Newly reported comments by COP28 President Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, which throw cold water on a potential commitment to phase out fossil fuels, were condemned by activists and observers at the U.N. climate summit in Dubai.

[caption id="attachment_119063" align="alignright" width="230"] UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has invited world leaders, from government, finance, business, and civil society to Climate Summit 2014 this 23 September to galvanize and catalyze climate action[/caption] Climate change is not a far-off problem. It is happening now and is having very ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran welcomes cooperation with all countries in order to resolve the environmental problems, particularly the global warming crisis, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said.   President Rouhani made the comments in an address to the Climate Change Summit at the United Nations in New York on Tuesday. The Islamic Republic ...

Irans President Hassan Rouhani says political conflicts and wars in the Middle East have hindered efforts made to reach agreements on resolving environmental problems in the region. The continuation of political conflicts and war in neighboring countries [of the Middle East] has unfortunately emerged as an obstacle on the way of achieving practical ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The largest gathering of world leaders on climate change opens at the United Nations on Tuesday amid calls for action to put the planet on course toward reversing global warming. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is hosting the summit of 120 leaders, the first high-level gathering since the Copenhagen conference on climate change ...