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COP28 head denies climate change truths

Sultan Al Jaber wrongly claimed that phasing out fossil fuels would not help reach the planet climate change goals

Salon · Dec 4, 2023

U.N. climate talks head says "no science" backs ending fossil fuels. That's incorrect

The comments came shortly before talks kicked off in Dubai. In reality, scientists warn that further fossil fuel development is driving global warming.

WEKU · Dec 4, 2023

Cop28 president forced into defence of fossil fuel phase-out claims

Sultan Al Jaber, who is state oil CEO, had said phase-out of fossil fuels would take world ‘back into caves’

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2023

Belfast set to play host to major international youth summit

The event will also mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement

Belfast Live · Apr 23, 2023

Emotional Joe Biden declares himself son of Mayo as he wraps up trip with Ballina speech

"The truth of it is, being here feels like coming home."

Irish Mirror · Apr 15, 2023

‘I seem to have escaped that particular whipping’: Ian McEwan on sensitivity readers, Succession, and his next novel

As he prepares for a special performance with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Booker Prize-winning novelist talks to Kevin E G Perry about his love of classical music, the trouble with the monarchy, and why he’s more concerned about Putin than edits to Roald Dahl

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023

The Doomsday Clock moves to 90 seconds to midnight, signaling more peril than ever

The world is closer to catastrophe than it ever has been, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said on Tuesday. The group's experts called out Russia's invasion of Ukraine and other threats.

WEKU · Jan 24, 2023

MP warns of ‘unprecedented’ child poverty in northern England

An all-party report shows the problem, including fuel poverty and food insecurity, is higher in the north than the rest of England.

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2023

'Monstrous' 60ft 6G mast ordered to be torn down after residents fury - but it could stay

Controversial internet firm that paid £2k to constituency MP will appeal order to remove giant mast

Manchester Evening News · Jan 17, 2023

Cop27: is it right to talk of ‘reparations’?

Negotiations are centred on ‘loss and damages’ – but some think that language does not fully account for climate debt

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022