What it means for an oil producing country, the UAE, to host U.N. climate talks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — World leaders, climate activists, scientists, business executives and a slew of lobbyists are in Dubai for the annual United Nations climate negotiations. The talks, known as COP28, are…#uae #dubai #unitedarabemirates #unitednations #sultanaljaber #masdar #abudhabi #adnoc #fahrenheit #gulfarab (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dutch-led coalition moves to phase out fossil fuel subsidies at COP28
Activists participate in a demonstration against fossil fuels, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights DUBAI, Dec 9 (Reuters) - A Dutch-led coalition of a dozen nations…#dubai #unitedarabemirates #dutch #unitednations #glasgow #robjetten #austria #belgium #costarica #denmark (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What is carbon capture and why does it keep coming up at COP28?
FILE - A liquid carbon dioxide containment unit stands outside the fabrication building of Glenwood Mason Supply Company, April 18, 2023, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) The future of fossil fuels is at the center of the United Nations climate summit in Dubai,…#brooklyn #apphoto #johnminchillo #unitednations #dubai #fatihbirol #karlhausker #jenniferpettridge #globalcarbonproject #iea (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
There ’s Life Yet in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The United Nations General Assembly approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Dec. 10, 1948, without a single dissenting vote (although Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the Soviet bloc countries abstained). Today that remarkable consensus, achieved in the wake of two world wars and…#saudiarabia #southafrica #soviet #universaldeclaration (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What is carbon capture and why does it keep coming up at COP28?
The future of fossil fuels that are warming the planet are at the core of negotiations at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai.#unitednations #dubai (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UN takes no immediate action at emergency meeting on Guyana-Venezuela dispute over oil-rich region
The United Nations Security Council took no immediate action at a closed emergency meeting requested by Guyana following Venezuela’s recent referendum claiming the vast oil- and mineral-rich Essequibo region that makes up a large part of its neighbor.#guyana #venezuela (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
U.S. vetoes UN resolution for cease-fire as Israel ramps up airstrikes in Gaza
The U.S. vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that called for a cease-fire in Gaza. The move came as the UN is ramping up already dire warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe if more aid isn't sent into Gaza soon. According to the Hamas-run health ministry, nearly 17,500 Palestinians…#gaza #hamas #palestinians #israeli #amnanawaz (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Climate change adaptation commitments so far lacking at COP28
Discussions for what’s known as the Global Goal on…#dubai #unitedarabemirates #unitednations #globalgoal #parisagreement #southafrica #amygiliamthorp #africa #fahrenheit #evelynachan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
There ’s Life Yet in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The United Nations General Assembly approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Dec. 10, 1948, without a single dissenting vote (although Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the Soviet bloc countries abstained). Today that remarkable consensus, achieved in the wake of two world wars and…#saudiarabia #southafrica #soviet #universaldeclaration (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
For Africans, the Climate Debate Around the Role of Livestock Misses the Mark
Traders take cattle to market in winter rain along the road to Woliso, Ethiopia. Credit: Apollo HabtamuBy Huyam Salih and Appolinaire DjikengNAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 8 2023 (IPS) Africa is contending with a climate crisis it did not create without sufficient recognition for the unique rights and needs of the world’s youngest and fastest-growing population. Not only is the continent least responsible for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, having historically produced just a tiny fraction, but it is also disproportionately impacted by the consequences of emissions generated elsewhere.
And when climate disasters such as cyclone...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Huyam Salih and Appolinaire Djikeng Tags: Africa Climate Action Climate Change Combating Desertification and Drought COP28 Education Environment Food Security and Nutrition Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Harmful Industry Blowing Smoke on Human Rights
Credit: World BankBy Mary Assunta and Irene ReyesBANGKOK, Thailand, Dec 8 2023 (IPS) As the world commemorates the 75th anniversary of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ( on Human Rights Day December 10), we turn the spotlight on a glaring contradiction the world is experiencing from a harmful industry. Despite causing 8 million annual deaths and a myriad of diseases, the tobacco industry has enjoyed six decades of the legal right to manufacture and sell its harmful products.
This travesty to human rights remains unaddressed with no admission of liability, compensation for victims, or withdrawal of the product...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mary Assunta and Irene Reyes Tags: Featured Global Headlines Health Human Rights IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
We need power to prescribe climate policy, IPCC scientists say
Exclusive: Five IPCC report authors say scientists should be allowed to make policy prescriptions and potentially oversee implementationSenior climate experts are calling for an overhaul of the structure and powers of the UN ’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in despair at the slow pace of climate action.Five lead authors of IPCC reports told the Guardian that scientists should be given the right to make policy prescriptions and, potentially, to oversee their implementation by the 195 states signed up to theUN framework convention on climate change (UNFCCC).Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 7, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Arthur Neslen Tags: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Climate crisis Global climate talks United Nations Climate science Environment World news Cop28 Source Type: news
COP28 talks shift into high gear when words and definitions matter
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The mood is about to shift, the hours grow longer and the already high sense of urgency somehow amp up even more as the United Nations climate summit heads into its final week. Every sentence, every word — especially those about the future elimination of…#dubai #unitedarabemirates #unitednations #davidwaskow #johnkerry #adnanamin #globalstocktake #fahrenheit #amin #jennifermorgan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nikki Haley misstated the link between TikTok usage and antisemitism. Here ’s what a study found
In a comment that puzzled many viewers, former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley during Wednesday’s Republican presidential candidate debate drew a linkage between TikTok usage and antisemitism. “We really need to ban TikTok once and for all,” she said. “For every 30 minutes that someone…#unitednations #nikkihaley #tiktok #prohamas #haley #nt #propalestinian #capitolhill #harvarduniversity #mit (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
COP28: Blockchain projects make push to decentralize climate markets
As the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) takes place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, many projects participated in the climate action effort by launching blockchain-powered initiatives. From Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, diplomats and leaders from across the globe are gathering at…#dubai #unitedarabemirates #expocity #hbarfoundation #unitednations #hederahashgraph #tii #abudhabis #atrc #najwaaaraj (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
