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The United Arab Emirates and Egypt agreed Tuesday to develop one of the world's largest wind farms in a deal struck on the sidelines of the UN's #COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh
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#UPDATE The United States has sought to reassure the #COP27 UN climate summit in Egypt that it will stick to its energy transition even if Republicans triumph in midterm elections
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#BREAKING Firms investing in fossil fuels cannot claim to be working towards net zero: UN experts report #COP27 ImageImage
#BREAKING Fossil fuel firms must stop "bogus" net-zero pledges while continuing to expand planet-heating activities: UN chief #COP27 ImageImage
#UPDATE UN chief Antonio Guterres called on Tuesday for an end to a "toxic cover-up" by firms as a report said they cannot claim to be net zero if they invest in new fossil fuels, cause deforestation or offset emissions instead of reducing them ▶️ u.afp.com/iTcZ #COP27 ImageImage

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