The United Arab Emirates planned to exploit meetings with foreign governments arranged due to its COP28 hosting role to strike fossil fuel deals, according to leaked documents obtained by the BBC.
The UAE's Sultan Al Jaber, the president of the forthcoming UN climate conference in Dubai, is "cautiously optimistic" that the pivotal talks will be successful, he told AFP in an interview on Saturday.
Countries' greenhouse gas-cutting pledges put Earth on track for warming far beyond key limits, potentially up to a catastrophic 2.9 degrees Celsius this century, the UN said Monday, warning "we are out of road".
Microplastics have even been discovered even inside human hearts, lungs, and blood.
The report comes ahead of this year's United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28).
Nearly five times more people will likely die due to extreme heat in the coming decades, an international team of experts warned on Wednesday, adding that without action on climate change the "health of humanity is at grave risk".
More than 3,000 residents have been evacuated from Grindavik as the construction of lava barriers at the Svartsengi Geothermal Power Plant continues.
While the IDF accuse Hamas of prohibiting the Al Shifa Hospital from acquiring 300 litres of fuel, heavy rainfall is contributing to several power cuts in hospitals across the Strip.
The air pollution level in some parts of Delhi was 30 times the prescribed WHO limit.
Scientists reportedly believe that the effects of El Niño have also contributed to the increase in heat.
As a result of Storm Ciaran arriving overnight with winds of more than 100mph, one man was killed by a falling tree and dozens were evacuated from their homes.
Pope Francis on Wednesday said he would attend the crucial COP28 climate talks starting in Dubai on November 30, weeks after warning that time is running out to act on global warming.
As the Met Office's amber warning for rain came into effect at 9pm on Monday, much of the south-eastern region of Northern Ireland found itself under siege from heavy rainfall.
The water regulator responsible for overseeing the water supply in England and Wales has issued a warning regarding the financial stability of companies that serve more than 20 million customers in the southeast of England.
As of Monday, the death toll has reached five, with five severe flood warnings issued and widespread concerns about further rainfall and flooding in the coming days.
The company had been illegally discharging wastewater for at least a decade.
The storm, originating west of the Iberian Peninsula, is set to unleash 70mph winds and over a month's worth of rain, prompting concerns of potentially life-threatening situations and extensive disruptions to daily life.
Thunberg was seen wearing a badge with the slogan "Oily Money Out".