MOSCOW (AA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that at least a dozen countries are interested in joining the emerging economies’ bloc BRICS. “Interest in this global association is very, very high and continues to grow. It’s not just Algeria, Argentina, and Iran. In fact, there are more than a dozen such ...
LUSAKA, Zambia (AA) – Zambia has made a clarion call to the UN climate change conference COP27 for developed countries to pledge $100 billion in annual financing to beat climate change in Africa. “As Chair of the African group of negotiators here at the conference, we feel that we have to address the key issues […]
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt (AFP): German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has urged COP27 participants not to lose sight of renewable energy targets despite the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “There must not be a worldwide renaissance of fossil fuels,” Scholz said in a speech at COP27 summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. “And for ...
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt (AFP): The United Nations has unveiled a five-year plan to build a global early warning system for deadly extreme weather events amplified by climate change. The price tag — a relatively modest $3.1 billion– is a small price to pay for proven methods that can save millions of lives, UN chief […]
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AA) – The UN Secretary General has urged developed and emerging countries to form a Climate Solidarity Pact to reduce emissions this decade in line with the 1.5-degree target. Speaking at the start of the high-level COP27 Climate Implementation Summit on Monday, Antonio Guterres said that humanity has a choice to ...
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt (AFP): French President Emmanuel Macron has urged the United States, China and other wealthy non-European nations to pay their fair share to help developing countries deal with climate change. “We need the United States and China to step up” on emissions cuts and financial aid, Macron told French and African ...
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt (AFP): Simon Stiell, the UN’s climate change executive secretary, has said he would not be a “custodian of backsliding” on the goal of slashing greenhouse emissions 45 percent by 2030 to cap global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius above late 19th-century levels. “We will be holding people to account...
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (AA) – The UN climate summit COP27 kicked off Sunday in Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh. Taking place from Nov. 6-18, more than 40,000 participants have been registered for this year’s summit to discuss ways to lessen the negative impacts of climate change and adapting to its repercussions. […...
Cairo, Egypt (AFP): Leaders of a divided world meet in Egypt on Monday tasked with taming the terrifying juggernaut of global warming as they face gale-force geopolitical crosswinds, including the war in Ukraine and economic turmoil. Expectations are high from a world justifiably anxious about its climate-addled future as deadly floods, heat w...
BERLIN (AA) – The Group of Seven countries urged Iran on Friday to stop the repression of protesters and release those that have been detained in recent weeks. “We further condemn the brutal and disproportionate use of force against peaceful protesters and children. We urge Iranian authorities to honor their international obligatio...
