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Climate Change Authority tells Labor government rapid action is needed, including accelerating emissions cuts from oil and gas

The incoming COP28 president, Sultan al-Jaber, opened this year's UN climate summit by urging countries to find common ground in policies to meet global climate goals.

The two-week-long climate negotiations being held this year in the glitzy Gulf city come at a pivotal moment, with emissions still rising and this year likely to be the hottest in human history.

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The COP28 climate conference should aim for a complete "phaseout" of fossil fuels, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told AFP on Wednesday, warning of "total disaster" on humanity's current trajectory.

Speaking from Tel Aviv on Thursday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed that Israel must conduct its military operations “in accordance with the laws of war” and called for more to be done to protect civilians as a Gaza truce extension was set to expire Friday morning. Six Israeli…

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Of more than 8m deaths worldwide from outdoor air pollution, 61% linked to fossil fuels, finds study

From fossil fuel chiefs to an outspoken UN secretary general, a look at who will attend the UAE’s climate summit

In a recent review of more than 180 peer-reviewed articles — which I conducted with fellow researcher Richard Parncutt — we found that a scientific consensus has formed around the so-called 1,000-ton rule.

Dozens of women and children released from prison in Israel were held without trial or charge, a practice rights group says violates international law, writes Bel Trew