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UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy delivers a keynote climate speech at Kew Gardens in London. He called for greater funding for the global south's transition to renewable energy and raised the threat of mass migration from global warming. Bloomberg

UAE's 'inspiring' Cop 28 summit helps UK government pivot on climate change

Foreign Secretary David Lammy praises progress made and calls for international finance to assist global south transition to renewable energy

EU names Wopke Hoekstra as climate and 'clean growth' tsar

Sheikh Abdullah stresses need to build on UAE Consensus to drive action at Cop29

UAE plans to establish green aviation centre to reduce carbon emissions

Cop29 talks on key finance goal deadlocked as summit approaches

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Gaurav Chhaparwal, founder and chief executive of marketing technology company Datahash, has allocated a sizeable amount for angel investments in start-ups. Pawan Singh / The National

My Dubai Salary: ‘I earn Dh850,000 a year from numerous investments’

People receive chemotherapy for cancer, provided free of charge at hospital run by the Syrian American Medical Society Foundation, in Idlib, Syria. EPA

Cancer patients fleeing war zones deprived of crucial support

After a successful adoption in Sharjah, some companies in Dubai are also trialling the four-day week. Alex Kotliarskyi / Unsplash

'Less stress, more control': Expert on four-day week benefits

Workers clean the water from the reservoir at the spring of the River Bosna, near Sarajevo. Reuters

UAE welcomes adoption of UN resolution on 2026 Water Conference

Conference co-hosts UAE and Senegal aim to organise series of global consultations to engage international community in identifying shared ambitions and priorities

2024 on course to be hottest year on record

Wildfires accelerated by climate change can in turn damage plants and crops, further fuelling the greenhouse effect, scientists warn. AFP

Climate change fuels 'vicious cycle' of pollution and wildfires

Concern over major coral bleaching off UAE coast

African ministers are holding environment talks in Cote d'Ivoire, where rising sea levels illustrate the threat of global warming. AFP

'Gold mine of benefits' if Africa embraces Cop28 vision

UAE's Adnoc sees Gulf as 'sweet spot' for carbon capture

Masdar sees 'compelling case' for conquering green air travel with hydrogen

'Headwinds and tailwinds' in race to go green since Cop28

UN's Guterres issues global SOS over fast-rising Pacific Ocean

The result of coral bleaching off the coast of the UAE. Photo: Rebekka Pentii / NYUAD

Concern over major coral bleaching off UAE coast

Researchers on a 'knife-edge' over vulnerable reefs amid anxious wait for cooler temperatures or return of winds to alleviate the situation

UAE looks to bring 'creative mind' to water crisis

UN's Guterres issues global SOS over fast-rising Pacific Ocean

The rising carbon footprint of the internet and concerns over 'dark data'

Indian campaigner, 12, wins award for sustainable swap shop

Air quality alert highlights importance of climate action in Gulf

Greenland fossils reveal island was home to flourishing tundra

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Port of Luanda in Angola. UAE companies made investments in port and logistic sectors in the Angolan capital. Photo: DP World

Angola critical minerals are key investment amid growing UAE ties

Gulf nation is Luanda's primary market for diamonds, absorbing two thirds of its exports

How Sparklo aims to make recycling as easy as grabbing a cup of coffee

How India's BluSmart seeks to decarbonise mobility at scale in the UAE

Fighting climate change one methane molecule at a time

Road to Net Zero

Hub71 attracts ClimateTech funds amid UAE's sustainability push

Farnborough told air and defence causes 10% of greenhouse gases

Aviation net-zero cannot be met by phaseouts alone

Huge waves lash a coastal road during a typhoon in China. The new fund is meant to cover effects of climate change where they can no longer be stopped. AP

Now hiring: A boss for Cop28's climate disaster fund

New $400,000-a-year director will lead politically sensitive loss and damage fund likely to be worth billions of dollars

AI and clean energy are key to ‘climate positive’ development, Dr Al Jaber says

UN calls for 'serious progress' at first climate talks since Cop28

Climate threat is close to home for Samoa's Cop28 champion

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