Tag: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

  • Deleting carbon from the atmosphere is controversial

    Deleting carbon from the atmosphere is controversial

    The COP28, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP) meeting that ended on Wednesday, called for a 60% drop in carbon emissions by 2035. The COP28 agreement states that “COVID-19 levels need to be reduced by at least 80% by mid-century”. The COP28 is the UN’s annual climate summit, which will be held…

  • Nations at the climate summit say there’s a trust deficit

    Nations at the climate summit say there’s a trust deficit

    The world’s top polluters, including India, China and the US, have pledged billions of dollars to tackle climate change. “We are all witnessing a new era of global cooperation in fighting climate change,” US President Joe Biden said during the opening ceremony of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) summit in Abu Dhabi.