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John Dennehy

John Dennehy

Senior Reporter
John is a senior reporter based in the UAE and has reported extensively across the country and Middle East - from the UN climate change talks to stories about abandoned Soviet-era planes in the Northern Emirates. He is particularly interested in documenting how major issues affect people's everyday lives. John has hosted a podcast at The National and frequently appears on its weekly online show, A Closer Look. He has also written a book on the First World War.
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Co27 is continuing at Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. EPA
Can Cop27 still succeed? These top negotiators say there's still time

Delegates working flat out to agree on draft deal but time is running out

Cop28November 15, 2022
Ruslan Strilets, Ukraine's minister of environmental protection and natural resources, speaks at the Ukraine Pavilion during the Cop27 climate summit in Egypt. AP
Russian efforts to promote its interests at Cop27 will fail, says Ukraine minister

Ruslan Strilets says most of the 'civilised world' has already made its judgment

Cop27November 15, 2022
James Sternlicht, co-founder of The Peace Department, and Archbishop Seraphim Kykkotis of the Greek Orthodox Church at a meeting of multi-faith leaders at Cop27. Photo: Israeli Pavilion
Climate action will happen when people say 'enough', religious leaders tell Cop27

If governments will not act then ordinary people must change their lives, climate conference hears

Cop28November 14, 2022
A police officer stands in front of the entrance of the Sharm El Sheikh International Convention Centre during the COP27 climate summit in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt November 9, 2022. REUTERS / Emilie Madi
Cop27: summit set for crucial final week with hopes hinging on talks leading to action

The conference in Sharm El Sheikh has reached the half-way point

Cop27November 13, 2022
Funds will go towards projects that can help to tackle climate change, prepare for its effects and lift people out of poverty. Photo: Aim for Climate
UAE and US in $8bn drive to prepare agriculture for climate change

Fund announces at Cop27 that it has doubled its existing commitment, from $4bn

UAENovember 11, 2022
Ukraine's pavilion at the UN Climate Change Conference.
Ukraine's sombre pavilion at Cop27 reflects the pain and hope of its people

Country's first ever pavilion at the UN climate conference has been popular among delegates

Cop27November 10, 2022
China's chief climate negotiator Xie Zhenhua at the Cop27 climate summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Reuters
China willing to play its part on loss and damage, climate envoy says

But China later said this would not involve contributing cash

Cop27November 09, 2022
Bystanders look on as floodwaters rage past a damaged building in an area of Freetown after landslides struck the capital of Sierra Leone in mid-2017. The floods led to the deaths of more than 1,000 people. AFP
African countries at Cop27 say the time for talk is over

Issue of 'loss and damage' is causing heated debate at the climate summit, countries say

Cop28November 09, 2022
Somalis displaced by drought settle at a camp. Less than 2 per cent of global climate finance is devoted to helping small farmers cope with climate change. AP
Gates Foundation announces $1.4bn drive to help small farms

Funds will help those most vulnerable - yet most vital - to world food security adapt to climate change

Cop27November 07, 2022
Majid Al Suwaidi, director general of the UAE-hosted Cop28, speaks at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week in October. Victor Besa / The National
World leaders 'must deliver' at Cop27, says lead UAE official

Majid Al Suwaidi, director general of next year's summit, said there must be results in Egypt

Cop27November 07, 2022
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks during the opening session of the COP27 climate summit, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt November 7, 2022. REUTERS / Mohammed Salem
El Sisi opens climate summit with plea for flexibility

Nearly 50 heads of state and prime ministers will address the summit in Sharm El Sheikh on Monday

MENANovember 07, 2022
Alok Sharma, president of the COP26 climate summit, speaks at the COP27 U. N. Climate Summit, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo / Peter Dejong)
'How many wake-up calls does the world need?' Cop27 opens in Egypt

Summit begins in Sharm El Sheikh with early win for poorer nations as key funding item is added to agenda

Cop27November 06, 2022
A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency of the 27th UN Climate Change Conference shows the illumination of Khafre Pyramid, one of the three ancient pyramids of Giza, on November 5, 2022. - Expectations are running high as leaders and diplomats from nearly 200 countries are set to gather for the November 6-18 COP27 conference, in a world justifiably anxious about its climate-addled future as deadly floods, heat waves and storms across the planet track with worst-case climate scenarios. (Photo by Egyptian Presidency of COP27 / AFP) / == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY OF COP27" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ==
Cop27: here's what success would look like at the Egypt climate summit

Finance and compensation expected to dominate two weeks of tough talks in Sharm-El-Sheikh

Cop28November 06, 2022
Steam rises from the coal-fired power plant Niederaussem, Germany, as the sun rises on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. The COP27 U. N. Climate Summit is set to take place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, beginning Sunday, Nov. 6. (AP Photo / Michael Probst)
Cop27: Four things to watch out for at Egypt's climate summit

Leaders are battling soaring food and energy costs ahead of key gathering

Cop27November 05, 2022
A drone shot of the recently uncovered monastery in Umm Al Quwain. Photo: Umm Al Quwain's Department of Tourism and Archaeology
Ancient Christian monastery discovered in Umm Al Quwain

Site included a church, dining hall, cisterns and cells for the monks where they spent time in solitude

HeritageNovember 03, 2022
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