Environment

Day 1 of the UN climate summit sees an important agreement that secures funding for the world’s poorest and most climate-vulnerable nations.

Sultan Al Jaber denied reports that he was using his COP28 presidency as a means to push for oil and fossil fuel deals, calling the allegations "false, not true, incorrect and not accurate."

While most of the world is trying to wean itself off fossil fuels amid a climate emergency, Saudi Arabia is trying to ramp up demand for oil in Africa and Asia, undercover reporting has found.

With 2023 set to be the hottest year on record, all eyes are on the United Nations climate summit in Dubai, UAE in a bid to lay out a path toward a sustainable future.

Residents of the Gulf, Iraq and Iran are likely to suffer from respiratory diseases and cancer, due to high levels of air pollution caused by gas flaring in the region.

Sultan al-Jaber's appointment as president of the COP28 climate summit alarmed environmental critics concerned over his commitment to maintaining a role for fossil fuels in the energy transition.

'Climate Equality: A Planet for the 99%', was based on research compiled by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and it examined the consumption emissions associated with different income groups up to the year 2019.

A year ago, Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, said it would set up the Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company (RVCMC) with Saudi's Tadawul Group, operator of the Riyadh-based Saudi Exchange.

A report by World Weather Attribution said that global warming had turned 'extreme weather into a humanitarian disaster'.

Northern and eastern regions of Algeria are facing intense forest fires amid soaring temperatures.