Why the food crisis will take centre stage at Cop28
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Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and President-designate of Cop28, met ministers in Brussels on Thursday. Photo: Cop28 UAE / TwitterDr Sultan Al Jaber reveals UAE's four-pillar plan for Cop28
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The Sustainability Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, where Cop28 will be held later this year. EPACop28's secret sauce? Call it the UAE effect
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MULTIMEDIA
Al Wasl Dome Plaza in Expo City Dubai. The site will host the Cop28 climate summit later this year. Ruel Pableo / The National
CLIMATE
ENVIRONMENT
ROAD TO NET ZERO
FOOD SECURITY
ADQ's AgTech Park in Kezad. Photo: WamADQ and Safe Haven launch greenhouse project to bolster food security
Technology
Rice shortage ruled out in UAE despite India export ban
UAE
Food crisis is closely linked to climate crisis, says senior UN official
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Ukraine grain ban extension would be 'unacceptable' says Zelenskyy
Europe
Ukraine to send grain by rail as Russia ends Black Sea deal
Europe
SUSTAINABILITY
Rana Hajirasouli speaks during the One Young World Summit 2023 in Belfast. PAUAE net-zero champion looks to reduce UK waste
UK
Mawlynnong is still cleaning up as Asia's tidiest village
Weekend
Emirati environmentalist, aged 11, aims to inspire his peers
Environment
Sharjah Police add Emirati-made electric bikes to save on fuel costs
UAE
Art Jameel launches two grants to address climate crisis
Art & Design
GLOBAL WARMING
A construction worker takes a drink of water in Riyadh as temperatures soar. AFPTemperatures to reach up to 50ºC across Saudi Arabia this week
Gulf
World on fire: What Mediterranean heatwave says about climate change
Weekend
Wildfires break out in north-western Tunisian city as extreme hot weather continues
Tunisia
Tunisian workers complain of conditions as heatwave hits
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Hotter than Dubai: Parts of Europe bake in high temperatures
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Wind turbines at Masdar's wind farm on Sir Bani Yas Island, in Abu Dhabi. ReutersUAE wind energy programme, 112 killed in Syrian drone attack – Trending
Trending Middle East
The 2030 World Cup hosts have been named. ReutersWorld Cup hosts named, Jordan protests over Al Aqsa Mosque - Trending
Trending Middle East
UAE's first woman astronaut Nora Al Matrooshi seen in her spacewalk gear at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston, Texas, during her spacewalk training.First female Emirati to head to space, US speaker ousted - Trending
Trending Middle East
FILE PHOTO: U. S.  Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not pictured) meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, June 7, 2023.  Bandar Algaloud / Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court / Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY / File PhotoHow a Saudi-Israeli agreement could transform the region
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