HANOI: Vietnam has laid out a $15.5 billion blueprint to transition away from coal power, but environmentalists warned Sunday the plan fell far short of what was needed.

DUBAI: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Friday plans by UAE state-owned renewables firm Masdar and German energy giant RWE to invest up to £11 billion ($14 billion) in a giant offshore windfarm.

KUWAIT: In November 2023, the US economy witnessed a rebound in consumer confidence, reversing a trend of three consecutive monthly declines.

NABEUL, Tunisia: A drone buzzed back and forth above rows of verdant orange trees planted near Nabeul, eastern Tunisia.

DUBAI: More than 110 countries want the COP28 climate negotiations to adopt a goal of tripling renewable energy and doubling energy efficiency by 2030, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Friday.

DUBAI: More than 130 countries agreed to prioritize food and agriculture in their national climate plans at COP28 in Dubai Friday in a move hailed by observers despite fears over its silence on the role of fossil fuels.

WASHINGTON: The IMF announced Friday that it will revise its economic outlook for the Middle East and North Africa region due to the ongoing Zionist entity-Hamas conflict.

DUBAI: Fifty oil and gas companies representing 40 percent of global production pledged to decarbonize their operations by 2050 at the UN’s COP28 climate talks in Dubai on Saturday.

NEW DELHI: The Indian economy grew faster than expected in the July-September quarter at 7.6 percent, official data released on Thursday showed.