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Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar held bilateral meeting with Mr. Xie Zhenhua, Vice-Chairman, National Development and Reform Commission, China in Lima, a day before the start of the High Level segment of the COP-20 in Lima, Peru. The Ministers discussed issues of mutual interest relating to the ongoing negotiations on

Malaysian authorities warn of challenges from EU deforestation regulation during the the 2nd meeting of Ad Hoc Joint Task Force

PETALING JAYA: The UAE Consensus that was made during COP28 is a "historic turning point" in the fight against climate change, says Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

KUALA LUMPUR: The UAE Consensus achieved at the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC-COP28) ...

For the first time, there's language on fossil fuels in the final agreement. But groups following the negotiations say the 'only acceptable action' amid the growing threats of climate change is a complete fossil fuel phaseout.

Nigerian environmentalist reacts to ‘draft deal’ of COP28.The News Agency of Nigeria reports that parties at the global climate conference

All these years, countries had agreed to reduce emissions, but avoided any mention of fossil fuel phase-out.

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has said the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is Pakistan’s largest trading partner in the Middle East North Africa region with an average annual trade of $9 billion and urged the UAE investors to explore Pakistani market for new avenues

The first draft text of the Global Stocktake (GST) was released on Thursday with “textual building blocks” of what may be the final GST reflected in the Dubai agreement that is expected to come out by December 12 or 13. | Latest News India

India, already a signatory to the Montreal Protocol on reducing use of Hydro Fluoro Carbons (HFCs) and other coolants used in refrigeration and air conditioning, feels there is no requirement for yet another framework on the same. Similarly, the Coalition for High Ambition Multilevel Partnership (CHAMP) proposed for COP 28 has not enthused India much.