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Starvation fears as flood toll passes 900 in Indonesia

Ruinous floods and landslides have killed more than 900 people on Indonesia's island of Sumatra, the country's disaster management agency said Saturday, with fears that starvation could send the toll even higher.

Starvation fears as more heavy rain threaten flood-ruined Indonesia

Further heavy rain threatened Indonesia's flood-ravaged island of Sumatra on Saturday as the governor of one hard-hit province warned that the death toll could climb beyond 883 because of starvation.

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UN climate summit runs overtime as fury mounts on fossil fuels

The world's climate negotiators on Tuesday haggled beyond a host-imposed deadline for a deal as at-risk nations voiced fury over a proposed compromise that stops short of phasing out fossil fuels.

Climate summit narrows ambition on fossil fuels, alarming greens

The Emirati head of COP28 climate talks on Monday proposed a compromise on the future of fossil fuels, endorsing a major reduction but not calling for their phase-out, in an 11th-hour bid for consensus that outraged environmentalists who hoped for a historic turning point.

'Race against time': Climate talks in last push to end fossil fuels

UN leaders on Monday urged an end to obstruction hours before a deadline for a deal at a climate summit in Dubai, as oil producers resisted historic calls for the world to wind down fossil fuels.

'Not a minute to lose': Clock ticks on fossil fuel deal at climate summit

The UN climate chief on Monday urged an end to obstruction a day before the deadline for a deal at a summit in Dubai, with oil producers resisting historic calls for the world to wind down fossil fuels.

UN climate talks home in on fossil fuel deal

UN climate talks enter their endgame on Monday as negotiators seek to convince an increasingly isolated Saudi Arabia and other holdouts to give up their opposition to a historic phase-out of fossil fuels.

Saudis, Iraq stand firm as COP28 targets fossil fuels

Saudi Arabia and Iraq stood their ground at UN climate talks on Sunday as pressure mounted for nations to agree on a phase-out of fossil fuels at COP28 in Dubai.

'Time to deliver': pressure grows for climate deal in Dubai

The president of the UN's COP28 climate talks urged negotiators to compromise on Sunday, warning "failure is not an option" as efforts to reach a deal on phasing out fossil fuels met resistance from top oil exporter Saudi Arabia.

'Urgency of action': pressure grows for COP28 climate deal

UN climate talks negotiators were under growing pressure on Sunday as the deadline nears to strike a new global deal aimed at keeping global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 75

On December 10, 1948, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the hope of creating a better world after the horrors of World War II.

Deforestation hits record low in Brazilian Amazon in November

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon hit a record low for the month of November, according to figures released Friday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government touted its environmental record at the UN climate talks.

UN talks look for deal on winding down fossil fuels

Negotiators were searching for a compromise on phasing out fossil fuels at UN climate talks Friday as momentum gathered to strike an historic deal in Dubai.

UN climate talks chief pushes for rapid deal

The head of UN climate talks pressed nations Friday to move fast to deliver an "unprecedented" pact on tackling global warming, as negotiators scrambled to bridge differences over phasing out fossil fuels.

UN climate talks chief pushes for rapid draft deal

The head of the UN climate summit pressed nations Friday to strike a deal as talks resumed after a break, with only four days left for negotiators to iron out differences over the fate of fossil fuels.

To the moo-n: cow dung fuels Japan's space ambitions

Japan's space industry opened potentially an udder-ly new chapter on Thursday with a start-up testing a prototype rocket engine that runs on fuel derived purely from a plentiful local source: cow dung.

Insured disaster losses to again top $100 bn: Swiss Re

Insured losses from natural catastrophes will pass the $100-billion threshold for the fourth year running in 2023, reinsurance giant Swiss Re said Thursday.

'Unabated': a word to split the world at COP28

The outcome of the most important climate negotiations in years could rest on the ambiguity surrounding one linchpin term, according to experts: "unabated fossil fuels".

Got to have faith: religion finds its moment at COP28

From meditation to spiritual guidance to indigenous hymns, the vibe in the "faith pavilion" at COP28 is a little different to elsewhere at the high-stakes UN climate talks in Dubai.

Building blocks? Cutting pollution from steel, concrete and aluminium

They hold modern life together in everything from airplane parts to apartment blocks, but steel, concrete and aluminium come with a hefty climate cost that the world could be paying for decades.

Record fossil fuel lobbyists as climate talks face off hardens

Battle lines on coal, oil and gas hardened at the UN climate talks on Tuesday where activists said a record number of fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber nearly every delegation in Dubai.

Climate change by numbers

As countries try to hammer out a response to climate change at the COP28 talks in Dubai, here are some key figures about how fossil fuels have warmed our world.

COP28 fossil fuel battle hardens despite new warning on warming

Battle lines on fossil fuels hardened at UN climate talks on Tuesday despite scientists warning that global warming could breach the 1.5C threshold within seven years.

Saudi Arabia says 'absolutely not' to oil phase down at COP28

Saudi Arabia's energy minister has slammed the door shut to agreeing to phase down fossil fuels at the UN's COP28 climate talks, setting the stage for difficult negotiations in Dubai.

World could breach 1.5C warming threshold in 7 years: study

The world may cross the crucial 1.5C global warming threshold in seven years as fossil fuel CO2 emissions continue to rise, scientists warned Tuesday, urging countries at the COP28 talks to "act now" on coal, oil and gas pollution.

Saudi Arabia says 'absolutely not' to oil phaseout at COP28

Saudi Arabia's energy minister has slammed the door shut on agreeing to phase out fossil fuels at the UN's COP28 climate talks, setting the stage for difficult negotiations in Dubai.

'Unintended consequences': friction at COP28 over green trade

Inside the negotiating rooms and on the sidelines of the COP28 climate talks, simmering tensions over wealthy countries' "green trade" policies have been bubbling to the surface, with developing nations fearful they will be penalised.

Controversial carbon credits flood COP28, yet still no rules

The COP28 climate talks have been flooded with announcements hyping controversial carbon credits before rules for them have been hammered out, with environmental groups fearing "greenwashing" on a massive scale.

COP28's UAE chair says 'we respect' climate science

The Emirati head of the UN climate conference insisted on Monday that he respects climate science after he came under fire over a leaked video in which he questions the science on fossil fuels.

COP28's UAE president says 'we respect' climate science

The Emirati president of the UN's COP28 talks said Monday he respects climate science, after a leaked video showed him declaring that no science says phasing out fossil fuel will achieve climate goals.

Rains pound southern India ahead of cyclone

Rains lashed southern India's city of Chennai on Monday ahead of the landfall of a powerful cyclone, with a crocodile spotted swimming the streets and cars floating away.

COP28: Trying to save the planet in 'Disneyworld' crowds

COP28 in Dubai is the biggest UN climate summit ever. But the victims of its success are the thousands of delegates, observers and lobbyists who have to wait in long winding queues every day at the entry to the giant site on the edge of the desert.

Tens of thousands march for climate in Brussels

Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Brussels on Sunday to demand urgent action against climate change as world leaders gathered for crunch COP28 talks in the United Arab Emirates.

At COP28, Al Gore takes aim at host UAE's emissions

Armed with satellite images of pipelines, former US vice president and climate champion Al Gore singled out the emissions of the United Arab Emirates at the COP28 talks in the oil-rich monarchy on Sunday.

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