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On his opening trip to Asia as the Biden administration s special presidential envoy for climate, John Kerry’s first stop was Abu Dhabi, where he attended the Regional Climate Dialogue in April. It was not your usual diplomatic visit. Rather than being confined to reception rooms, Mr Kerry was given a helicopter tour of the emirate s Noor facility, the largest single-site solar plant in the world, as well as trips to the first university dedicated to AI, MBZUAI, with curriculums
focusing on sustainability, and even a mangrove park. This packed and varied itinerary made one thing clear: solving the climate crisis will require every technology and discipline that countries can harness.
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“I love my family, I love my heritage, I love Palestine. I will stand strong to keep their hope for a better land in my heart. A better world for our people and the people around them. They can never erase our history. History is history.” Such is the love and solidarity that motivates the vast majority of those involved in the pro-Palestine movement, seen here from Palestinian-American supermodel Bella Hadid, who captioned an Instagram image of herself at a march using these lines.
During the past few weeks,
The National has reported from the many crowds across the world who have turned out to support Palestinians. From Europe to North America, veterans of the cause are now joined by a new generation, who are educating themselves on the complex tragedies that the conflict has thrown up over decades. Fighting has ceased, but only after the deaths of 248 Palestinians, according to Gaza health officials, in addition to 12 Israelis. A silver lining is the solidarity that y