The 28th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change – COP28 – reflects a challenge and an opportunity for the global community. The need for binding commitments to phase out all fossil fuels is more urgent than ever. All countries must transition to highly efficient renewable energy systems based on solar … Read More
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International Energy Agency’s Net Zero Energy Report and IEA Summit 2023
Heading to the International Energy Agency Climate and Energy Summit on October 2nd, in Spain and the United Nations Climate Change Conference in United Arab Emirates experts from Asia, Africa, North America, and Latin America provide insights from their region on how any new oil, gas, or coal extraction projects are incompatible with the 1.5ºC … Read More
We are not in an energy crisis, we are in a fossil fuel crisis” — advocates discuss status of fossil fuels at onset of COP27 climate negotiations
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT — COP27 is being held in Egypt as the world faces a number of interconnected crises: deepening climate impacts, widespread food shortages, sky-high energy prices, increasing inequality, and deadly conflict. As the UN climate negotiations begin, advocates today held a press conference to discuss a root cause of many of these challenges — the … Read More