COP28

World risks focusing on the wrong things at Cop28
Bloomberg Special

World risks focusing on the wrong things at Cop28

Instead of fights over phrases such as “phase out fossil fuels,” the United Nations climate conference should zero in on ways to scale climate solutions faster

This is not only a question of political wishful thinking but also a good economics Photo: Reuters
Europe

EU to seek virtual elimination of fossil fuels at COP28

A general view shows the plenary hall during an international replenishment conference for the United Nations Green Climate Fund in Bonn, Germany, October 5, 2023. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
World+Biz

Shortfall in climate change cash grows ahead of COP28

FILE PHOTO: United Arab Emirates' Industry Minister Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber speaks during the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, October 31, 2022. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky
World+Biz

COP28 president says oil companies support 2050 net-zero goal

Activists mark the start of Climate Week in New York during a demonstration calling for the US government to take action on climate change and reject the use of fossil fuels in New York City, New York, US, on 17 September 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
World+Biz

After UN meeting, countries brace for COP28 fossil fuel fight

Ngagati Namaiduk from the Maasai pastoralist community affected by the worsening drought due to the failed rainy season, walks past his emaciated cattle during a dried-hay feeding program at their manyatta (traditional homestead) near Ilbisil settlement of Kajiado, Kenya October 17, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo/File Photo
Climate Change

African leaders seek united front to press green growth goals

A member of the civil society holds a placard as others queue during a peaceful protest against the continent's inaugural climate summit, marching against the use of fossil fuels in the region while demanding that governments and industries transition to renewable energy in Nairobi, Kenya September 4, 2023. REUTERS/John Muchucha
Climate Change

Hundreds of millions of dollars pledged for African carbon credits at climate summit

File Photo of Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Momen pledges Dhaka's all possible support for COP28

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry testifies before a House Foreign Affairs Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee hearing on the State Department's climate budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 13, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
World+Biz

US, China envoys aim to revive climate diplomacy

MPs' roundtable seeks UK-Bangladesh joint efforts ahead of COP28
Bangladesh

MPs' roundtable seeks UK-Bangladesh joint efforts ahead of COP28

FILE PHOTO: United Arab Emirates' Industry Minister Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber speaks during the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, October 31, 2022. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky
Bangladesh

COP28 presidency releases ambitious, inclusive plan to fast-track the energy transition and supercharge climate finance

UAE Minister for Climate and the Environment Mariam Almheiri is pictured during an interview with Reuters in Washington, US, 9 May, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis
World+Biz

World not ready yet to 'switch off' fossil fuels, COP28 host UAE says

UAE's Minister of State and CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Sultan ahmed al-Jaber speaks during the opening ceremony of the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) in Abu Dhabi on November 11, 2019.Photographer: AFP/Getty Images
Bloomberg Special

An oil exec running COP? this isn't a joke