Communities on US LNG front line ask Biden to reject export terminal | Business and Economy

Communities on US LNG front line ask Biden to reject export terminal | Business and Economy

Travis Dardar, a fisherman and member of the Isle de Jean Charles Tribal Community off the coast of Louisiana, has twice been displaced by fossil fuels. Rising sea levels forced him and his tribal nation to move in 2016 from the island where they had settled in the 1830s to…

‘We are resilient’: Mauritius slowly consolidates ecotourism gains | Environment

‘We are resilient’: Mauritius slowly consolidates ecotourism gains | Environment

Île d’Ambre, Mauritius – It is said to be the place where the last dodo was sighted. Yet, today, Île d’Ambre, an islet off the northeastern coast of Mauritius fringed by bright green mangroves, stands as a symbol, not of extinction, but of survival. As guide Patrick Haberland explains, vast…

Cyclone Michaung nears southern Indian states, water enters Chennai airport | Weather News

Cyclone Michaung nears southern Indian states, water enters Chennai airport | Weather News

At least four people have died, factories have closed and the runway of one of India’s busiest airports lies submerged due to torrential rain, as two southern Indian states brace for the impact of a severe cyclone. Cyclone Michaung was expected to make landfall on the coast of the southern…

Will the world continue to prioritise profits over the environment? | Climate Crisis

Will the world continue to prioritise profits over the environment? | Climate Crisis

As world leaders gather for COP28, young people are left to bear the brunt of the lack of action by those in control. As the planet hits record temperatures year by year, world leaders are meeting in Dubai for the COP28 summit with a large task at hand: lowering greenhouse…

COP28’s UAE president defends climate science comments | Climate News

COP28’s UAE president defends climate science comments | Climate News

Sultan al-Jaber hits out at ‘repeated attempts to undermine’ the work of the COP28 presidency in Dubai.      The Emirati head of the United Nations climate conference has insisted that he respects climate science after he came under fire over a leaked video in which he questioned the science…

Oil companies pledge to lower methane emissions at COP28 | Climate Crisis News

Oil companies pledge to lower methane emissions at COP28 | Climate Crisis News

Fifty oil companies representing nearly half of global production have pledged to reach near-zero methane emissions and end routine flaring in their operations by 2030, but environmental groups have called it a “smokescreen”. Sultan al-Jaber, the president of the United Nations climate summit (COP28) held in Dubai this year, made…

Climate disaster fund approved at UN’s COP28 climate summit | Climate News

Climate disaster fund approved at UN’s COP28 climate summit | Climate News

The United Nation’s annual climate summit is under way in Dubai, with world leaders approving a climate disaster fund that will help vulnerable nations cope with the impact of drought, floods and rising seawater. The agreement marked a “positive signal of momentum” at the start of the 2023 conference –…

COP28 president denies UAE using UN climate talks to seek oil deals | Climate News

COP28 president denies UAE using UN climate talks to seek oil deals | Climate News

An investigation finds the Emirati president of the talks, who is also an oil executive, is using his role to push fossil fuel deals. The Emirati president of the United Nations climate conference in Dubai has denied reports that he has used his role at the negotiations to pursue fossil…