“Intelligent sequencing of institutional reforms, investment programs and social reforms does not slow down climate action”

2023-12-15 04:00:18 In view of the increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, it is natural to consider the result of the 28 UN climate conferences as insufficient. However, we must not forget the progress made, notably the commitments of 101 countries which aim for net zero emissions within a few decades. Analyzes carried … Read more

COP28 in Dubai: Will the Climate Diplomacy Bring the World Closer to Sustainable Warming Goals?

2023-12-14 04:17:10 During a demonstration against the construction of oil wells, in front of the sub-prefecture of Arcachon (Gironde), December 9, 2023. THIBAUD MORITZ / AFP Will the diplomatic mechanism set up in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) during COP28 be strong enough to accelerate climate action and put the world back on the path to … Read more

Emirati Presidency COP28: Transition Away from Fossil Fuels Unveiled at Climate Negotiations

2023-12-13 04:37:05 On the COP28 site in Dubai, November 30, 2023. PETER DEJONG / AP The Emirati presidency of COP28 unveiled on Wednesday December 13 a new compromise project to unblock the Dubai climate negotiations, calling on countries around the world to “transition away from fossil fuels” with the aim of achieving carbon neutrality in … Read more

COP28: John Kerry Leads Call to Triple Nuclear Energy Capacities by 2050

2023-12-02 06:45:37 American climate envoy John Kerry in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on the occasion of COP28, December 2, 2023. LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP Twenty-two countries, including the United States, France and the United Arab Emirates, called on Saturday, December 2, in a joint declaration at the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28), to triple … Read more

Five shipowners commit to total decarbonization of maritime transport in 2050

2023-12-01 15:25:24 The “CMA CGM Symi” in the port of Mokpo, South Korea, on January 20, 2022. VLADIMIR TONIC / AP “This is my first participation in a conference of the parties. » When flying to Dubai, the host emirate of the 28e world climate conference (COP28), Rodolphe Saadé assures that he does not arrive … Read more

Jean-David Zeitoun, doctor: “Pollution is the older sister of climate change”

2023-11-30 08:30:01 LThe brakes are well-known. From the point of view of States, decarbonization has two discouraging features. Firstly, our emissions are drowned in the mass of CO2 global, any major effort will be intangible if we are the only ones making it. Second, the climate is affected by inertia, and reducing our emissions now, … Read more

In Brazil, three carbon offset projects accused of “fraud”

2023-11-20 05:10:03 Acai palm trees in a reforestation area on the farm of Brazilian farmer Manoel Jose Leite, in Anapu, in the northern Brazilian state of Para, June 1, 2012. This low-carbon farming operation makes part of environmental projects in the State of Para. EVARISTO SA / AFP Almost four years ago, on December 23, … Read more

At the Pole Summit, Emmanuel Macron hones his climate diplomacy before COP 28

2023-11-10 20:12:36 Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store (left) and Emmanuel Macron arrive at the National Museum, in Paris, November 10, 2023. YOAN VALAT / AFP Discussing the fate of the poles and the cryosphere at a time when the world is torn by conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East… The agenda was not … Read more