In a renewed diplomatic effort to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to restart trilateral peace talks involving the United States, Russia, and Ukraine. Meeting in St Petersburg, Witkoff presented fresh proposals aimed at ending the war and discussed potential steps toward a negotiated settlement. This meeting marks his ninth in-person engagement with...
The world must cut greenhouse gas emissions by 18% by 2030 to mitigate severe climate change impacts, according to a recent United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report. This reduction is crucial for maintaining global temperature increases below 1.7°C above pre-industrial levels. The report highlights that current trajectories are insufficient, with the world off course to meet the 1.5°C warming limit established by the Paris...
