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An initial group of more than 60 countries have committed to the UN-backed Global Cooling Pledge.  These countries, which include the UK, will work to

On the sixth day of the United Nations climate summit in Dubai, 63 countries have pledged to deeply cut cooling-related emissions. It comes as activists attending the summit have voiced their concerns around the high number of fossil fuel lobbyists at the event.

The Global Cooling Pledge sets out a series of commitments by governments to accelerate emission reductions from energy use and refrigerants

With rising temperatures leading to demand for more air conditioners and other cooling equipment, a new UN report launched Tuesday at COP28 climate talks in Dubai lays out a pathway to cut emissions across the cooling sector worldwide.

UN recommendations could reduce electricity bills for end users by $1 trillion in 2050

The oceans are full of life and their contents help fuel mankind. But some scientists say surging levels of greenhouse gases are threatening critical marine life.

Taking key measures to reduce the power consumption of cooling equipment would cut at least 60 per cent of predicted greenhouse gas emissions from the cooling sector, according to a new report published during the COP28 climate talks in Dubai.

The United Nations is one year away from adopting a landmark treaty limiting plastic production – but countries disagree on how ambitious it should be.A few days ago, delegates in Nairobi wrapped up the third of five rounds of negotiations to craft a new treaty to curb plastic pollution, one of t...

A team of scientists reported that the world this year pumped 1.1% more heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air than last year because of increased pollution from China and India.

World carbon dioxide emissions rose 1.1% from the year before, hurting chances of reaching 2030 goals set in the Paris Climate Accords.