COP28 gets underway in Dubai with call for ‘terminal decline’ of the fossil fuel era

COP28 gets underway in Dubai with call for ‘terminal decline’ of the fossil fuel era

“We are taking baby steps and stepping far too slowly to work out the best responses to the complex climate impacts we are faced with,” Executive Secretary of UN Climate Change Simon Stiell told delegates gathered for COP28.  The 28th annual meeting known as ‘COP’ after the Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention…

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New round of plastics pollution treaty talks underway in Nairobi

New round of plastics pollution treaty talks underway in Nairobi

The urgency of this effort is underscored by the ongoing global plastic pollution crisis, where approximately 430 million tonnes of plastic are produced annually.  Around two-thirds of it is just thrown away, harming both the environment and the food chain. Convening for its third session, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) will focus on the so-called zero draft…

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Yemen: High stakes UN operation underway to avert catastrophic oil spill

Yemen: High stakes UN operation underway to avert catastrophic oil spill

The 19-day operation will pump more than one million barrels out of the rusting vessel, the Safer, which was abandoned over eight years ago, to a nearby replacement vessel. Secretary-General António Guterres said the UN has taken on the delicate operation as a spill would spell environmental catastrophe for the region. ‘Ticking time bomb’ “United…

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Sudan: Emergency seed distribution campaign underway as fighting continues

Sudan: Emergency seed distribution campaign underway as fighting continues

The agency plans to reach and assist over one million vulnerable farmers and their families, estimated at around five million people. Combatting the crisis The fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and powerful Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia, originates from the collapse of a 2022 power-sharing agreement between the two, that has impacted millions…

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Japan's Blackhawk helicopter missing in Okinawa Islands, search underway

Japan’s Blackhawk helicopter missing in Okinawa Islands, search underway

Iconic photo Japan’s Blackhawk military helicopter has gone missing. According to Japanese media from Tokyo, the helicopter went missing in Japan’s Okinawa Islands region. The Japanese media further says that there are 10 people on board the helicopter including the crew. The Japanese Coast Guard is searching for the helicopter. According to Japanese media, Prime…

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