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Deeper reflections should be centred on how Africa will be supported through deliberate climate finance actions

The Biden administration has pledged millions of dollars to a de facto international “climate reparations” fund at the United Nations (UN) climate summit in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

KATHMANDU, Dec 2: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said the UN summit on climate change, COP-28, should be regarded as an opportunity so that Nepal could reap benefits from this global event.

Trending News: Italian Prime Minister Georgia Melonis viral selfie with Indian PM Narendra Modi at COP28 gains attention on social media. The hashtag #Melodi, a mix

More than 20 countries, including Japan and the United States, vowed to triple the world's nuclear energy capacity by 2050 to reduce global carbon emissions, according to their statement.

The target has the potential to avoid greenhouse gas emissions by about 7 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent, which would be more than the effect of all the other climate actions being taken globally.

The meeting is significant as eight former Indian Navy personnel were on October 26 given death sentences by a court in Qatar and the Indian government has reportedly filed an appeal against the sentence.

PMI Data LIVE: Indias factory activity slowed in September to a five-month low at 57.5, but robust demand boosts business confidence to year-high.

The 198 states attending the UN climate conference face a Tower of Babel in their attempts to hammer out a common agreement. The most prominent is the schism between the developed world bloc and China, collectively the biggest emitters. There is a culture clash between both sides on the ambitiousness of their green commitments which need urgent resolution

Figures from around the globe are traveling to participate in the United Nations climate alarmism-promoting COP 28 conference in Dubai.