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Renewable Energy

Simon Stiell: Clean energy is solution to fossil fuel crisis, doesn’t depend on vulnerable shipping straits

As the head of UN Climate Change, I’m used to making the case for clean energy. Today, the latest fossil fuel energy crisis is...
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Renewable Energy

Fossil fuel dependency ripping away national security, but renewables turn the tables – Stiell

Remarks delivered by UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell, at the Green Growth Summit in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday, March 16, 2026 Recent weeks...
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Oil & Gas

Global conflict highlights fearful costs of fossil fuel dependence – Group

In response to escalating violent conflict involving Iran and the reported closure of the Strait of Hormuz, climate justice organisation, 350.org, has warned that...
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Climate Change

CSOs urge COP30 presidency to make fossil fuel transition roadmap a real, inclusive political process

Following the 12th letter from the COP30 Presidency, a group of 114 civil society organisations issued an open letter warning that, without stronger political commitment and a genuinely...
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Climate Change

‘Trump can’t strong-arm world into fossil fuel addiction’ – Group decries US’ second exit from Paris Agreement

A year after US President, Donald Trump, signed an executive order withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, the United States officially exited the pact on Tuesday, January...
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COP30 ends with new promises but no pledges to cut fossil fuel

As the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) came to a...
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Climate Change

COP30: Draft text on climate finance, fossil fuels still falls short

The Brazilian Presidency on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, released a new set of draft texts on key issues including, adaptation finance, the just energy transition and...
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Climate Change

‘Trump is temporary’: California governor flays President’s pro-fossil fuel agenda

With US President Donald Trump skipping the UN's climate summit in the Amazon, California Governor Gavin Newsom grabbed the spotlight on Tuesday, November 12,...
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Water & Sanitation

UN-Habitat boosts water supply, sanitation in Niger communities

The Niger State Ministry of Water Resources says interventions by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) have significantly improved water...
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Oil & Gas

Stakeholders seek unified action to accelerate methane abatement in oil and gas sector

Key stakeholders across government, civil society, and industry have called for stronger regulatory coordination and accelerated action on methane...
Conservation

Unsung heroes: How Shanet Rutgers helps to create a more secure future for African penguins

Shanet Rutgers’ passion for penguins was ignited in early 2000 when her mother took her to the Two Oceans...

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Water & Sanitation

UN-Habitat boosts water supply, sanitation in Niger communities

The Niger State Ministry of Water Resources says interventions...
Oil & Gas

Stakeholders seek unified action to accelerate methane abatement in oil and gas sector

Key stakeholders across government, civil society, and industry have...