Alok Sharma

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Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, the Emirati Minister of State and the CEO of Abu Dhabi's state-run Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., attends the opening ceremony of the ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi, UAE on Nov. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

COP28 climate talks to be led by UAE oil company chief

The United Arab Emirates on Thursday, January 12, 2023, named a veteran technocrat who both leads Abu Dhabi's state-run oil company and oversees its renewable energy efforts to be the president of the upcoming United Nations climate negotiations in Dubai, highlighting the balancing act ahead for this crude-producing nation.

By Jon Gambrell | News, Politics | January 12th 2023

From left to right, COP26 president Alok Sharma, German climate envoy Jennifer Morgan and Canadian Climate Minister Steven Guilbeault speak at a COP27 event in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Photo by John Woodside / Canada's National Observer

Canada announces millions of dollars in new climate finance for developing countries

Canada is announcing millions of dollars in new climate finance for developing countries. But advocates warn symbolic donations are no replacement for the new financial tools delegates are negotiating at COP27.

Negotiating survival

By John Woodside | News, Politics | November 10th 2022

A woman scoops water in a dry riverbed near Kataboi village in remote Turkana in northern Kenya. Photo by DFID - UK Department for International Development/ Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Funding needed for climate disasters has jumped more than 800% in 20 years

Only about half the funds required are being provided by rich countries, according to a report by Oxfam.

Race Against Climate Change

By Arthur Nelson | News | June 13th 2022

Rich countries are putting the planet at risk for modest gains in human welfare, while poor countries are living within their ecological means but losing out in life expectancy and energy access. Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh / Climate Visuals Countdown

Worldwide demand for coal could hit all-time high in 2022

Electricity from coal plants has risen by nine per cent this year to fuel economic recovery from COVID, the International Energy Agency says.

By Jillian Ambrose | News, Energy | December 20th 2021

China urges rich nations to take the lead on coal phase-out

After dilution of COP26 wording, China says developing nations cannot make the green transition without support.

Race Against Climate Change

By Vincent Ni | News, Politics | November 18th 2021

COP26 president Alok Sharma speaks during the Unifying for Change: The Global Youth Voice event at COP26 on Nov. 5, 2021. Photo by Karwai Tang / U.K. government (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

At UN climate summit, all eyes turn to nailing down Article 6

The United Kingdom wants to close COP26 with the rules of the Paris Agreement finalized. But a thorny section called Article 6 has pitted countries against each other for years.

COP26: Uniting the World to Tackle Climate Change

By John Woodside | News, Ottawa Insider | November 10th 2021

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, prepares for a group photo inside the venue of the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP)

Climate talks president says there is little time left to reach a deal

The United Nations climate summit in Glasgow has made “some serious toddler steps” toward cutting emissions but far from the giant leaps needed to limit global warming to internationally accepted goals, two new analyses and top officials said on Tuesday, November 9, 2021.

Race Against Climate Change

By Seth Borenstein, Aniruddha Ghosal & Frank Jordans | News, Politics | November 10th 2021

30,000 sign petition urging Trudeau government to end thermal coal exports by 2023

The groups behind the push say the federal government's current promise of ending exports by 2030 isn't soon enough to keep global warming below 1.5 C.

COP26: Uniting the World to Tackle Climate Change

By Cloe Logan | News | November 4th 2021

It’s about us, say young delegates, so include us in the decision-making

The young people involved in the UN’s official youth constituency group have published a list of policy demands months in the making and are trying to get in the ear of as many world leaders as possible at COP26.

COP26: Uniting the World to Tackle Climate Change

By Morgan Sharp | News, Next Gen Insider | November 2nd 2021

In this Oct. 29, 2021, file photo, attendees wait for registration to enter the venue where the U.N. climate conference will be held in Glasgow, Scotland. File photo by The Associated Press/Matt Dunham

As COVID cases rise, some activists fearful of climate talks

Climate activist Lavetanalagi Seru has been watching COVID-19 case numbers rise in the U.K. ahead of the U.N. climate conference beginning on Sunday, October 31, 2021, and it scares him — even though he’s been vaccinated and is only 29.

Race Against Climate Change

By Danica Kirka | News, Politics | October 30th 2021

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