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UAE-US agriculture initiative doubles fund to $17 billion
AIM for Climate now has more than 600 partners around the globe, Cop28 summit told
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All parties involved must ensure climate financing demand and supply is met, said Rania Al-Mashat, Egypt's Minister of International Co-operation. Photo: World Economic Forum
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Country platforms can push forward climate action, Egypt says
Campaigners at the Cop28 climate summit in Dubai call for major polluters to be taxed. AFPAirlines must pay for their pollution, activists say at Cop28
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Cobalt, a mineral in demand for the energy transition industry, is mostly found on culturally significant land for indigenous communities. AFPIndigenous leaders voice concern at Cop28 over green mining expansion
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Guohua Power Station, a coal-fired power plant, in Dingzhou, China. Carbon credits have been discussed at Cop28. APRegulators and industry bodies forge carbon trading framework at Cop28
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The global cooling pledge was agreed on at Cop28. ReutersCop28 action plan could reduce global cooling emissions by 96%
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Dubai is the host of the Cop28 summit. The emirate is committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2050. Getty ImagesDubai sets out plans for 50 per cent emissions cut by 2030
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Antonio Guterres urges Security Council on Friday to spare no effort to push for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire
Palestinian children stand on a vehicle, as displaced Palestinians seek water, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, southern Gaza Strip, December 8, 2023. REUTERS / Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Palestinian men are stripped to their underpants and paraded through a square once used by Hamas in Gaza's Beit Lahia. Photo: Emanuel Fabian / XFamilies express anger after Israel parades Gazan men in underwear
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People in Yemen visit the Galaxy Leader cargo ship, seized by the Houthis in the Red Sea last month. EPASpecial envoy to Yemen visits Middle East as US cracks down on Houthis
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