World not ready yet to ‘switch off’ fossil fuels, COP28 host UAE says he UAE has a goal to get 50% of its electricity from renewables by 2050 from the current level of 25%, and could strengthen that goal, she said. WASHINGTON – The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday that countries should agree to phase...
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UAE continuing its ‘sustained assault on human rights’ ahead of COP28, 42 rights groups warn
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have joined 40 other rights groups to express their “deep concern” over the UAE’s “sustained assault on human rights and freedoms” as the Gulf state prepares to host the 28th United Nations global climate talks (COP28) later this year. “For more than 10 years, UAE authorities have been unjustly detaining...