Murat Kurum

In what is likely to prove a historic victory, the court sided with community members in the Hunter Valley to strike down a state regulator’s approval of a massive coalmine expansion that could have kept it operating until 2048

The meeting brought together senior officials from Omani public institutions, investment organizations and real estate companies, alongside leading Turkish housing developers

Drinks that fall under the Beverage Container Return Scheme have begun appearing on shelves of retail stores as of June 2026, but in limited quantities

But in the last two weeks, at preparatory talks in Bonn before the forthcoming UN Cop31 climate summit, the subject finally took centre stage

He called for a target of 35% of final energy demand to be met from electricity by 2035, up from about 20% today

The June Climate Meetings in Bonn on Monday started amid major global disruption-- a fuel crisis triggered by the Iran-US conflict, and an approaching El Nino which is expected to cause extreme weather over several parts of Asia

Kurum met China’s Housing and Urban-Rural Development Minister Ni Hong during his visit to the Chinese capital, where the two sides discussed urban planning, housing policies, urban transformation and smart cities

The approach marks a departure from the annual UN climate negotiations, which have run for more than three decades even as greenhouse gas emissions have continued to rise

Ministers arrive in the Caribbean city of Santa Marta against a backdrop of wartime fuel shortages, soaring prices and a scramble for energy security in what the International Energy Agency has called the biggest oil supply shock ever

Tuvalu, the Pacific nation at the forefront of the global climate crisis, will host a special meeting of world leaders before this year’s Cop31 summit, as the conference president expresses “complete faith” in Chris Bowen to lead tough negotiations

The U.N.'s climate chief on Thursday urged countries to unite against an "unprecedented threat" to international cooperation from pro-fossil fuel forces — issuing the appeal as U.S. President Donald Trump rattles the global order