Nearly 200 nations convened by the United Nations approved a plan to ramp up renewable energy and transition away from coal, oil and gas.
Tag: United Nations
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U.N. General Assembly Votes for Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire, Countering U.S. Veto
About three-quarters of the body’s members voted in favor of the nonbinding resolution. The result underscored the isolation of Israel and the United States.
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Biden Warns Israel It Is ‘Losing Support’ Over War
The president’s words exposed a widening rift between his administration and that of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as casualties rise in Gaza.
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The Climate Summit Starts to Crack a Tough Nut: Emissions From Food
A road map to trim the climate footprint of food shows how hard it is to feed the world on a hotter planet.
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Countries Most at Risk Call Proposed Climate Agreement a ‘Death Warrant’
The working draft made public at the U.N. summit in Dubai would not commit nations to phasing out the fossil fuels that are dangerously heating the planet.